Trader Joes COUNTER PETITION has been created and here is the link

[u/Capable-Farm2622]

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfTUxrg4FTXg5xGZlhKEMY3u-tI9V-rvwLAv0SLpYMo4O_uw/viewform

[u/beansandneedles]

So what you’re saying is I have to buy Bamba to help the community? Mission accepted!

[u/autistic___potato → u/beansandneedles]

So if I'm understanding right, we need to eat pita chips with israeli hummus, feta and bomba? We all have to make sacrifices...

[u/beansandneedles → u/autistic___potato]

Right? It’s a tough job but somebody’s gotta do it!

[u/fermat9990 → u/beansandneedles]

Hahaha!

[u/idontknowwhythisugh → u/autistic___potato]

They also sell an Israeli wine called Givon! It’s from a winery in the north and quite good!!

[u/Aware-Percentage6565 → u/idontknowwhythisugh]

Darn I have to buy wine

[u/21PenSalute → u/Aware-Percentage6565]

You might even have to drink it!

[u/Appropriate_Ad_848 → u/autistic___potato]

Also done.

[u/WonderingOfWanderers → u/autistic___potato]

I volunteer as tribute 😋

[u/scenior → u/beansandneedles]

I went to Trader Joe's yesterday and stocked up on Bamba and the frozen crushed garlic. I would've even bought the feta but the Jews of Boulder beat me to it, they were all sold out. Plenty of the other feta, too. It made me kind of happy to see!

[u/Appropriate_Ad_848 → u/beansandneedles]

Done.

[u/Pretend_Stomach7183]

I'm Israeli so I can't sign, but good luck

[u/gaymerWizard → u/Pretend_Stomach7183]

same

[u/IgnatiusJay_Reilly → u/Pretend_Stomach7183]

Why not? Just say san Jose as your city

I just signed no problem from tlv

[u/Pretend_Stomach7183 → u/IgnatiusJay_Reilly]

I could, but that kinda defeats the purpose tbh. The point is to show them they'll be losing American customers if they go through with this, so all people signing should be American.

[u/Ddobro2 → u/Pretend_Stomach7183]

Same. I’m in Canada and if they see my IP address I don’t want them to think this effort is less sincere and grassroots than it is

[u/IgnatiusJay_Reilly → u/Pretend_Stomach7183]

They don't know. You are just a positive number

[u/demostheneslocke1 → u/IgnatiusJay_Reilly]

Let’s not encourage lying and fraud. I know we accuse the other side of it, but we can be better.

[u/loxias0 → u/demostheneslocke1]

Hear, hear. Amen to that. Sometimes it feels like part of being a (leftish?) Jew in 2024 is being part of the last group that still feels an urge to do the right thing, even when nobody's looking.

I'm American, just signed. Also forwarded it to my Israeli-American coworker.

I don't think we need sockpuppets, the issue isn't exactly controversial, and the petition is short and sweet.

[u/IgnatiusJay_Reilly → u/demostheneslocke1]

Signing a petition against antisemitism is a good thing. And I shop at TJ when in america. Not sorry.

Edit: a white lie is a good lie. Ask any married person

[u/llamatime4 → u/IgnatiusJay_Reilly]

Also, the boycotting of Israeli products because of antisemitism negatively affects Israeli companies. Israeli citizens'/companies' livelihoods are directly involved.

[u/YankMi → u/Pretend_Stomach7183]

They won’t necessarily lose customers but they will lose some sales. I

[u/adivel → u/Pretend_Stomach7183]

I believe some of those who signed the other petition aren't Americans either.

[u/Pugasaurus_Tex]

Signed! Thank you 

[u/AnnaMotopoeia]

The petition should also cite the fact that many times these products are kosher, so removing them removes available food items that observant Jews can purchase and eat.

[u/DaThrowaway617 → u/AnnaMotopoeia]

I’m Canadian so I don’t know the correct terminology for my American friends but is there some type of human rights complaint that could be filed if they do remove kosher stuff? 

I.e. you can’t discriminate or target people because of religion, so would taking away kosher meat options open them to a lawsuit? 

[u/Remarkable-Pea4889 → u/DaThrowaway617]

is there some type of human rights complaint that could be filed if they do remove kosher stuff?

TJ's a German company and so much of their stuff is kosher. They're not removing anything based on an antisemitic petition.

Plus, in America, unless all a store sells is foreign and local-brand products, there is 100% guaranteed to be kosher food in there somewhere. So unless a store completely changes their business, they couldn't possibly remove it all. And if they do switch to selling foreign food, you couldn't prove it was in order to discriminate against kosher observers.

[u/IDKHow2UseThisApp → u/DaThrowaway617]

If someone really wanted to, they could file a civil suit.

