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Today in the Israellycool Buycott series we look at the curious case of Starbucks. It’s curious because Starbucks does not even operate in Israel. The attached picture of a Starbucks New York mug, therefore, contains coffee I made myself! Nevertheless the Boycott, Disinvest and Sanction muppets single out Starbucks for special boycott love for the sole reason that the founder, Howard Shultz, gives money to Jewish causes. He is, in other words, a Jew. Here is their hastily modified “logic” for their Jew-hating boycott:
Howard Schultz, the founder, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Starbucks who also owns 31.6 million shares of Starbucks stock (worth around $1.4 billion in Nov 2011) is an active zionist (Draft note: are we allowed to write money grabbing Jew?) .
In 1998 he was honoured by the Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah with “The Israel 50th Anniversary Friend of Zion Tribute Award” for his services to the zionist state in “playing a key role in promoting close alliance between the United States and Israel”. The ultra-right wing Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah funds Israeli arms fairs chaired by
the butcher of Jenin,General Shaul Mofaz, andthe zionist media pressure groupthe tireless and dogged seeker after truth and honesty, honestreporting.com, they were alsoimplicated in the production and distribution of the infamous islamophobiccredited with working on the critically acclaimed film uncovering the roots of Islamic Jew hatred, ‘Obesession’. Starbucks proudly displayed the award on the company’s website under the section of ‘awarda(sic) and accolades’ the Starbucks company has won, however, once the boycott started to bite the award mysteriously disappeared from its website.Howard Shultz work as a
propagandistpublic relations ambassador for Israel has been praised by the Israeli Foreign Ministry as being key to Israel’s long-term PR success. On April 4th 2002, whilst the Israeli army wasslaughteringcarefully rooting out terrorists hidden within the civilian Palestinians in Jenin Howard Shultz made a provocative speech blaming the Palestinians, suggesting the intifada was a manifestation of anti- Semitism, and asked people to unite behind Israel. Starbucks also sponsors fund raisers for Israel.At a time when
other businesses were desperately pulling out ofthe economy of Israel was booming, Starbucks decided to help Israel’s floundering economy and open Starbucks in Israel. The venture failed but Shultz has vowed Starbucks will “return to Israel in due course”.Starbucks has opened outlets in US bases in Afghanistan and Iraq, and at the illegal torture centre in Guantanamo Bay. Customer Relations say “Starbucks has the deepest respect and admiration for U.S. military.. who risk their lives to protect Americans and our values of freedom and democracy”. Petty Officer Barry Tate who is serving in Guantanamo Bay agrees that Starbucks is helping “lift the morale” of the guards and interrogator’s at Guantanamo Bay.
It is completely correct that Starbucks failed commercially in Israel. The reasons are probably complex but I put it down to their poor food offering. Just ask Jackie Mason what matters more to Jews after a theatre show: drinks or food? Whatever the precise reason, Tel Aviv in particular and the whole of Israel already had so many fantastic coffee places when Starbucks arrived, they didn’t add much to the local market.
But I can tell you, many, many Israelis, when they are abroad, hold a soft spot for Starbucks and appreciate the many good things the company has done for Israel!
This has been another in the Israellycool Buycott series based on the poster put out by Islamic groups in the UK and distributed for free to Mosques all over the UK.
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Brian of London is not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy. Since making aliyah in 2009, Brian has blogged at Israellycool. Brian's interests include world peace and an end to world hunger.Besides blogging here, Brian of London now writes for PJ Media. Brian of London also hosted Shire Network NewsFiled Under: Brian of London • General
Actually, SB’s coffee is greatly inferior to most of the Italian and local roasts we’re offered here in Israel at popular cafes and franchises.
Even when in the US, I look elsewhere for a good cappuccino. The best we ever found was in a Philly mall – Gloria Jean’s Coffee. As good as in Italy.
