'The bakery’s Israeli roots'

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Hundreds sign petition against new Gail’s in east London, with signers accusing owners of ‘Zionist rhetoric’

“Hundreds of people have signed a petition against a new Gails in a wealthy east London neighbourhood, with several citing the bakery’s ‘Zionist’ credentials as a reason for their opposition to the popular bakery moving in …

“… [Comments] on the petition suggest that the bakery’s Israeli roots are behind several signatories' objections.

“Nia Davies, who signed the petition last week, wrote: ‘Love local independent bakeries and hate Zionist moguls’ …

“[Waltham Forest Council] recently voted to divest from Israeli arms firms … in line with its ‘ethical investment policy’ …

“Gail’s was founded in the 1990s by Israeli baker Gail Mejia and businessman Ran Avidan …

Luke Johnson, son of pro-Israel historian Paul Johnson

“The business was acquired by Bread Holdings, chaired by [LUKE JOHNSON], in 2011.

“It has expanded to over 130 shops across London, southern England and Manchester …”

https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/hundreds-sign-petition-against-new-gails-in-east-london-accusing-owners-of-zionist-rhetoric-fcz2zsub

https://www.change.org/p/prevent-gails-from-establishing-a-store-on-our-high-street

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LUKE JOHNSON: ‘I wonder if DNA is on the side of Jews’

https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/the-real-reason-israel-works-its-in-the-dna-ybn1wn8y

Luke Johnson is chairman of Bread Holdings, owners of Gail’s

“… [Israel] is an astonishing country, buzzing with energy and confidence …

“Of course, the question that really fascinates me is this: what is the magic [Jewish entrepreneurs] possess that means so many do well in business? …

“… [No other ethnic minority] can claim such an extraordinary economic impact, despite a British population of only about 300,000 Jews …

“I wonder if DNA is on their side.

“The earliest agricultural societies settled in the Levant, in about 10,000 BC … these Neolithic farmers were probably the world's first entrepreneurs.

“They established the principle of deferred gratification for greater gain …”

https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/the-real-reason-israel-works-its-in-the-dna-ybn1wn8y