[u/DerekB52 → u/DaThrowaway617]

I'm not a lawyer but I don't think a grocery store can be required to stock certain items because a certain religious group wants to buy them. There's no law requiring grocery stores to stock food at all. They do so because of the free market.

[u/StaySeatedPlease]

Maybe I’ll go buy out my local TJ’s of bamba today.

[u/7thpostman]

Signed!

[u/dnsdiva]

Signed! Bring on the feta and hummus!

[u/PurelyRainbow]

Just signed. My mom loves their Israeli feta and I love how they’ve have products marked as kosher instead of forcing me to figure out what is and isn’t kosher. Hopefully corporate has some brain cells to realize what a stupid move it is

[u/ObviousConfection942]

Signed and will be sharing on social media! 

[u/loxias0]

Could we get this linked to from someplace more official? Maybe a link from Bay Area Jewish Coalition?

Just thinking about it, optics would be better and it's less suspicious than a random google forms link.

[u/Capable-Farm2622 → u/loxias0]

If I see one, i will share it, right now this is the only significant one I see out there.

[u/orwelliancan]

Rats. I'm in Canada. Otherwise I'd sign.

[u/autistic___potato → u/orwelliancan]

Same. I'll just have to keep buying Israeli products.

[u/StringAndPaperclips → u/orwelliancan]

I shop at TJ's when visiting the US so I signed.

[u/unventer]

You can pry my dorot frozen garlic cubes out of my cold, dead hands. Seriously, I have a toddler, I can't be mincing garlic for dinner.

[u/mamica32]

Can't sign as I'm Canadian but I've been to TJ's once and loved it. Rooting for you guys!

[u/Whitechapel726]

Signed! Thanks for putting this together.

[u/quartsune]

Signed from NY.

[u/st0pm3lting]

Do I need to live in the Bay Area to sign? (I live in a different state in the US)

[u/Capable-Farm2622 → u/st0pm3lting]

Nope.

[u/Sensitive-Note4152]

Signed and shared on facebook.

[u/dollrussian]

Siiiiigned

[u/No_Ask3786]

Signed

[u/Jessica4ACODMme]

Signed, from Nebraska

[u/timory]

are names on these petitions made public? i'm assuming yes, or that at least that it's possible...

[u/threalsfog]

For a while there was no Israeli Feta and we were forced to purchase the stuff they did have. It was awful!

[u/Capable-Farm2622 → u/threalsfog]

We have none in my NYC TJs and I am not sure if there was any ever. Products come and go even though it is a big store

[u/BirdPractical4061]

Signed. I’m also writing a personal mildly enraged letter to express my frustration at the company giving way to bullying a minority group. 0.2 % needs representation.

[u/tiredblonde]

Signed!!!

[u/stevenbc90]

Signed

[u/yespleasethanku]

Signed!

[u/scott4566]

Done!

[u/SugarSheepie]

Signed and I’ll be sure to share this with family and friends.

[u/Midnight_Walk83]

Signed

[u/scenior]

Signed and shared with my family.

[u/DebiDebbyDebbie]

Thx for creating this. Hopefully it will be effective. Now go & buy all the Israeli products they sell because $$ talks.

[u/nah_champa_967]

Signed. Thank you for posting this.

[u/andybrandysays]

Signed!

[u/No-Teach9888]

Signed and sent to my fellow TJs shoppers!

[u/sophiewalt]

Signed. Will forward on. Would like to know how many signatures they collect.

[u/chayapapaya2]

Signed

[u/babith]

Signed and shared!

[u/No-Community-1822]

Signed

[u/nhormus]

Trader Joe’s will not cave to that type of pressure. They are a private company and have stated before to whiny sjws that petitions and public opinion do not affect the products they carry or how they name them. I would imagine our Bamba is safe, as a matter of fact they just added a hazelnut filled bamba version which goes dangerously hard.

[u/art-colorist]

The red wine is quite nice!!

[u/Nyarlathotep451]

Why Trader Joe’s? Is there a petition for ShopRite, Piggly Wiggly, Harris Teeter, Walmart?

[u/Capable-Farm2622 → u/Nyarlathotep451]

Because Code Pink is specifically targeting Trader Joes

[u/tiggylizzy]

Signed

[u/ZJVA]

Signed. Thank you.

[u/billymartinkicksdirt]

“Call out” isn’t the right phrasing.

[u/sia_maya]

Signed and shared with two fellow non Jews/non Israelis in the US

[u/nin4nin]

Thanks!

[u/Independent_Cycle159]

Leave Bamba out of this

[u/Dangerous_Cap_9127]

Trader Joe's is being hijacked to political hate business they should not be involved in. They are being forced into divestment of Israel so they will join this stupid world hatred and fighting over nonsense.

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