The Jewish Daily Forward, an ostensibly liberal newspaper, runs a story about all the trendy Jewish foodie spots a traveler can discover in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the occupied West Bank.
Small coffee roasters are opening as are companies making hand-crafted chocolates…
Run by the husband and wife team Sarah and David Gross, Cookie Crave has made their name by turning out American sweets in the Holy Land.
The same reason J Street doesn’t vigorously oppose the occupation and denounces Peter Beinart for coming out for boycotting settlement products. The same reason a liberal Upper West Side synagogue hosts Bill Kristol as he rants against “Arabists.”
Gushing about Gush, Abra Cohen, the Kosher traveler:
The West Bank is often in the limelight making political headlines, not gastronomic ones. But hidden beneath political and religious agendas, are a small group of artisans turning out various boutique edibles.
Located only half an hour outside of Jerusalem, the Gush (short for Gush Etzion: settlement areas that were built after the 1967 war) is host to vineyards and endless fields of olive trees. Members of local communities are utilizing ingredients that are grown nearby to create and sell organic wine, small-batch ales and brined goods. Small coffee roasters are opening as are companies making hand-crafted chocolates.
While accessible by bus, the best way to get into Gush Etzion is with a car. You can easily eat your way through the “block.” Try to arrange ahead of time, as many of these businesses are small and require reservations.
ugh and ick.
BDS fellow humans.
Many of the tourism ‘articles’ in Haaretz are for places outside of Israel’s sovereign territory. It’s not a new phenomenon.
Nor is the omission of ‘illegal’ when writing about the illegal settlements & illegal settlers, or using ‘disputed’ for occupied territories, or Israel’s borders with Syria
No opportunity is wasted. It’s all part of the brainwashing and propaganda re-inforcement program.
Read the comments to the story. They’re quite encouraging.
“Members of local communities are utilizing ingredients that are grown nearby to create and sell organic wine, small-batch ales and brined goods. ”
The settlers probably watch French movies at the Jerusalem cinematheque .
Progressive scumbags.