Monrovia, CA – Anti-Israel groups under the umbrella of the “U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel” recently sent form letters to Retail chain store Trader Joe’s headquarters demanding the company stop carrying Israeli products as these products “help fund an economy based on illegal occupation and apartheid.”
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Traders Joe’s has more than 300 stores in the U.S. with locations in NY, CT, MD, and NJ.
The Anti-Defamation League Central Pacific office sent a letter to Trader Joe’s and received a response from Jon Basalone, Trader Joe’s Senior Vice President of Marketing. He wrote, “We have received a few letters [threatening a boycott] like this via our customer relations email. Our response is that we sell products, and do not use our products as political tools or to make any statements about any political causes. We have no intention of removing any products based on pressure from any group, no matter what they support or don’t support. As always, we believe our customers are smart, and they are capable of making decisions about what they purchase.”
Anti-Israel activists in Pittsburgh walked into a Trader Joe’s and proceeded to pull Israeli goods and distribute misinformation materials to customers before being removed for trespassing.
On the 7th March the same group of Pro-Palestinian supporters wearing ‘Boycott Israel’ T-Shirts entered a French supermarket and started to remove all goods supplied by Israel, they plan the same idea this Saturday in U.S retail chain Traders Joe’s
The anti-Israel groups have called for a national day of de-shelving Israeli products from Trader Joe’s stores on Saturday, June 20, World Refugee Day.
Pro Israeli activists have asked that consumers should to do the following:
1. Alert your community members and encourage them to shop at Trader Joe’s stores and to specifically buy Israeli products, particularly before and during the weekend of June 20. It would be fantastic if all the Israeli products are gone before the boycotters arrive.
Israeli products carried at Trader Joe’s include: Dorot Crushed Garlic, Dorot Chopped Cilantro, Holyland Matzos, Pastures of Eden Feta Imported, Trader Joe’s Israeli Couscous and Trader Joe’s Harvest Grains Blend.
2. Tell managers at Trader Joe’s stores that you really like the Israeli products they carry and hope they will carry more in the future.
3. Alert managers that June 20 has been declared as a day to de-shelve Israeli products and they should be aware of any people who may try to vandalize, shoplift, or deface the products in any way.
4. Write a letter of thanks to Trader Joe’s national headquarters on their contact page or by mail to:
Don Bane, Chairman and CEO
Doug Rauch, President
Charles J. Pilliter, SVP Operations
Trader Joe’s Main Headquarters
800 S. Shamrock Ave.
Monrovia, CA 91016
Below you will find sample text:
It has recently come to my attention that anti-Israel groups called for a boycott of Israeli products in your stores.
I want to thank you for not giving into this pressure and for carrying products from Israel that I and so many others enjoy across the country. I will continue to buy these goods and others from your stores.
Where are the trader Joe’s stores in the new york area?
This will bring in alot of Buisness for Trader Joes.
We shop at Trader Joe’s for some items and now we will make shop there even more
who gives the right to any group to go into any store and destock the shelves of products that they do not like. These people are thugs, and should be arrested for such actions!! Trader Joe’s – keep up the good work. I love your products and will continue to buy them!!! (even more so now)
KUDOS to TRADER JOE’S. It makes me feel good that there are still some people with common sense in America. For those of u who live in Monsey, Passaic, Teaneck and the surrounding areas there is a Trader Joe’s on Route 17 North in Paramus. Go in and show your support. Good Shabbos
Tradeer Joe’s located at 130 Court St also another 2two locations on E 14th Street in the City different types, liquor etc. Google it for further info. Sorry – in a rush, erev shabbas. Gut shabbas!!
On my way home tonight, I am going to do my shabbos shopping at TJ’s…you would be amazed how many of their own brand products have an OU and how reasonably priced they are. Its nice to see that a small chain owned by generally left-leaning progressive Dems stands up to the haters of EY>
Not suprising since the company decided to set up their corporate offices in a city beigning with “monro”.
Most but not all of the Israeli products are certified as kosher. The last time I checked, the Israeli couscous at Trader Joes is not certified as kosher. I don’t know about Trader Joe’s Harvest Grains Blend. The rest I believe are kosher certified. They also have many many other kosher products.
The Trader Joes website lists their locations in the NY area and elsewhere.
Der Shlak zol zei batrefen, antisemitic barbarians.
In Los Angeles there are Trader Joe’s everywhere. I’ve bought that israeli feta once before and it was very good. That will be on my regular shopping list. great prices on coffee, tuna, eggs, dairy …
also near woodmere. on w. broadway.
dont worry the french will yet learn that the “chickens come home to roost” when the muslems try to take over their country (whichever part they havent already)
Trader Joe locations are at http://www.traderjoes.com/locations.asp
Tell the idiots who want to boycott Israel to give back all of their computers and cell phones. The chips were designed in Israel.
Many Intel chips are made in Israel. I guess they have probably banned Intel products for a long time.
I will be their new customer. Anyone who has the desire to counter protest these terrorists, here’s the nearest store in Brooklyn:
Trader Joe’s Brooklyn (558)
130 Court St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718-246-8460
Trading Hours: 9 am – 9 pm
Since Trader Joe sell Kosher chicken in our neighborhood (the only store to do so) we call it “Trader Yossie” and shop there on a regular basis.
Just thought I’d let you know that the CEO Is Dan Bane, not Don Bane for those who wish to write.
Which Israeli products don’t have a problem of trumos and maasros besides those that have a hechsher?
They have a soy pareve ice cream that is cheaper and better than any others for Shabbos dessert! And foil pack soups that are both OU pareve…
Okay guys, here is the address of Trader jopes. It is,
http://www.traderjoes.com/ when you get their page, just click on “locations” and you can then track the store which carries Israeli products, nearest you.
Shop Israeli my friends.
It might be nice if a bunch of young Jews show up at all Trader Joes on that day wearing ORANGE Tshirts contra to those green-shirted antisemitic thugs!
I’m not Jewish, but I appreciate the Jews, They have given us all so much. Those ignorant people doing the protest are like the rest that don’t know any better.
They have been taught wrong. May God have mercy on thier souls.
Trader Joe’s come to Florida! I miss you!
In Hewlett, they carry Pas Yisroel Challah! I love my Trader Joe’s!
How dare some fanatical group attempt to control what I purchase. Thank you Trader Joe’s for standing your ground. These people do not speak for me. Hamas, and their followers will not control where I shop, nor what I buy! As is the case, radicals are ridiculous. From a Soul Sister.