Desmond Tutu backs U.S. food co-op boycott of Israeli products
South African Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu issues statement of support for boycott announced by food co-op in Rachel Corrie's hometown of Olympia, Washington.
By Natasha Mozgovaya Tags: Israel newsSouth African Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu said on Wednesday that he supports the Olympia Food Co-op's boycott of Israeli products.
The Olympia Food Co-op, located in Olympia, Washington, the hometown of the International Solidarity Movement activist Rachel Corrie who was killed seven years ago in Gaza, announced last week that no Israeli products would be sold at its two grocery stores in the city.
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South African Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu |
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“I, Desmond Tutu, fully support and endorse the Olympia Food Co-op's boycott of Israeli products," Tutu said in a statement. "The Olympia Food Co-op has joined a growing worldwide movement on the part of citizens and the private sector to support by non-violent tangible acts the Palestinian struggle for justice and self-determination."
Tutu also encouraged other cooperatives, grocers and businesses to boycott Israeli goods.
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Israel provides cheaper alternatives - Generics - to very expensive medication in the USA and starting with Medicare, Medicaid and most insurances would rather cover these generics over the more expensive and not better brands. Also I must say that Max Brenner chocolates are much better then Godiva and is doing very well in NY. My Chinese wife, our children and I love it and are big time clients. The two stores in NY are always full.
I just made a purchase online from Israel last night and will continue to do so. "The Palestinian struggle for justice and self-determination" is a myth as they are not a valid people. Learn the truth about Gaza and the fictitious Palestinians before boycotting Israel.
Desmond Tutu is Biblically ignorant, he should read Genesis 12:3 i will bless them that bless thee and curse them that curse thee. This man's ignorance towards Israel is a joke.
History will show how selective his outrage has been
Instead ISraelis are treated to kidnappings, suicde bombes, drive by shootings. Tutu is an Useful Idiot as Stalin would say, and he has been promoted to full moron from his forner title of village idiot
you obviously know nothing of tutu's work if you think he's never spoken about africa. what an ignorant and unpleasant person you are. good for the archbishop, he is a brave man. also his full address is at olympiabds.org
many years ago at the School I worked in, in London. The audience was made up of 95% Black children but I found it impossible to hear what he was saying due to the noise made by the students. I learned later than he was speaking about Africa.
The man is a wonderful crusader for peace. He is blessed for his intellect,comprehensive knowledge of world affairs,pragmatism and above all can dance and drink a bottle of dark rum whilst yours truly managed three Safari beers, in Nairobi, Kenya. I truly am an admirer. Good night from ze hip,Swiss Alpssss.
This person doesn't know his history to well. The Arabs and Jews are blood related. They have the same father,Abraham. How can the Israelis becalled racist. When know one else took in the Ethopians,Israel brought them in. They are now in Israeli society. The Arabs don't want peacewith Israel;they want Israel completely removed ffrom the Middel East.
i guess that in the whole of the african continent nothing compares to the "suffering of the pals". such an ignoramous.
It's just that Tutu knows that Israel stands among them.
Dont be too confident that your power games succeed soon