Ahava store in London shut down again
The Ahava cosmetics store in London's Covent Garden district (near the theater district if I recall correctly) was shut down on Monday by pro-'Palestinian' 'activists' for about two hours. Ahava's factory is located along the coast of the Dead Sea in an area that the 'Palestinians' are trying to claim for their recihlet. On Sunday, the London Jewish community held a buycott for the store, which reuslted in significantly higher sales than usual. The picture is from a similar 'event' in October.
Pro-Palestinian activists blockaded an Ahava store in London's Covent Garden on Monday, resulting in temporary closure of the store.Someone please make sure that the store manager shows up in court this time.
Two activists reportedly locked themselves to a cement-filled barrel at the entrance to the property. Police were called to the store, and the two were subsequently arrested on charges of aggravated trespassing, and taken to a central London police station.
On Sunday, the Jewish community organised a "Buycott" Ahava campaign in support of the store and in response to protests by anti-Israel activists calling for a boycott of Israeli goods. Advertising the event on Facebook, customers received a 10 percent discount and Ahava said that they enjoyed a huge increase in business.
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In August, a group of anti-Israel protesters who chained themselves inside the same store the previous year were acquitted and cleared of all related charges after the store manager failed to attend the court hearing.
Labels: Ahava cosmetics, Buycott Israel, Covent Garden, London
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:10 AM
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