Park Slope Food Coop May Ban Israeli Products

whynot_31

BTW, last night they voted to continue to carry Israeli products.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/28/nyregion/park-slope-food-co-op-to-decide-on-boycott-vote.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion

tateinbk

Did you catch the bit The Daily Show did on it last night? The pro-boycott side got mocked, unsurprisingly. I wonder how the very earnest representative didn't see it coming before being interviewed. I had a good chuckle certainly.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-27-2012/co-occupation?xrs=share_copy

whynot_31

I suspect that those who were in favor of the boycott on Israeli products are hugely disappointed.

Do they assume they are morally superior to their opponents? Do they assume that people who buy Israeli products are ok with the slaughter of non-combatant Palestinians?

Similarly, I suspect that some of those who were opposed to boycotting on Israeli products assume their opposition is anti-Semitic.

Making such assumptions makes one look silly.

whynot_31

This writer thinks it was a beautiful display of democracy, which should be encouraged:

http://www.amysohn.com/?p=166