BDS Vandalism Forces Removal of Kosher Food from UK Supermarket

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It’s not anti-Semitism, it’s anti-Zionism. Except no, it really is anti-Semitism.

A Sainsbury’s branch emptied its kosher food shelf after the manager feared anti-Israeli protesters outside would attack it, the supermarket giant has said.

Meats, cheeses and sauces were removed from a Sainsbury’s Local branch in Holborn, central London, as it was picketed by demonstrators who were calling on the grocer to boycott Israeli goods.

Actor Colin Appleby took a photo of the empty shelf, prompting uproar online as hundreds condemned the grocer for appearing to succumb to the demands of the protesters.

People also pointed out that many of the goods were not from Israel and instead came from nations including Britain and Poland.

Mr Appleby wrote that a staff member defended the decision by stating: ‘We support Free Gaza’.

When he then pointed out the distinction between Israeli and kosher goods, staff ‘walked away’, he wrote.

Because there is no distinction. It’s all about Jews.

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.

‘I presume you are also removing Halal food in protest against the Islamic State slaughtering Yazidis. Clearly not – therefore you have blurred the line between political statement and hate crime.’

The incident yesterday happened on the same day as demonstrators ‘wreaked havoc’ in a Tesco store after a protest against its stocking of Israeli food got out of hand.

Protesters accused of hurling produce and attacking police at the supermarket in Hodge Hill, Birmingham, are being hunted by officers.

It is understood similar protests at Israeli military action in Gaza have taken place outside Tesco stores in Rochdale and Sale in Greater Manchester, Blackburn and Luton. A march involving 1,500 people in Cardiff last month led to criticism of the police after footage emerged of violence erupting.

Tesco sells fruit, peppers, potatoes and herbs from Israel, along with branded goods. A spokesman said: ‘We do this in line with the Government position on trade with Israel, and we mark all products clearly with the country of origin, so customers can make informed choices about what to buy.’

This is what pandering to BDS bigots does. It encourages more of the same.

  • Pete

    Put the produce back and put cameras on it.

    After you catch them, you can move money from the welfare rolls to the prison
    rolls.

    Or maybe you can move money from the welfare rolls to psychiatric healthcare.

    A “veteran” in a town near St Louis (Belleville?) was sticking pins into meat products for the “He!! of it”. He should get a long sentence. The BDS protesters should not get off lightly, if they do something similar because they are “causeheads

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  • Asienka

    Coming soon: Breaking news – all Reggae concerts in Britain have been cancelled. Organisers explain that they feared that peace activists would get into battle fury after hearing the word “Zion”.

  • PAthena

    Who were those supporting Hamas from Gaza shooting missiles at Israel and building tunnels to attack Israel?

  • uleaveuswithnoalternative

    I wonder how many of these protesters came from the Middle East or Africa?
    Why does the UK and the entire EU bow down to these hateful barbarians?
    The EU is entirely dependent on Arab oil.
    I wonder if that is the reason why Europe tolerates the intolerant savages living in their midst?

    • Larry Larkin

      They won’t be from either the ME or Africa, they will be “Asians”, which is the polite British euphemism for genocidal muslim from the Indian sub-continent.
      If you see that term used by the British they aren’t talking Hindus, or Buddhists, or Malays, or Vietnamese, or Chinese, or Koreans, or Japanese, they are talking predominately Pakistanis or Bangladeshis with a few genocidists from India proper thrown in.

  • roccolore

    Imagine the outrage had a halal section been removed.

  • tamale

    I guess alliyah rates from the UK will be rising astronomically, if they have not done so already.