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m&s targeted in solidarity with palestinian people

action | 04.03.2008 17:22 | Palestine

Activists this morning targeted a Marks & Spencer's store, to send a clear message that companies who profiteer from occupation and oppression are not welcome on this island.




Activists this morning targeted an M&S store at West Bridgeford, Nottinghamshire.
Both front and back entrances were locked shut with D-locks, red paint'blood' was thrown over the front of the store and grafitti was sprayed all over front and back, saying:
'blood on your hands'
'murder & slavery'
'M&S profit from Israeli apartheid state.'

For information on how M&S support Israel, including their profiteering from illegal settlements, see the below links.

 http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-marks-and-spencer.html
 http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-delta-galil.html

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don't agree

04.03.2008 18:27

[I hope this doesn't get deleted! When there was a long debate on indymedia re: the Manchester Airport action, this benefitted both sides on the argument, so please don't delete the criticism.]

My main worry is about your 'solidarity with the Palestinian people [sic]'. The idea of a "people" is a very conservative, if not extreme right, idea. It is based on essentialising notions of nationhood and identity that you find both in the mainstream and in the far right. In fact, the BNP uses the same notion of collective identity, and derives from this the right for each 'people' to defend itself and its values.

Palestinians have many identities, just as the British. Many, just as in Britain, are probably racist, anti-Semitic, sexist, homophopic, conservative etc etc. Surely you show not solidarity there? So is it just because they are the underdog?

Or is it the number of Palestinians that have been killed? If so, why no militant actions in solidarity with Americans that died in 9/11, or the victims in East Darfur, West Sahara, Ruanda, etc etc.

What is so special when the fight is against Israel?

eternal

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Krystal Nacht

04.03.2008 18:48

Should all jewish buisnesses shutter up as facism continues to make disgusting gains across the uk?

Jack L Carlos

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Someone should report this crime!

04.03.2008 19:26

Thank you for your post but this is the divisive issue which as soon as people look at it they question whether the Indymedia is balanced, or, becoming the haunt of criminals attracted by its powerful technology.
"action", if it was you who wrote that; Please practice your scribbling somewhere else because such violence to property could de-legitimize a very promising social movement.
Thank goodness we have such a fantastic team of censors who don't "feature" these self-incriminating photographs on the front page.

Ben
- Homepage: http://ben.blog-city.com/tags/?/israel

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Israel has a right to defend itself!

04.03.2008 19:46

All Israel is doing is defending itself from terrorist attacks with its military action in Gaza Tell the Palestinians to stop their terrorism. The Palestinians are provoking Israel by murdering Israeli civilians.
 http://www.betar.co.uk

Unbiased

Accuracy

04.03.2008 22:35

Solidarity
I've heard that M&S have had a change of ownership and no longer support Zionism more than other supermarkets.
The link doesn't go beyond 2001.
ASDA is the biggest buyer of Israeli goods.
Boycott Israeli Goods!

Anti-Zionist

Out of date information!

05.03.2008 10:09

I'm in agreement with the above person. The website linked is hugely out-of-date. If anything, Marks & Spencers have put in place a lot of useful schemes - they fully support fairtrade (only selling fairtrade tea & coffees), fairtrade cotton, organic, clothes recycling via Oxfam (including supporting this with a free clothing voucher!) & numerous other schemes. See link above.

Supermarket "giants" such as Asda (Walmart) & Tesco are far more worrying in many of their activities.

SamAwake
mail e-mail: rockratgirl@hotmail.com
- Homepage: http://plana.marksandspencer.com/

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You are behaving like the Naxis did now!

05.03.2008 11:11

By smashing Jewish shops you are behaving just as the Nazis did on Crystal Night in 1938 when they attacked dozens of Jewish shops in Berlin. You should be ashamed of yourselves I hope who ever did this vandalism is caught and gets a long prison sentence.
 http://www.betar.co.uk

Anti-fascist.

Factual info please

05.03.2008 11:19

Hard to tell whether the above commenters are providing genuine info, or are just M&S employees in disguise. Can anyone provide solid info on this change of culture at M&S, or is it just a distraction?

Factfinder

Clarification sought on this topic.

05.03.2008 12:03

It would be helpful to get some guidance on this subject.

I am not an M and S fan but was under the impression that they sourced their goods from third world sweat shops like the rest of the chain stores these days. Remember the TV programme about clothes made in Morocco by workers in slave like conditions?

The diretcors of M and S are of the Jewish ethnic group but I think they seek to maximise profit above everything else.

Anyone with accurate knowledge?

Jim

No change at M&S

05.03.2008 14:55

M&S have never made any announcement about any change in policy. In December 2004 CEO Stuart Rose was guest of honour at the annual dinner of the Britain-Israel Chamber of Commerce. In November 2007 the Victory to the Intifada group, which demonstrates outside M&S Oxford Street each week held a day of action in which M&S, Selfridges and John Lewis were all picketed. Managers from Selfridges and John Lewis came rushing out to assure demonstrators they no longer stocked mislabelled goods from the occupied territories or Catepillar boots (forget for a minute whether they were telling the truth or not!) No-one from M&S came out to say anything.

No problem with a campaign against ASDA or anyone else. But these posts are attempting to demobilise the campaign against M&S, not a call to action elsewhere.

Finally, demonstrating outside M&S is in no way anti-Jewish and this slur is becoming dull.

anti-imperialist

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ethical policies

05.03.2008 22:18

i heard they make weapons of mass distruction for israel we have to kill them now

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