Covenant Zone correspondent goes undercover at MEC Buycott

And my, what an unruly crowd of Zionists that particular event seems to have gathered...

Vancouver's MEC "Buycott" to counter the angry scapegoaters who want Mountain Equipment Co-op to stop sourcing products from Israel was, from my vantage point, a success. I was only there for half an hour but saw many people stopping outside to sign the petition and have a chat with the organizers. Inside the store, there was a noticeable group of buycotters around the Israeli-made underwear and water bottles. I had a chat with Jonathan Narvey, at whose site earlier in the day I watched a video, reminding us of all the high-tech products serious Israel boycotters will give up if they aren't just self-righteous poseurs wanting easy ways to identify with (and hence further encourage the production of) putative victims of the only state in the Middle East that has yet readily adapted to the liberal values of the modern global marketplace. I was glad to discover that Israel is not just a land of computer programmers, chip makers, and fruit growers.

Much more here.

[ UPDATE: Jonathan Narvey in CZ's comments points us toward this, another very good run-down of the Buycott, replete with pictures and video.



Once again, you can check it all out here. ]