are circulating in these hours, a series of press releases and controcomunicati relating to the alleged boycott of Israeli goods by Coop and Nordiconad. I must say I was shocked and I immediately joined the Facebook page for a counter-boycott of supermarkets in question. Keep, for now, this membership, but as I always want to deepen the arguments, I can say that the situation is less serious than initially appeared.
Let's recap:
-all stems from a letter of protest of the "Stop Agrexco Italy.
-this is the response letter Coop;
In practice, since the Agrexco exports 0.4% for goods from the cd. "Occupied Territories" (and indicate on the documents in accordance with EU Directives), Coop decides not to proceed with more supplies from that supplier.
I beg to differ with this choice: if European law is respected not see what the problem. Quite strange, then, is this sentence: "Therefore, in order to safeguard the consumer's freedom of choice rispetto a ciò che acquista, Vi informiamo che abbiamo deciso di sospendere gli approvvigionamenti di merci prodotte nei territori occupati" . Mah! Secondo me la libertà di scelta è lasciare che un consumatore scelga cosa acquistare e cosa lasciare sugli scaffali, non impedire l'acquisto.
-la cosa buffa è che, per Stop Agrexco Italia, lo stop alle importazioni è "Un importante risultato della campagna di Boicottaggio Disinvestimento e Sanzioni (BDS) contro l'apartheid israeliano " , per la Coop un mero problema di etichetta! Almeno mettetevi d'accordo! (vedere il banner dell'associazione in testa al post).
-la situazione della Conad (o meglio, Nordiconad) is less clear. On the website of "Stop Agrexco Italy" promises: "COOP Nordiconad and stop the marketing of products of the settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories . In fact the only other well-informed Nordiconad says: "With regard to press reports about the complaint by humanitarian organizations on the marketing of products that were grown in the Occupied Territories of Palestine - said in a Note the group - points out that:
- not implement any activity of a boycott by Conad ; to launch campaigns to boycott are the associations the various stakeholders that would involve and affect Conad, as well evidenced by over 600 web pages;
-as indicated in the note circulated to the agencies, Nordiconad took no action to boycott, but only has requested information from the supplier ;
-how instrumental this story testifies to the fact that the product in question - the grapefruit from Israel - which has its season, as is well known actors, was completed in April, when the production of grapefruit will be re- available supplies continue regularly ;
-Conad, contrary to what reported by some media, has never sospeso forniture di prodotti – ortofrutta o altro - da Israele. Diffidiamo pertanto ogni soggetto dal lanciare o riportare notizie imprecise, non veritiere e già destituite da ogni fondamento. Conad si riserva infine di tutelare il proprio nome e gli interessi della catena in ogni sede competente.
Pare, quindi, che Nordiconad non c'entri neanche con la sospensione degli approvvigionamenti da Agrexco.
La situazione appare abbastanza confusa. Leggendo un'ANSA relativa ad un comunicato Agrexco sembra, infatti, che il blocco delle importazioni da parte della Coop, ma anche di Nordiconad, ci sia effettivamente stato.
MO: ISRAELE RISPONDE A COOP E CONAD, ORIGINE PRODOTTI CHIARA
(ANSA) – TEL AVIV, 25 MAG - "The fresh produce exported from Agrexco are marked and identified in accordance with the rules and European regulations mean the spokesman said today the state-owned company in Israel, Shira Segal Kuperman, commenting on the temporary block imposed by the Coop in Italy and Conad products imported from Israel for the alleged impossibility of distinguishing exactly which part of the consumer of them come from Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Each group of platforms of fresh agricultural products is accompanied by documents specifying the air source, said the spokesman.
A modest amount of fresh produce that comes from Jordan Valley (0.4%) identified separately and treated accordingly, "he stated, explaining that this is accompanied by a separate document, as well as with its tariffs. Agrexco exports to Italy mainly from citrus and avocado, according to the spokesman, the central area of \u200b\u200bIsrael. So far, however, exports to Italy are continuing with no change. (ANSA).
We'll see developments in these initiatives, perhaps, having been manipulated by both the pro-Palestinian pro-Israeli, had an excessive emphasis on the media. When we talk of a boycott, intended or not, is also fair to take the antennas well straight.
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