Aside from the (in Israel) ubiquitous Italian brands Lavazza and Illy, after I had one taste of Landwer’s house blend I can’t even imagine spending $5 on Starburnt anymore. These guys built an empire on filling a market vacuum — nothing wrong with that, but that business model only works when there is an actual vacuum for the market to abhor
I applaud and enthusiastically support your efforts to promote this Buycott concept and appreciate your efforts in exposing those in the BDS movement as not only having an anti-Israel agenda but who also habor some level of Jew-hatred. But, Brian of London, you’re getting into the habit of covering our beloved, iconic American food and beverage icons in less than complimentary terms. I know there is always an underlying resentment that you Brits have toward us Americans based on envy and a bit of an inferiority complex. It’s ok that Britain is no longer a world superpower. It’s ok that Britain is no longer the pre-eminent influence in the world. It’s ok that Tony Blair functioned as George W. Bush’s poodle on the Iraq War. Get over it and leave our iconic American brands alone.
Excuse me, sir, is that your Chevy Volt on fire in the driveway?
Dummy up.
It’s really none of our business when an where you shove your dummy.
Play nice boys.
I actually avoided passing judgment on the coffee. Their food is pretty grim though.
I don’t mind Starbucks coffee, I drink it when it’s on offer but I don’t miss not having them in Israel.
The best coffee is made at home on the stovetop. Use any decent coffee grounds and your coffee will taste better than anything from even the most expensive espresso machine.
Whatever makes you feel good about yourself. I suppose any small pleasure is a bonus when you live in Iowa. As a proud Brit I know I have nothing to feel inferior about, especially in regards to the USA.
No country is perfect but at least I know it. I could be like you kidding myself into believing that I live in a land of the free, home of the brave where everything tastes like Ambrosia and is beyond criticism.
If memory serves, you are from Scotland, so it goes without saying that you not only suffer from low self esteem, but only in the narrowest, technical sense are you considered a Brit. So, make the most of it, friend.
You do talk a load of toss, isn’t there a corn field you could be tending to?
Considering that the Union of the crowns of Great Britain was actually done by a Scot, I really couldn’t be more British.
You should check where you get your information from.
As for the low self-esteem jibe it’s not a national trait or stereotype that I’m aware of and not one that I think applies.
But then I’m not the one who get’s overly-sensitive every time Brian writes something.
You saw a perfectly supportive article of Starbucks as an attack on America.
Besides which low self-esteem is probably preferable to the displays of hubris evident in some of your posts.
To be honest it’s wearing a little thin and so is the xenophobic Anti-British bullshit.
A Scot on a thread about coffee?
Ay, there’s better things to drink in your corner of the world!
Everything I know about the Scots I learned from watching “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.” “What’s 20 quid to the bloody Midland bank?” are words seared into my brain and have had a lasting affect on my perception of the Scottish people. If I’ve misjudged you, I apologize. Hell, I even like butterscotch hard candy.
When I visit the US I do drink Starbucks coffee but coffee from Costa Coffee here in the UK is far, far better.Their cafe latte is the most gorgeous coffee I’ve tasted outside of Italy, although the most delicious cappuccino I’ve had was in Sorrento.
Starbucks failed in Israel because they arrived to an already over-saturated market and offered poor-quality coffee at high-end prices. Food critics in Israel described the Starbucks brew as “one evolutionary step above the water used to mop the floor”.
The real reason the Israel-haters are Starbucks-haters is because of this spoof:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/israel/schultz.asp
Well, that, and because that mermaid in Starbucks logo is actually Queen Esther:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130368
I know it’s unlikely that they’ve read Moby Dick but they can’t even use google?
I love Starbucks coffee and I suppose there is no accounting for taste. But there should be some sort of accounting of who becomes a food critic and what criteria they use to judge food. I suspect if a food critic was writing a review of Soylent Green in the future, the least of his/her concerns would be that it is made of ground-up people.
Imagine you being canned in a future government rendition of Chock-Full-Of-Nuts!
Your nose grows ever longer with each and every post, Shy Guy.
Life is rough
Who needs Starschmucks when you have Aromah
Why not order a large bunch of posters and just toss them out?