Saturday, January 10, 2009
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
AP: Outrage in Italy at call to boycott Jews - '...he FLAICA-CUB union, which claims to represent thousands of workers in shops and malls, said in a statement it would promote a boycott of businesses "tied to the Roman Jewish Community." The union suggested shoppers should focus the protest on clothing stores, many of which are traditionally owned by members of the capital's small community. Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno "firmly condemned" the initiative, saying it was reminiscent of the boycotts against Jewish shops organized by the Fascist regime as part of its anti-Semitic policies in the 1930s. In a show of support, the right-wing mayor went shopping for shirts and ties in a Jewish-owned clothing store...'