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Pro-Palestinians in Belfast storm supermarket, remove Israeli products
[Ynet] Group waving Paleostinian flags and shouting 'free Paleostine from the river to the sea' seize items they believe to be connected to Israel.A group of flag- and banner-waving Paleostinian supporters have entered a supermarket in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and removed from the shelves items they claim have an association to Israel. According to the Belfast Telegraph, dozens of protesters entered the Asda supermarket on Monday evening, with many chanting pro-Paleostinian slogans. They then began to remove the products from the shelves. Videos uploaded to YouTube by the protesters show demonstrators draped in Paleostinian flags and shouting "Boycott Israeli goods" and "From the river to the sea, Paleostine will be free" — a Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, slogan that advocates the elimination of Israel. The footage also shows protesters, some accompanied by young children, loading a variety of products into shopping trolleys. Monday's incident marked the second time that a group has entered a supermarket and removed items they claim are connected to Israel from the shelves, the Belfast Telegraph said. Last week, the report said, dozens of people went into a Sainsbury's store in Belfast and took products, including by Coca Cola, from the shelves. Again, the report said, many of the protesters were carrying banners and Paleostinian flags, and shouting "free Paleostine." The blurb on one of the videos reads: "On Monday, August 11 scores of people participated in an éirÃ�gÃ�-organised 'de-stocking' of Israeli products, and the products of companies closely associated with Israel, from the shelves of the ASDA supermarket in West Belfast. "Purchasing Israeli products provides support to the Israeli economy, which in turn lends support to the Israeli state and its murderous campaign against the Paleostinian people. Boycotting of Israeli goods sends a very strong economic and political message to Israeli - 'apartheid and genocide are not acceptable in our world.' "Just like the apartheid regime of South Africa, Israel is on the wrong side of history. For as long as that regime exists right-thinking people across the world will organise opposition to it." The conflict in Gazoo has elicited fierce pro-Paleostinian responses across Europe, some of which have directly targeted the Jewish communities in a number of countries.
[IrishTimes] Unionist politicians complain of anti-Semitism after forced taking down of plaque Unionist politicians have complained of anti-Semitism and intolerance after an historic blue plaque marking the Belfast birthplace in 1918 of former Israeli president Chaim Herzog was removed to prevent vandalism. Belfast DUP councillor Brian Kingston said he was shocked that the plaque at Cliftonpark Avenue, which was erected in 1998 in honour of Chaim Herzog, had to be removed. “The Ulster History Circle and the community group occupying the building agreed last week that due to an upsurge in attacks against the plaque and the building it was necessary to remove the plaque for the foreseeable future,” he said. “Attacks have included the scrawling of anti-Israeli graffiti on the building and items being thrown at the plaque and the house. Recently some youths were stopped in the process of trying to remove the plaque with a crowbar,” he added. “This is a shocking indication of the level of tension and anti-Semitism which currently exists in parts of Belfast. It is disgraceful that this item of Belfast history has being repeatedly targeted due to its connection with Israel. This should serve as a wake-up call for the public to the dangerous level of intolerance and the anti-Israeli mentality which some are encouraging.” Ulster Unionist Party west Belfast front man Bill Manwaring said the forced removal of the plaque was a “damning indictment of the intolerance within some elements of our society”. “Given the attack on the synagogue (in Belfast) last month and now this, it shows that some people’s hearts and minds remain full of hatred,” he added. Posted by: trailing wife 2014-08-13 |
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