Jan 24, 2021
“Promoting Arab products while boycotting Jewish products from the same country is an obvious example of anti-Semitism,” said Michael Mostyn, CEO of B’nai Brith Canada.
A prominent Canadian activist for the boycott of Israel is promoting the sale of Israeli wine, a B’nai Brith Canada investigation has revealed – but only because the winemaker is an Arab, rather than an Israeli Jew.
“Palestine Just Trade,” a federally-incorporated not-for-profit, has been encouraging Canadians to purchase products from the Ashkar Winery throughout 2020.
On its website, Palestine Just Trade says it “was established in 2018 to bring distinct, quality Palestinian products into Canada on the basis that all of its activities must support ‘just’ trade related to international law and human rights, and be considered through the lens of providing the message of ‘just peace’ in regard to Palestine.”
Canada: wine distributor erases Palestine from label
A wine seller covered the word Palestine on the label with a version saying West Bank in Canada 11 January 2021 January 11, 2021 at 4:04 pm
The labelling of products originating on Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory has sparked further controversy in Canada after a government run wine seller was found distributing bottles of Palestinian-made wine after covering up the word Palestine on the label with a version saying West Bank .
An image of the bottle of Palestinian wine,
Nadim 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Reserve, was shared yesterday on social media comparing the original labelling and the doctored version. The wine is produced by Ramallah s Taybeh Winery, a family-owned business founded in 2013 by the Khoury brothers.
I own three restaurants, a bar and a catering business. And so we thought to ourselves, what are we going to do? says Joyal. And then it just sort of morphed into, Well, maybe we should be thinking on a bigger level with all the restaurants.
As the COVID-19 pandemic limits New Year s Eve festivities, restaurants are banding together online in hopes that a shop local mentality can save the once-lucrative holiday for eateries.
One online event, Save Hospitality s NYE 2021 Big Night In, has built a database of about two hundred restaurants across the country. The event website has at least one listing for local restaurants in every province and territory.
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