Comments on: In an effort to combat BDS, the JCRC doubles down on the occupation http://mondoweiss.net/2010/07/in-an-effort-to-combat-bds-the-jcrc-doubles-down-on-the-occupation.html The War of Ideas in the Middle East Mon, 28 May 2012 19:53:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Joseph Glatzer http://mondoweiss.net/2010/07/in-an-effort-to-combat-bds-the-jcrc-doubles-down-on-the-occupation.html/comment-page-1#comment-216898 Joseph Glatzer Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:49:24 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=22619#comment-216898 I was just in the Dead Sea on the Jordan side and I smeared the mud all over my body. It didn't do anything that I noticed. I think the healing power of it is bullshit. I was just in the Dead Sea on the Jordan side and I smeared the mud all over my body. It didn’t do anything that I noticed. I think the healing power of it is bullshit.

]]> By: Taxi http://mondoweiss.net/2010/07/in-an-effort-to-combat-bds-the-jcrc-doubles-down-on-the-occupation.html/comment-page-1#comment-216777 Taxi Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:52:49 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=22619#comment-216777 Woohoo! Good job nancykric! Good job Stolenbeauty!! I love you love you love you all! Woohoo!

Good job nancykric! Good job Stolenbeauty!!

I love you love you love you all!

]]> By: nancykric http://mondoweiss.net/2010/07/in-an-effort-to-combat-bds-the-jcrc-doubles-down-on-the-occupation.html/comment-page-1#comment-216748 nancykric Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:38:19 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=22619#comment-216748 We have no illusions that we are going to put a dent in AHAVA sales at this point, and on the one-year anniversary of the campaign, the long-expected pushback from the Israel lobby has started, which is an indication that we are succeeding in sullying AHAVA's reputation and garnering publicity for the boycott. We know that last summer AHAVA Dead Sea Laboratories was sniffing around for capital investors--and that the Kristin Davis/Oxfam dust-up (as reported in The New York Post) made investors wary of the company. In the meantime the Dutch Foreign Minister instigated an investigation of the company's practices, a British MP denounced its fraudulent labeling during a parliamentary session on Israeli settlement products, and a French activist group filed suit against Sephora for carrying AHAVA products in its stores. There are bi-weekly protests at the flagship AHAVA store in Covent Garden, London. Our campaign has been endorsed by dozens of national and international groups. You can check out the Media Room at www.stolenbeauty.org to see an archive of press coverage. We've only just begun! We have no illusions that we are going to put a dent in AHAVA sales at this point, and on the one-year anniversary of the campaign, the long-expected pushback from the Israel lobby has started, which is an indication that we are succeeding in sullying AHAVA’s reputation and garnering publicity for the boycott. We know that last summer AHAVA Dead Sea Laboratories was sniffing around for capital investors–and that the Kristin Davis/Oxfam dust-up (as reported in The New York Post) made investors wary of the company. In the meantime the Dutch Foreign Minister instigated an investigation of the company’s practices, a British MP denounced its fraudulent labeling during a parliamentary session on Israeli settlement products, and a French activist group filed suit against Sephora for carrying AHAVA products in its stores. There are bi-weekly protests at the flagship AHAVA store in Covent Garden, London. Our campaign has been endorsed by dozens of national and international groups. You can check out the Media Room at http://www.stolenbeauty.org to see an archive of press coverage. We’ve only just begun!

]]> By: sherbrsi http://mondoweiss.net/2010/07/in-an-effort-to-combat-bds-the-jcrc-doubles-down-on-the-occupation.html/comment-page-1#comment-216735 sherbrsi Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:12:06 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=22619#comment-216735 <I> The Jewish Community Relations Committee of Greater Washington has adopted a particularly strange approach - they want their members to actively support the occupation. </I> There's nothing strange about it. The American Jewish community is not ignorant about the occupation or any other of Israel's longstanding policies of destroying the Palestinians. It supports it every step of the way. Here's a follow up to the story: <blockquote cite="http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=57&SubSectionID=76&ArticleID=13125&TM=54514.01"> The Ahava shelves at the Ulta stores in Silver Spring were bare by Monday morning, after the Jewish Community Relations Council sent an alert on Friday, encouraging purchases of the Israeli-made personal care products. JCRC’s call came in response to picketing planned at the store on Saturday, calling for a boycott of Ahava. The Sabeel DC Metro has been urging Ulta to stop selling products made in the West Bank — or, as Sabeel puts it, “ ‘stolen beauty’ products illegally produced by Israel settlers colonizing the West Bank on land stolen by Palestinian families in violation of International law.” That boycott seems to have backfired. One buyer alone, according to sources, purchased more than $1,200 of products. Who knew a boycott could be good for an Israeli firm? </blockquote> The Jewish Community Relations Committee of Greater Washington has adopted a particularly strange approach – they want their members to actively support the occupation.

There’s nothing strange about it. The American Jewish community is not ignorant about the occupation or any other of Israel’s longstanding policies of destroying the Palestinians. It supports it every step of the way.

Here’s a follow up to the story:

The Ahava shelves at the Ulta stores in Silver Spring were bare by Monday morning, after the Jewish Community Relations Council sent an alert on Friday, encouraging purchases of the Israeli-made personal care products.

