A food co-op in Washington state has voted not to sell products made in Israel.
The boycott approved July 15 by the board of directors of the Olympia Food Co-op covers products made in all of Israel, not just the West Bank. The co-op has two grocery stores that carried Israeli products including ice cream, crackers and a line of baby wipes.
Olympia is the hometown of Rachel Corrie, an American peace activist who was killed in Gaza in 2003 while protesting a home demolition in front of an Israeli bulldozer.
The boycott went into effect the day after the vote.
The co-op will continue to carry Peace Oil, an Israeli-Palestinian fair trade olive oil. — jta