| Boycott 
              Israel
 Letter to the EditorAl-Ahram Weekly Online
 21 - 27 February 2002
 Issue No.574
 
 
 
 Sir- Britain has long supported the Zionist project. Empire builders 
              like Churchill dreamed of "loyal Jewish Ulster" -- to 
              keep the troublesome locals in order no doubt. Britain's continuing 
              support for the Zionist occupation has been underlined by Tony Blair's 
              appointment of Lord Levy, a former activist in the Jewish Agency 
              and the Jewish Israel Appeal, as a special envoy to the Middle East. 
              Her Majesty's government also allows British companies like Land 
              Rover and Ford to supply the Zionist occupiers with vehicles. Some 
              of the parts for the Apache helicopters and fighter planes used 
              by the Zionists are made in Britain.  Many people in Britain -- Muslims, Christians, and anti-Zionist 
              Jews ashamed of having their spiritual and cultural heritage hijacked 
              by a bunch of gangsters -- are calling for a boycott of British- 
              based companies which support Israel. Information about these companies 
              can be found on the web site http://www.inminds.com/boycott-israel.html 
             Many of the shops in London's West End stock goods made in Israel, 
              or, contrary to British law, goods from the occupied territories 
              illegally labelled "made in Israel." A boycott of such 
              products is an effective way of registering a protest about the 
              policies of the Israeli government. It will also show British retailers 
              that their support for the bloody Zionist regime has a price.  Some illegally labelled settlement goods are currently being sold 
              at the celebrated department store Harrods. I am told the store's 
              flamboyant Egyptian- born owner Mohamed Fayed is reconsidering these 
              sales at the moment.  Another famous name, which is contributing to the Israeli economy, 
              is Marks & Spencer. This company not only sells millions of 
              dollars' worth of Israeli goods, it also promotes British-Israeli 
              trade organisation.  I trust all people who believe in justice for the Palestinians 
              will oppose their oppressors by boycotting goods and companies which 
              support the Zionist state.  Nasser Al-Mashadi London
 Britain
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