Comments on: Columbia Sportswear markets to the active settler on the go http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html The War of Ideas in the Middle East Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:53:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Columbia Sportswear agrees to ‘immediately and permanently discontinue’ ad campaign marketing to settlers http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-128841 Columbia Sportswear agrees to ‘immediately and permanently discontinue’ ad campaign marketing to settlers Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:31:46 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=11731#comment-128841 [...] week we posted a Columbia Sportwear marketing campaign directed at Israeli settlers. Peter Miller, a member of the Portland-based organization Americans United for Palestinian Human [...] [...] week we posted a Columbia Sportwear marketing campaign directed at Israeli settlers. Peter Miller, a member of the Portland-based organization Americans United for Palestinian Human [...]

]]> By: Columbia Sportswear markets to settlers – Bay Area Campaign to End Israeli Apartheid http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-128417 Columbia Sportswear markets to settlers – Bay Area Campaign to End Israeli Apartheid Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:00:41 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=11731#comment-128417 [...] Mondoweiss and Coteret have posted an ad by Columbia Sportswear targeting Israeli settlers with their fleece jackets: The Israeli franchisee of Columbia Sportswear, a large Portland-based manufacturer of outdoor clothing, with an impressive Corporate Social Responsibility portfolio and what appears to be a rather progressive domestic client base, rather the following ad in the November 27 edition of the Jerusalem Post’s Friday Magazine. [...] [...] Mondoweiss and Coteret have posted an ad by Columbia Sportswear targeting Israeli settlers with their fleece jackets: The Israeli franchisee of Columbia Sportswear, a large Portland-based manufacturer of outdoor clothing, with an impressive Corporate Social Responsibility portfolio and what appears to be a rather progressive domestic client base, rather the following ad in the November 27 edition of the Jerusalem Post’s Friday Magazine. [...]

]]> By: potsherd http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-128150 potsherd Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:55:13 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=11731#comment-128150 My letter: <i>I have previously purchased and appreciated your products, but I can no longer support a company who markets its goods to criminals linked to terrorism, as is evident in your Israel advertisement that claims your garments are "suitable for active work, including outposts." The Israeli outposts in the West Bank are illegal according to Israeli law, and many of the persons doing "active work" in these outposts are linked to the illegal terrorist Kahane organization. This work is likely to involve illegally cutting down olive trees and stealing livestock from their Palestinian neighbors. If this is the kind of activity you want your products associated with, I want no more association with you.</i> My letter: I have previously purchased and appreciated your products, but I can no longer support a company who markets its goods to criminals linked to terrorism, as is evident in your Israel advertisement that claims your garments are “suitable for active work, including outposts.” The Israeli outposts in the West Bank are illegal according to Israeli law, and many of the persons doing “active work” in these outposts are linked to the illegal terrorist Kahane organization. This work is likely to involve illegally cutting down olive trees and stealing livestock from their Palestinian neighbors. If this is the kind of activity you want your products associated with, I want no more association with you.

]]> By: Oscar http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-128145 Oscar Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:39:00 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=11731#comment-128145 John, thanks for this. Here's my letter: <blockquote cite="">http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html It was brought to my attention by a pro-peace Boycott-Divestiture-Sanctions group that your merchandise is being touted as "good for [illegal] outposts" in Israel. As you may know, there is an illegal apartheid situation happening in Palestine that has a direct and adverse impact on the US' foreign policy in the Middle East. Hampshire College is leading an international boycott of manufacturers that are contributing to the apartheid and the ongoing genocide in Palestine. It appears as if your company is cheering on illegal activity in the Middle East. <blockquote cite=""> I'm sending this to the Hampshire College crew as well. Spread the word. John, thanks for this. Here’s my letter:

http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html

It was brought to my attention by a pro-peace Boycott-Divestiture-Sanctions group that your merchandise is being touted as “good for [illegal] outposts” in Israel. As you may know, there is an illegal apartheid situation happening in Palestine that has a direct and adverse impact on the US’ foreign policy in the Middle East.

Hampshire College is leading an international boycott of manufacturers that are contributing to the apartheid and the ongoing genocide in Palestine. It appears as if your company is cheering on illegal activity in the Middle East.

I’m sending this to the Hampshire College crew as well. Spread the word.

]]> By: Chaos4700 http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-128089 Chaos4700 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:04:25 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=11731#comment-128089 Yeah, I asked them a very pointed question, myself. You know, if people feel strongly about this issue at all, that the settlement process needs to stop and thus so must support for it, it might behoove certain personages to maybe put their money where their mouth is and actually utilize the link. Assuming, of course, that particular personage I'm talking about is anywhere sincere at all in their professed rejection of settlement activity. Yeah, I asked them a very pointed question, myself. You know, if people feel strongly about this issue at all, that the settlement process needs to stop and thus so must support for it, it might behoove certain personages to maybe put their money where their mouth is and actually utilize the link.

Assuming, of course, that particular personage I’m talking about is anywhere sincere at all in their professed rejection of settlement activity.

]]> By: potsherd http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-128069 potsherd Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:37:22 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=11731#comment-128069 Good! We've seen the power of organized Zionism in applying pressure, it needs to work in the other direction. Good! We’ve seen the power of organized Zionism in applying pressure, it needs to work in the other direction.

]]> By: Craig http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-128061 Craig Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:10:28 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=11731#comment-128061 You don't want to know... You don’t want to know…

]]> By: John Smithson http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-128059 John Smithson Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:00:53 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=11731#comment-128059 I have contact the company thru the 'contact us' page of their website - www.columbia.com/contact-us/Contact_Us,default,pg.html - with the following message: "Are you aware of your Israeli advertising suggesting your clothing is 'Suitable for active work in various areas, including outposts'? I will no longer purchase your products and will advise friends and family to stop purchases as well until you reply in a way that convinces me the company does not support or condone illegal settlements in the Palestinian west bank by Israel. Your prompt reply is appreciated." I have contact the company thru the ‘contact us’ page of their website – www.columbia.com/contact-us/Contact_Us,default,pg.html – with the following message:

“Are you aware of your Israeli advertising suggesting your clothing is ‘Suitable for active work in various areas, including outposts’?

I will no longer purchase your products and will advise friends and family to stop purchases as well until you reply in a way that convinces me the company does not support or condone illegal settlements in the Palestinian west bank by Israel.

Your prompt reply is appreciated.”

]]> By: Chaos4700 http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-128048 Chaos4700 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:31:12 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=11731#comment-128048 ...so what's the bad news? …so what’s the bad news?

]]> By: America First http://mondoweiss.net/2009/11/columbia-sportswear-markets-to-the-active-settler-on-the-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-128046 America First Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:28:43 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=11731#comment-128046 <blockquote cite=""> American corporate barons will turn a dime, no matter what the human cost.</blockquote> That's the good news.

American corporate barons will turn a dime, no matter what the human cost.

That’s the good news.

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