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August 23, 2009
Whole Foods Reevaluated
On Friday we suggested that our readers support Whole Foods and take part in an anti-anti Boycott movement. We assumed that the totalitarin left was beating up on an innocent party. But it turns out that the totalitarian left is just eating one of its own.
Many of our readers have brought our attention to the fact that Whole Foods refuses to carry Israeli Olive oil. In fact, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, in effect, supports Islamic extremists.
This is, as Israel Matzav notes, a case where “Mr. Mackey is just getting the comeuppence he deserves.”
My friend Debbie Schlussel calls it poetic justice and is the reporter who broke the story.
My apologies to our readers for not being as well informed on this as I should be.
Folks, lets stick to Trader Joe's, which, I have to tell you, is the greatest place in LA for people watching.
Haveil Havalim #231 is up and live edited by Esser Agaroth.
Posted by Robert J. Avrech at August 23, 2009 09:00 AM
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I was at Whole Foods today and after making my way throughout the store, I came across their olive oil display.
They had "fair-trade palestinian/canaan olive oil".
I tried it, it sucked.
Posted by: Margo at August 23, 2009 01:26 PM
I dunno, Robert. Maybe it would be good to try honey rather than vinegar with the CEO of Whole Foods at this point. There's evidence he's educable.
On the other hand, it's not my ox being gored, so perhaps I shouldn't offer advice.
Posted by: Kent G. Budge at August 23, 2009 04:21 PM
Debbie Schlussel and Israel Matzav don't like Trader Joe's either.
Posted by: Miranda Rose Smith at August 23, 2009 11:45 PM
Debbie Schlussel and Israel Matzav don't like Trader Joe's either.
Posted by: Miranda Rose Smith at August 23, 2009 11:46 PM
Love Trader Joes. Great stuff and more affordable than Whole Foods.
Posted by: Jack at August 24, 2009 12:07 AM
Miranda,
I did a search at Debbie Schlussels blog and I could not find an entry where she objects to Trader Joes.
In fact, I found an entry where she pointed out that TJ's ceased doing business with pro-Pali elements.
Lance
Posted by: Lance at August 24, 2009 01:15 AM
The first section as one walks in to my local TJ's is the cheese section. Prominently displayed at eye level is a wonderful-tasting, large-sized Israeli feta for sale. TJ's did not change anything when Palestinian supporters tried to protest Israel, back in June, I think.
It's not that they sell a lot of Israeli goods, but that's my favorite feta, can't find it anywhere else...and they have a lot of kosher foods.
No Palestinian olive oil there that I can find.
It's too bad about Mackey, because his editorial on health care reform was excellent.
Posted by: Maurice at August 24, 2009 11:48 AM
B"H
Thanks for the link.
:-}
Posted by: Ben-Yehudah at August 25, 2009 02:16 AM
>Folks, lets stick to Trader Joe's,
Robert, you yoga-crazed, Bush opponent ballerina you.
Posted by: Michael Jennings at August 25, 2009 02:07 PM