Sainsbury's strips kosher food from its shelves over fear of attacks by anti-Israeli protesters

[King_David]

Sainsbury's strips kosher food from its shelves over fear of attacks by anti-Israeli protesters picketing as Gaza demonstrators run amok in Tesco branch

Products removed from shelves at Sainsbury's in Holborn, central London
Protesters were campaigning outside against its stocking of Israeli goods
A store spokesman insisted the decision was pragmatic to stop food spoiling
But shopper claimed staff member told him: 'We support Free Gaza'
Outrage followed online as people accused decision of being anti-Semitic
Some of the goods removed were from Britain and Poland, not just Israel
Incident yesterday came as protesters threw food in Birmingham Tesco





http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2727266/Sainsbury-s-strips-kosher-food-shelves-fear-attacks-anti-Israeli-protesters.html

[King_David]

1. More:

But Facebook user Gavin Platman made a formal complaint about the incident, which happened half a mile from the company's headquarters at London's Holborn Circus.

He wrote to Sainsbury's: 'I presume you are aware that Kosher food is produced in countries other than Israel? You are therefore not making a political statement against Israel but instead are targeting a group based on race - i.e. Jews.

[ZombieHorde]

5. I think Gavin Platman is confusing race with religion.

Lots of Jews aren't concerned about Jewish dietary restrictions because they are not religious. Additionally, there are people of other "races" who are concerned about Jewish dietary restrictions because they follow the faith.

[840high]

2. History repeats itself.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

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The move yesterday sparked online accusations of anti-Semitism by the grocer – despite the Sainsbury family’s well-documented Jewish ancestry dating back as far as the 19th century.

I'm glad to see that you've moved away from the spent articles about a few broken windows in Ireland, dave.

But thanks for the smokescreen / victimization. Have you even acknowledged that Israel has murdered 448 Palestinian children?

A few broken windows here, and empty store shelf there but nothing about murdered children.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. I empathize with the plight of the Palestinians and the Israelis...

Every life is precious...

That being said didn't the Final Solution begin with a "few broken windows". I believe they called it Kristallnacht.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

6. Kristallnacht wasn't a few broken windows. It was the start of a systematic persecution of the Jews.

That's not what is happening in Ireland, but it sounds an awful lot like what is going on against the Palestinians at the hands of the Israelis.

What dave didn't tell anybody from those articles about a Synagogue and its broken windows was that a Mosque and a Catholic Church had been vandalized as well: probably by the same hooligan pikers.

A few broken windows doesn't = 448 murdered children or hundreds of more civilians.

IMHO dave is using smoke and mirrors to distract from the painful truth of what Israel has just done.