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Starbucks CEO: Friend of Israel

Posted: Fri 4th July 2008 9.33 AM  | AuthorSam Hailes

Howard Schultz StarbucksChairman, president and CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz is a Jew who is recognised as a 'Friend of Zion'.

56 year-old Schultz has been part of Starbucks since 1982 when he joined as a Marketing Consultant. Starbucks currently serves 15 million customers a week with a variety of coffees, teas and snacks in nearly 4,000 stores worldwide. They also offer a range of Kosher and Fair trade products.

Schultz has helped with projects and seminars held in both Israel and North America, in which university students hear Israeli perspectives on the current Middle East tensions. In 1998 Schultz was honoured with "The Israel 50th Anniversary Friend of Zion Tribute Award" for his services in "playing a key role in promoting close alliance between the United States and Israel.” He has also been commended by those inside the Israeli Foreign Ministry.

Speaking in 2002 at a synagogue in Seattle, Howard Schultz warned his fellow Jews about the rise of anti-Semitism: "What is going on in the Middle East is not an isolated part of the world. The rise of anti-Semitism is at an all-time high since the 1930's…If you leave this synagogue tonight and go back to your home and ignore this, then shame on us” he said.

Starbucks even opened 6 stores in Israel, teaming up with Shalom Coffee Ltd. However Starbucks were forced to pull out of the deal in 2003 due to ‘operational challenges.’   

 

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TalkBack  5 comment(s) posted:

1 Hi there.
Here is what Starbucks say...
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/pressdesc.asp?id=976
» Posted by: HAILESS on 21:19 Tuesday 27th January 2009

2 hi!! actually i really wanna know some answers and only randomly i found Ur site and i think this is the most trustworthy place i guess.. anyways i'm from egypt and every1 is boycotting here sturbuck's cuz its supporting the israelian war so plz tell me it has nothing to do with war!! thanks!
» Posted by: Menna87 on 12:28 Tuesday 27th January 2009

3 this guy is an idiot.. he should know that 95% of the semites are Arabs. the only anti semites i know are isrlies who believe they are the chosen. lol 90% of jews living in isrl are of european descent, who's fathers have converted to judaism. they have no historical right to this land what so ever, the true ppl of the land of Palestine are the philistines who are being killed in masses by the very people who claim to be humane. lol what a sick bunch of arseholes you people are.
» Posted by: Helen Dukke on 6:47 Thursday 15th January 2009

4 Starbucks goes on the boycott list too. ZIONISM IS,CANCER RADIATE. GOOGLE DANCING ISRAELIS. THE WORLD IS WATCHING YOU NOW MURDERERS.
» Posted by: jagwee1 on 20:07 Tuesday 13th January 2009

5 Starbucks: good coffee, good man
» Posted by: Golani on 10:17 Sunday 20th July 2008

 

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