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Tuesday, September 25, 2007 |
Israeli Dates Flood Morocco in Ramadan |
[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: The Islam Online correspondent is a bit weak on Old Testament references: Israeli Dates Flood Morocco in Ramadan RABAT - Branded with Israeli trademark "Bat Sheva", Israeli dates are "I found dates carrying Israeli trademark in the markets," Abdel-Jalil, a Trademarked "Bat Sheva" - the Hebrew name of the town of Beersheba - the The "Made in Israel" label is obviously seen on the packages. "We used to buy dates from Arab countries such as Tunisia," said hajj "I myself would not buy dates produced by our enemy," he said. The Israeli-Arab conflict dates back to the 1948 when well-armed Israeli The ties turned more sour after the 1967 Middle East War, when Israel The results of the war affect the geopolitics of the region to this day. Greed Mohamed said some merchants are greedy and uncaring. "They disrespect the sensibilities of Moroccans and are only after money," He said some retailers are baffling merchants like him and mix Israeli dates "The other day, I was shocked to know that some of the dates were made in Abdel-Jalil, the teacher, says merchants tend to remove the Israeli label "This is provocative," said Khaled Al-Sufiany, coordinator of the national "The pro-Israel camp is exploiting Ramadan and slam dunk a trade The advocates "are funding the Zionist regime to continue its daily crimes Morocco repeatedly denies any trade relations with Israel. The North African kingdom closed its trade office in Tel Aviv and the But non-government groups say that the two countries are having booming A recent report by Israel Export Institute said that Israeli exports to |
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