In The Israel Boycotts Wars, Firing (And Downing) New Shots
Conservative movement’s Men’s Clubs calls off boycott of several Scottish distilleries
That was the message last week from Rabbi Charles Simon just two weeks after he suggested that his fellow Conservative rabbis and their men’s clubs consider a counter-boycott against the Scottish municipality of West Dumbartonshire. The action came in response to the municipal council’s decision to bar its public libraries from buying books by Israeli authors.
Rabbi Simon, executive director of the Conservative movement’s Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, said he had also “suggested to our constituency that they write to the three scotch distributors” that have part of their operations in the municipality. Among the three distilleries named were Morrison Bowmore, Loch Lomond and Chivas Brothers.
...Rabbi Simon said he does not believe that any of the distilleries lost business from the counter-boycott, and he pronounced the whole thing a success.
“As far as I’m concerned, it’s over,” he said. “It was not about the scotch but the council. We made a big statement. It was bigger than I anticipated. Hopefully the council will now reconsider its naïve if well-intended act.”
Asked why he was calling off the lobbying campaign, Rabbi Simon replied: “Prolonging this won’t make any difference. Maybe there has been enough pressure on the council that it will reconsider. That’s the best we could hope for.”
That is a poor representation of Jewish and Israel interests.
That's the schule I don't go to.
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