Carrefour supermarket chain
French supermarket manager filmed removing Israeli products
A junior manager at a small town Carrefour supermarket branch removes Israeli dates placed on a special shelf for Ramadan after a Muslim customer complains they offend Muslims' feelings.
BDS activists in France uploaded a video online in which a junior manager of a Carrefour supermarket is seen removing packages of Israeli dates from the shelves at the request of a Muslim shopper.
The incident took place at a branch of the supermarket located in the town of Chambourcy, just West of Paris. The manager removed the Israeli dates which were placed on a special shelf for Ramadan products after a Muslim shopper complained that the sale of Israeli products on a shelf reserved for Ramadan products was an insult to Muslim sensitivities.
Manager at Carrefour supermarket removes Israeli dates (ללא קרדיט מיוהנותן בניה)
While the products were being removed, the complaining customer continued to shout that Muslim customers had a lot of purchasing power and that they ought to use their power to boycott Israeli products. The customer was furious that the shop was selling food from Israel “at a time that it is slaughtering children in Gaza."
The belief in Israel is that the incident was a local initiative that contradicts the supermarket chain’s policy. Carrefour is opposed to a boycott of Israel and sells Israeli products. In the past, the chain was subject to pressure to boycott Israeli products, and in some cases Israeli produce was removed from the shelves, but was later returned as a result of Israeli counter-pressure.
The Israeli Embassy in France said in response: "The Embassy closely follows every manifestation of boycott activity against Israel in France and maintains continuous and intensive dialogue with the leaders of the business sector as well as law enforcement authorities and the French government to eradicate the phenomenon which is prohibited by French law."