JCRC’s call came in response to picketing planned at the store on Saturday, calling for a boycott of Ahava.

The Sabeel DC Metro has been urging Ulta to stop selling products made in the West Bank — or, as Sabeel puts it, “ ‘stolen beauty’ products illegally produced by Israel settlers colonizing the West Bank on land stolen by Palestinian families in violation of International law.”

That boycott seems to have backfired. One buyer alone, according to sources, purchased more than $1,200 of products.

Who knew a boycott could be good for an Israeli firm?

]]> By: saritalr http://mondoweiss.net/2010/07/in-an-effort-to-combat-bds-the-jcrc-doubles-down-on-the-occupation.html/comment-page-1#comment-216687 saritalr Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:19:10 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=22619#comment-216687 Eh? I'm not sure the conspiracy theory approach is helpful here. Eh? I’m not sure the conspiracy theory approach is helpful here.

]]> By: saritalr http://mondoweiss.net/2010/07/in-an-effort-to-combat-bds-the-jcrc-doubles-down-on-the-occupation.html/comment-page-1#comment-216683 saritalr Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:13:26 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=22619#comment-216683 I've done the same thing <i> Dear Ulta - I wanted to send you an quick note to say that I do not support Ulta stores carrying Ahava products. I used to shop at Ulta, both in Charlotte NC and Silver Spring MD. However, I have stopped making purchases at your company, and will not shop there again until the Ahava products are removed from the shelves. Ahava products are made in the illegal West Bank settlement of Mitzpe Shalem. Please stop supporting Israeli abuses. </i> I’ve done the same thing

Dear Ulta –
I wanted to send you an quick note to say that I do not support Ulta stores carrying Ahava products. I used to shop at Ulta, both in Charlotte NC and Silver Spring MD. However, I have stopped making purchases at your company, and will not shop there again until the Ahava products are removed from the shelves. Ahava products are made in the illegal West Bank settlement of Mitzpe Shalem. Please stop supporting Israeli abuses.

]]> By: hayate http://mondoweiss.net/2010/07/in-an-effort-to-combat-bds-the-jcrc-doubles-down-on-the-occupation.html/comment-page-1#comment-216647 hayate Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:39:25 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=22619#comment-216647 You're probably right, RP. You’re probably right, RP.

]]> By: Inwhosen Ame http://mondoweiss.net/2010/07/in-an-effort-to-combat-bds-the-jcrc-doubles-down-on-the-occupation.html/comment-page-1#comment-216573 Inwhosen Ame Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:15:00 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=22619#comment-216573 great blog Phil, you're doing the american jewish community a great favor. great blog Phil, you’re doing the american jewish community a great favor.

]]> By: Richard Parker http://mondoweiss.net/2010/07/in-an-effort-to-combat-bds-the-jcrc-doubles-down-on-the-occupation.html/comment-page-1#comment-216542 Richard Parker Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:10:53 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=22619#comment-216542 The mall-infesting Israelis are on the same programme as the 'art students' and 'removal companies' who covered the US before 9/11. It can't be an immigration scam; Israelis get a free pass on that. So it's probably a means to get a large number of Sayanim (Israel-helpers) in position - for the next false-flag operation. If they suddenly disappear, be scared; your town may be targeted for a 'nuclear dirty bomb' The mall-infesting Israelis are on the same programme as the ‘art students’ and ‘removal companies’ who covered the US before 9/11.

It can’t be an immigration scam; Israelis get a free pass on that. So it’s probably a means to get a large number of Sayanim (Israel-helpers) in position – for the next false-flag operation.

If they suddenly disappear, be scared; your town may be targeted for a ‘nuclear dirty bomb’

]]> By: Richard Parker http://mondoweiss.net/2010/07/in-an-effort-to-combat-bds-the-jcrc-doubles-down-on-the-occupation.html/comment-page-1#comment-216537 Richard Parker Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:53:54 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=22619#comment-216537 That's a nice blog. Counters Palin. (I thought all you fellows went around moose-hunting from helicopters). Half (the Eastern side) of the West Bank is in a rain shadow, and gets very little rain at any time, hence the Judaean desert. The rest has a Mediterranean climate, which means no regular rain from May to September. Ahava's factory is on the shores of the Dead Sea, which is already massively polluted (the only major water supply comes from the Jordan river) and the extraction of minerals at the southern end has already caused the Sea to dry up and split in half, with the sea level dropping, and the shoreline receding rapidly. A good promotion for Ahava might be: <b>'Buy Ahava! Israel, Jordan and Syria contribute their shit to our products!'</b> That’s a nice blog. Counters Palin. (I thought all you fellows went around moose-hunting from helicopters).

Half (the Eastern side) of the West Bank is in a rain shadow, and gets very little rain at any time, hence the Judaean desert. The rest has a Mediterranean climate, which means no regular rain from May to September.

Ahava’s factory is on the shores of the Dead Sea, which is already massively polluted (the only major water supply comes from the Jordan river) and the extraction of minerals at the southern end has already caused the Sea to dry up and split in half, with the sea level dropping, and the shoreline receding rapidly.

A good promotion for Ahava might be:

‘Buy Ahava! Israel, Jordan and Syria contribute their shit to our products!’

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