Co-Op Members Vote to Remove All Israeli Products From Stores - Birmingham Live

Co-op members vote to boycott Israeli goods

The Co-op supermarket may stop selling products linked to Israel as early as this summer, following a decisive vote by its membership in favour of a boycott. Ahead of the company’s Annual General Meeting, three-quarters of members backed a motion calling on the Co-op board to “demonstrate moral courage and leadership” by removing Israeli products from its shelves. The motion urged the board to act with “fairness and consistency” in its ethical d…

Pressure rises on Co-op board to follow through on boycott of Israeli products

The Co-op’s annual general meeting on 17 May announced that about 73% of the supermarket’s 6.5 million members had voted to stop the sale of Israeli products. The motion is non-binding, but the Co-op’s board says it will consider the vote during its summer sourcing review. Pro-Israel lobbyists have predictably been making noise, but there have also been calls for increasing pressure on the board to respect the vote. Co-op: BDS Israel now A petit…

Co-op members vote to boycott all Israeli products despite Israel lobby attack

Overwhelming support for ban, despite pressure from pro-Israel lawyer group Last weekend's annual general meeting of Co-operative members voted overwhelmingly - 72% in favour - of an immediate boycott of all Israeli-made or Israel-linked products in the chain's more than 3,700 stores around the UK. The motion calls on the organisation's board to “show moral…

Co-op’s board passes PSC-backed motion with false Gaza death toll - The Jewish Chronicle

The motion urged Co-op leadership to demonstrate ‘moral courage and leadership’ by removing Israeli goods from its shelves

Co-op members vote for boycott of Israeli products in all stores

Co-op members have voted in favour of banning all Israeli items from their stores. At the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday (May 17), a majority of 72.8% supported a motion to cease trading with Israel and show “moral courage and leadership.” The motion is advisory and non-binding, but if enforced it could come into effect as soon as this summer, the Telegraph reports. Members had previously compared the situation to Russia’s in…

UK Co-op shareholders demand ‘moral courage’ with vote to ban Israeli products

Since 2007, the retailer has already refused to stock products from Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria. By Jewish Breaking News The Co-op could cease selling Israeli products as early as this summer after an overwhelming vote on Friday to pull products tied to the Jewish State from supermarket’s shelves. With 2500 grocery stores across the UK, three-quarters of shareholders voted for the ban on Israeli goods citing “moral courage,” having …