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 …
“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’
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
Why not daub 'Go and sell bread to starving Gazans' all over the front window?
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France's far-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the 'Insubmissive France' party, heading the biggest coalition in the French Parliament, sympathetic to Palestinians
and by his side, newly-elected pro-Palestine Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan
https://i.postimg.cc/SNzkHd8q/Melenchon-n-Rima-Hassan-Front-Populaire.jpg
Pro-Israel, right-wing 'culture war' sites like the Gatestone Institute, are saying that, with increasing pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel sentiment, 'France is in chaos ... almost ungovernable'
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/france-political-chaos
Paris Grand Synagogue Rabbi: "It is clear today that there is no future for Jews in France," Rabbi Moshe Sebbag told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. "I tell everyone who is young to go to Israel or a more secure country."
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-808521