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Muslim Merchants Boycott New York Post CAIR, additions by INMINDS.COM Muslim merchants in the New York City area are boycotting sales
of the New York Post because of that newspaper's anti-Muslim, anti-Arab,
anti-Palestine bias and the failure of editors to offer sufficient
right-of-reply to negative articles. The New York Post is published by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. News Corporation was one of three US companies that was lauded for their support of Israel at the America-Israel Friendship League Partners for Democracy Awards dinner (25th June 2001). Murdoch himself co-chaired the dinner. Currently New Corporation is the target of a Muslim boycott of companies supporting israel. For further details see : http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-news-corporation.html
Muslim Vendors Boycott New York Post By Barbara Ferguson WASHINGTON: Word has it that these days it can be difficult to buy a copy of the New York Post in some New York neighborhoods. The reason is simple: Some Arab-American newsstand vendors are boycotting the newspaper because they say the daily paper is publishing false information about Muslims, and turning American society against them. Arab storeowners, even those who continue selling the Post, are considering severing all ties with the publication. They say the paper "curses them" by supporting Israel in the war with Palestine and by placing anti-Islamic editorials. According to Polish Daily News, a New York paper published in Polish, of which Arab News received a translation, many of the Arab-American vendors are quite frank about the sudden disappearance of one of the city’s main newspapers, while others are more discreet. Responses can vary from: "The paper is sold out." To: "We stopped selling this paper two months ago because they write bad things about Arabs." "People look at us as if we were terrorists," a Saudi who has been in the United States for 10 years and considers this country his second home, told Polish Daily News. The paper quotes Abdullah, a Yemeni man who works at a newsstand in Brooklyn, who asked why he should sell a newspaper that, he says, publishes untrue opinions about his country. "Think about it," Abdullah explains, "a customer reads in the paper that the vendor is a murderer and illiterate. I don’t think he’ll come back to me after reading something like that. If Poles had to distribute anti-Polish newspapers I’m sure they wouldn’t do it." Abdul from Nassau and Manhattan Avenues, gave up selling the Post after reading it for a few months. He said he hoped the editors would become less vitriolic and report the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with less bias. "Unfortunately, the stupid opinions continued so I said ‘No, thank you’ to the distributor. You haven’t been able to buy this daily paper here for more than a month," Abdul told the paper. Polish Daily News reports most of the newsstands in the Brooklyn area are planning to stop distribution of the paper very soon. "Right now, the boss is on vacation, so we are waiting for him to come back. He’ll make the final decision. I trust he will do what others have. No Arab can remain indifferent in this matter," confesses Ali from Yemen, a vendor on Greenpoint Avenue. His peers from across the street think the same. "We have to support the Palestinians," they say. Ismael who owns a store on Manhattan Avenue told New York Polish Daily News: "We will give up the Post very soon because there is no big demand for it. The Post writes badly about us and our stores. They put us in the same bag with the extremists who destroyed the World Trade Center. It hurts because each nation has its black sheep and it’s wrong to generalize."
Palestinian vendors boycott New York Post By Karolina Kowalska & Nowy Dziennik "A customer reads in the paper that the vendor is a murderer and illiterate. I don't think he'll come back to me after reading something like that." For the past few weeks, it has been difficult to buy the New York Post in the Polish neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Arab newsstand vendors have been boycotting the newspaper. According to vendors, the daily paper publishes false information about Muslims, turning society against them. Arab storeowners, even those who continue selling the Post, are considering severing all ties with the publication. They claim the paper "curses them" by supporting Israel in the war with Palestine and by placing anti-Islamic editorials. When asked about why the Post is missing from their shelves, they answer suspiciously, "The paper is sold out." "How come?" I ask. "You can't buy it even early in the morning." "Are you from the Post? Oh, I see. You're with Nowy Dziennik," said Andy who works at the store on Nassau Avenue and Humboldt Street. "We stopped selling this paper two months ago because they write bad things about Arabs." "Then people look at us as if we were terrorists," said a Saudi who has been in the United States for 10 years and considers this country his second home. In one bag with the terrorists Abdullah, a Yemeni man who works at the newsstand on Norman Street, can't see why he would have to sell a newspaper that, he says, publishes untrue opinions about his country. "Think about it," Abdullah explains, "a customer reads in the paper that the vendor is a murderer and illiterate. I don't think he'll come back to me after reading something like that. If Poles had to distribute anti-Polish newspapers I'm sure they wouldn't do it. Abdul from the Garden Store at Nassau and Manhattan Avenues, gave up selling the Post after reading it for a few months. Each time he read the paper, he hoped the editors would become milder and report the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with less bias. "Unfortunately, the stupid opinions con-tinued so I said 'no, thank you' to the distributor. You haven't been able to buy this daily paper here for more than a month," said Abdul. The newspaper is available in "uptown" Greenpoint, which is closer to Greenpoint Avenue. Every second newsstand, however, is planning on refusing to sell the paper very soon. "Right now, the boss is on vacation, sowe are waiting for him to come back. He'll make the final decision. I trust he will do what others have. No Arab can remain indifferent in this matter," confesses Ali from Yemen, a vendor on Greenpoint Avenue. His peers from across the street think the same. "We have to support the Palestinians," they say.Ismael, who owns one of the stores on Manhattan Avenue carefully explained, "We will give up the Post very soon because there is no big demand for it." He would only give me the real reason after I proved to him that I was not a spy from the Post. "Actually, I only sell this paper because they deliver it to my store. The Post writes badly about us and our stores. They put us in the same bag with the extremists who destroyed the World Trade Center. It hurts because each nation has its black sheep and it's wrong to generalize. The editors have a bias against Muslims. They are extremely pro-Jewish. Personally, I have nothing against Jews but they have a lot against me. Jews don't like anybody-us, Americans, Poles. Wasn't it the Jews who crucified Jesus? And he was the best man in the world," Ismael said. They can write whatever they want The Post will not disappear from Sujit Kumala's store on Manhattan Avenue. "I am not Muslim and personally none of the opinions published in the paper offended me. However, I do have a problem with their distribution, which is often late. Sometimes we get the paper at 9 a.m. when customers are already on their way to work, but I think this can be solved. I don't intend to cancel the Post supply." Ali from Super Deli Grocery at 627 Manhattan Avenue agrees. "My only problem with the Post is distribution. Sometimes I order 41 copies and I get one. Otherwise I have nothing against selling this paper. They can write whatever they want. I'm Muslim but I'm trying to rise above that. It's important that I make money." The New York Post is one of the largest and is the oldest daily in the city.Published for the past 200 years, it attracts readers with its plain style ofwriting and low newsstand price (25 cents). Until recently, the newspaper could be purchased anywhere in the city. Currently, in Greenpoint, it's only available in a few stores.
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