Israeli flags in hand, supporters of the Jewish state filed into the Center City Trader Joe's store on Tuesday to buy Israeli products as part of a national counterattack to the global "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions" movement. Locally, Philly BDS launched a campaign against two brands of hummus in October.
Miniature Israeli flags in hand, supporters of the Jewish state filtered into the Center City Trader Joe's at lunchtime on Nov. 30 on a mission to buy Israeli products as part of a national counterattack to the global "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions" (BDS) movement.
Pro-Israel groups including StandWithUs and the America-Israel Chambers of Commerce last week declared Nov. 30 "Buy Israeli Goods Day" in response to rumors that anti-Israel groups affiliated with BDS had selected the same date for a national boycott.
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Note: My daughter was excited today because I told her she could choose a new menorah online - as long as it was from Israel! "Buycott" Israel today!