Posted on 06/19/2009 12:06:42 PM PDT by americanophile
I received this message from a colleague alerting me to the fact that Trader Joe's, a well-known market for imported foods and wines, is now under pressure to stop selling products made in Israel (like Israeli cous cous, for example). This effort is being launched by South Bay Mobilization, a leftist, activist anti-Israel bunch in San Jose, California. In addition to its letter to Trader Joe's asking them not to sell Israeli products, this bunch is asking its members to actually go into local Trader Joe's stores on June 20, which if you did not know, is "World Refugee Day" and "Day to de-shelve Israeli products". It appears they will do what French activists have been doing, filling their shopping carts with Israeli products (with great fanfare) then leaving them in the aisle. Neat, huh? Basically, they conduct themselves like vandals.
There is a letter below written by the Jewish advocacy group, Stand With Us that you can send Trader Joe's if you wish to counter the correspondence sent by SBM. At any rate, you might consider buying some Israeli products next time you go to Trader Joe's. I know I will.
(Excerpt) Read more at garyfouse.blogspot.com ...
Since when did Israel become the bad guy?
And the stuff they sell from Isreal is great!!
1947
buy the frozen mashed garlic cubes. GREAT FOR COOKING WITH NO MESS!
Beat me to it!
Great...that will save us the trouble of looking all around the store checking labels...you can 'Buy Israel' in one handy cart.
I love Trader Joe’s.........on a recent trip to San Jose I bought their grocery/wine bags for souvenirs for family and friends.
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At June 10, 2009 11:33 AM , Blogger bublak said...
On June 18-29 we should buy out all products made in Israel and on June 20 Trader Joe’s should proudly declare sorry we are out of these products due to such high demand!
Charlotte
LOL, no kidding, it’s a seperate grab bag of all-Israeli products, how convenient. See you there!
Another example of liberal racism.
there’s one a short distance form me in NYC. perhaps i’ll stop in. if it happens anywhere, it’ll happen here. i haven’t heard a peep though.
“Since when did Israel become the bad guy?”
January 20, 2009
Israel has to be the bad guy for communists because they desperately wish to link all religions together and specifically link all religion to Islam.
If they could achieve that, then they would cease to cover over the inherent violence in Islam, nd use that violence to garnish support for eliminating all religious people everywhere. This has been an organized methodical attempt that goes back at least to the 1930s.
We have a Trader Joe’s nearby. I will have to make it a point to look for products imported from Israel
What race are Israelis?
“Since when did Israel become the bad guy?”
20 Jan 2009.
I believe they are owned by Aldi’s a German company
California kooks at it again.
Very good, you hit it on the head. How dare those silly Jews survive nazism and have a home land. /sarc.
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