[wvns] Israeli Dates Flood Morocco in Ramadan
Israeli Dates Flood Morocco in Ramadan
By Ahmad Hamouch, IOL Correspondent
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1189959338362&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout
The Israeli dates can been seen in abundance on the shelves in eastern
and central Morocco
RABAT — Branded with Israeli trademark "Bat Sheva", Israeli dates are
flooding Moroccan markets during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
"I found dates carrying Israeli trademark in the markets,"
Abdel-Jalil, a teacher, told IslamOnline.net Saturday, September 22.
Trademarked "Bat Sheva" – the Hebrew name of the town of Beersheba –
the Israeli dates can been seen in abundance on the shelves in eastern
and central Morocco.
The "Made in Israel" label is obviously seen on the packages.
"We used to buy dates from Arab countries such as Tunisia," said hajj
Mohamed, a dates vendor.
"I myself would not buy dates produced by our enemy," he said.
The Israeli-Arab conflict dates back to the 1948 when well-armed
Israeli militants bombarded Palestine and forced its natives into a
panicky flight to establish the state of Israel.
The ties turned more sour after the 1967 Middle East War, when Israel
occupied Palestinian Al-Quds (Arab East Jerusalem), the Gaza Strip,
the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights.
The results of the war affect the geopolitics of the region to this day.
Greed
Mohamed said some merchants are greedy and uncaring.
"They disrespect the sensibilities of Moroccans and are only after
money," he said.
He said some retailers are baffling merchants like him and mix Israeli
dates with Arab ones.
"The other day, I was shocked to know that some of the dates were made
in Israel," he said.
Abdel-Jalil, the teacher, says merchants tend to remove the Israeli
label and sell the dates as if they were made in Arab countries like
Egypt.
"This is provocative," said Khaled Al-Sufiany, coordinator of the
national group for the support of Iraq and Palestine.
"The pro-Israel camp is exploiting Ramadan and slam dunk a trade
normalization on the laypeople," he added.
The advocates "are funding the Zionist regime to continue its daily
crimes against the Palestinians," he said.
Morocco repeatedly denies any trade relations with Israel.
The North African kingdom closed its trade office in Tel Aviv and the
Israeli trade office in Rabat following the outbreak of the 2000
Al-Aqsa intifada.
But non-government groups say that the two countries are having
booming ties, especially in the agricultural field.
A recent report by Israel Export Institute said that Israeli exports
to Morocco mushroomed by 5.3 percent in the first quarter of 2006.
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