JEWISH CHRONICLE
Co-op banned from four US states over BDS policy
by Marcus Dysch
August 1, 2017
A series of American states have barred companies from investing in Britain’s Co-operative Group over its boycott of Israeli firms which source produce from West Bank settlements. Florida, Illinois, New York and Arizona have implemented the proscriptions against the Co-op, which has suffered a series of controversies since adopting its policy five years ago. Co-op supermarkets in Britain have refused to stock products from Israeli West Bank settlements since 2009, and the policy was extended in 2012 to include barring any engagement with Israeli suppliers known to work with the settlements. READ MORE
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