why marks and spencers are a bad target
[Bristol] westcider | 01.06.2010 22:26
Why targetting Marks and Spencers plays into the hands of those who say that any "anti israeli" protest are anti-semitism in disguise
Yes, marks and spencers sell israeli produce. However, for many people the assumption people will make is that you are tagetting them is for their jewish immigrant founders - who as far as i know never even visited Israel. Moreover, those who seek to portray critics of Israeli persecution can easily (if deliberatley misleadingly) portray it as anti-semitism. There are loads of better targets... even Tescos (despite there Jewish origins are not as clearly asociated by the British Public as Jewish)) sell far more products of all kinds (including israeli) than M & S.
Starbucks are also a weak target, their CEO is Jewish but they have currently have no direct business links with the State of Israel.
Yes, marks and spencers sell israeli produce. However, for many people the assumption people will make is that you are tagetting them is for their jewish immigrant founders - who as far as i know never even visited Israel. Moreover, those who seek to portray critics of Israeli persecution can easily (if deliberatley misleadingly) portray it as anti-semitism. There are loads of better targets... even Tescos (despite there Jewish origins are not as clearly asociated by the British Public as Jewish)) sell far more products of all kinds (including israeli) than M & S.
Starbucks are also a weak target, their CEO is Jewish but they have currently have no direct business links with the State of Israel.
[Bristol] westcider
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