Sunday, June 21, 2009
I've heard Trader Joe's has been running low on Israel product owing to boycott backlash. I wouldn't be surprised if they ended up expanding their product offerings. If I were the conspiracy-theory type, I might think that TJ's was behind the entire thing in the first place. Cui bono I ask, cui bono!?
Jon Haber has some after-action at Divest This!: The Battle of Couscous. Speaking of couscous, At the back of the hill blog has an excellent post explaining that there's absolutely nothing nefarious about the term Israeli couscous.
Reading this Jewish Journal article, Anti-Israel Group Boycotts Trader Joe's, one gets the feeling that the boycotters have declared victory and departed the field.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN1-OUP62CQ
And here's Henry Korr and Kate Raphael and other Bay area haters who have helpfully documented their violation of the Federal Product Packaging Protection act of 2002