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Article: San Francisco Supermarket Bows to Arab Pressure and Removes Israeli Products.(Rainbow Grocery, a co-op)
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- Israel Faxx
- Article date:
- December 10, 2002
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By IsraelNationalNews.com
The San Francisco Chronicle reported last week that certain departments of the co-op Rainbow Grocery have removed Israeli-made products from their shelves. The existing partial ban on Israeli-made goods, imposed by the proprietors of Rainbow's packaged-food and bulk-food departments, is causing controversy both inside and outside the Folsom Street store, the Chronicle reported. This marks the first time such action was reported in a U.S. supermarket.
There have been similar unsuccessful attempts in Europe, particularly on products manufactured across the Green Line. A few Israeli-made packaged foods including gelt, the chocolate ...