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On 7/20/06, Satrio Arismunandar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dari aljazeera.com > > Boycott Israel" > 7/17/2006 1:46:00 AM GMT > Advertisement > > Israel's barbaric policies against Palestinians > prompted worldwide calls to boycott it, its products > and all companies, and organisations that provide it > with the ability to continue its agression, which has > claimed the lives of many innocent civilians, > including women and children. > > And recently Israel stepped up its offensive against > the Palestinian people as well as the Lebanese > population, killing scores of innocent civilians and > inflicting sever damage on both countries' > infrastructure. > > Starbucks, the well known coffee company known for its > pro-Israel stance, announced once contributing > £100,000 to Oxfam's rural development programme in the > East Harare coffee growing region of Ethiopia, but > Oxfam, an international organization dedicated to > finding long-term solutions to poverty, hunger, and > social injustice worldwide, decided to severe its > links with Starbucks, the purveyor of the world's > finest coffee with 4,709 locations around the world. > > "Starbucks' chair Howard Schultz is an active Zionist > whose own activities include running propaganda > seminars on behalf of Israel across campuses in both > North America and Israel." > Oxfam denied allegations that Muslim groups were > behind its decision to terminate its collaboration > with coffee conglomerate Starbucks. > > In a Financial Times article published on 4 March > 2005, Oxfam acknowledged that it had "received > criticism and protest letters from Muslim > organisations but said its decision was the result of > a change in strategic thinking in its Make Trade Fair > campaign. 'At the time we signed our agreement with > Starbucks UK, we looked into allegations of the > company's relations with the Israeli Defence Force and > other similar claims and found nothing that could > justify ending our collaboration. That remains the > case,' said Phil Bloomer, head of Oxfam's Make Trade > Fair campaign." > Oxfam claimed that its partnership with Starbucks was > only intended as a one-year initiative. > > Since Oxfam announced its partnership with Starbucks > last October, a Boycott Israel Campaign has lobbied > against the organisation, accusing it of double > standards. > > "The collaboration with Starbucks was always a > one-year agreement and as an organisation with finite > resources we need to ensure that we're working in ways > that will have the most impact," said an Oxfam > spokesman. > > "This has led to our decision not to focus exclusively > on a partnership with one corporation but to broaden > out our focus to include different coffee companies > and other areas of fair trade." > > But whether Oxfam's motioned reason for severing ties > with Starbucks is true remains in question. > > In 1998 Howard Schultz was honored by the Jerusalem > Fund of Aish HaTorah with "The Israel 50th Anniversary > Friend of Zion Tribute Award" foid\cdp.browserpport to > the Jewish state by "playing a key role in promoting > close alliance between the United States and Israel". > > The Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah is known for > funding Israeli arms fairs chaired by the Israeli > transportation Minister and former Defense Minister > Shaul Mofaz. > > Schultz had also been praised by the Israeli Foreign > Ministry as being key to Israel's long-term PR > success. > > While the Israeli army was committing war crimes > against Palestinians in Jenin, Nablus and Bethlehem, > Schultz, explicitly accused the Palestinians of > supporting "terrorism", and claimed that their > Intifada, or uprising, was a manifestation of anti- > Semitism. > > Starbucks helped Israel's floundering economy and > invested in Israel - a joint venture with Israeli > conglomerate Delek Group for Starbucks outlets in > Israel. > > But the coffee company made heavy losses. And in April > 2003, it announced that all its 6 cafes in Israel will > be shut down and that it has ended its partnership > with Delek. > > However, numerous sources revealed that Starbucks > continued its support to Israel by sponsoring fund > raisers for the Jewish State. > > Starbucks is also known for strongly supporting the > U.S. President George W. Bush's claimed anti-terror > campaign, used as a guise for the disdainful acts of > the U.S. government aimed at boosting its hegemony > worldwide. > > The coffee company has donated a store to the U.S. > occupying forces in Afghanistan. > > Source: > http://www.boycottwatch.org/misc/starbucks4.htm > > Products and affiliated companies: > Starbucks Coffee Stores (4,709 locations world-wide). > > Starbuck coffee, chocolates, biscuits & ice-cream > products. > > Seattle Coffee Company in the United Kingdom with more > than 60 retail locations. > > Pasqua Inc., a San Francisco based coffee retailer. > > Hear Music, a San Francisco based music company. > > Tazo(r), a Portland, Oregon based tea company. > Starbuck's partners: > > Startbuck Coffee have partnerships with: > Hotels: > - Hyatt Hotels > - Marriott Hotels > - Starwood Hotels (Sheraton) > > Bookstores: > - Canadian bookstore Chapters Inc > - Barnes & Noble, Inc bookstores > > Albertson's Supermarkets > > Special relationship with NY Times: > In 2000, Starbucks announced its strategic alliance > with The New York Times. The New York Times used its > national advertising resources to promote Starbucks > products and retail locations as a destination for > readers. > Mapco Express & East Coast store-gas stations: > It's been revealed that Delek (Starbucks Israeli > partners) owns Mapco Express filling stations and > convenience stores in Tennessee and East Coast > convenience store-gas stations in Virginia. > > Source: > Alexander's Gas and Oil Connections Company News, > [Volume 6, issue #12 - 02-07-2001] > > http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/company/cnn12792.htm > http://www.inminds.co.uk/israel-emergency-solidarity.jpg > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. 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