Antwerp, Belgium – Moslems in Belgium organized a demonstration a few weeks ago at a grocery store which sells Israeli products. The store, located in an Islamic neighborhood of Antwerp, is part of a big Belgium chain: Delhaize..
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The Jewish community didn’t sit quietly. Monday evening, they organized a quiet counter demonstration: The whole Jewish community was asked to go to the store and buy as many Israeli items as possible in a show of support for the chain’s decision to carry Israeli products.
More than 3oo Jews arrived at the Delhaize supermarket and bought any Israeli product in sight.
“The products disappeared in minutes”, said Meir Vachotzker, who serves as emissary for the Bnei Akiva youth group. “The Muslims in the store had no idea what was going on! Some actually thought that it was a sale,” he noted.
Commenting on the participation in the mass product purchase, Vachotzker said: “It was so amazing to see all the Jews united together for one cause: Israel! Ultra Orthodox and secular Jews together with Bnei Akiva teenagers all united and working together – is so touching and beautiful for me as an Israeli emissary in the Diaspora.” [arutz7]
Amen!
Now let’s all unite to do Hashem’s will.
a big thank you to chabad who arranged the food from israel and for helping out with all of this