(en) wsm.ie: Kildare Palestine Solidarity Action in Tesco -
Boycott Israeli Goods by Brian Fagan
Yesterday, members of the Kildare Palestine Solidarity Campaign carried out a boycott
Israeli goods action in Tescos in Newbridge. This fairly straightforward action consists
of a group entering the store with a trolley or two and filling them up with all the
Israeli goods that they can find and then bringing these to the customer service desk and
making a formal complaint to management. ---- Included in the haul were Israeli produced
grapefruit, cosmetic products and baby potatoes which Tescos were asked by activists to
cease purchasing and stocking due to the ongoing state of illegal occupation and apartheid
in Palestine. This action follows on from the previous one in the same store that took
place on Thursday 2nd April 2015. ---- Local actions such as these are part of the growing
global campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) that form part of the worldwide
response to Israel's ongoing brutalisation and exploitation of the Palestinian people. The
campaigners intend to return as many times as necessary so that Tescos, and other
retailers, get the message that stocking goods from a racist colonial power will not be
tolerated in Kildare, or Ireland.
If you are in Kildare and would like to get involved please contact the Kildare Palestine
Solidarity Campaign through their Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kildare-Palestine-Solidarity-Campaign/1477905242453250
http://www.wsm.ie/c/kildare-palestine-solidarity-action-tesco-boycott-israeli-goods
