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Israel boycotters pitch up in Waitrose

Protesters put up a tent in Waitrose to urge Israeli boycott

August 5, 2010 10:17

ByRobyn Rosen, Robyn Rosen

1 min read

Security guards were forced to remove protesters who pitched a tent in the aisle of a Waitrose store and spent an hour urging shoppers not to buy Israeli goods.

The protest was organised by Brighton Jordan Valley Solidarity and its supporters included Simon Levin, one of the seven activists cleared last month of damaging an arms factory after successfully claiming they had acted to prevent Israeli "war crimes".

Staff called police after 10 protesters refused to move from the store in Western Road, Brighton.

They put up the tent and told shoppers the Israeli government was destroying Palestinian homes.

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