Israeli grocery store keeps Arab baggers and Jewish cashiers apart

[Scurrilous]

It appears that Rami Levi chain has given in to a demand from local rabbis at Gush Etzion branch, in wake of romance between a Palestinian bagger and Jewish cashier.

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"Palestinians are no longer bagging groceries most days at the Rami Levi supermarket at the Gush Etzion junction, after a romance between a Palestinian bagger and a Jewish cashier spurred local rabbis to demand that Levi take action.

In an effort to prevent fraternizing between the Palestinian packers and the female Jewish cashiers, baggers are no longer working at the checkout counters most of the week. An exception was made for the Wednesday and Thursday night shifts, when the checkout counters are so busy that there is little opportunity for conversation.

The decision followed a storm that arose in the Gush Etzion settlements after it was reported that a local girl working as a cashier had become romantically involved with one of the Palestinian baggers.

Workers at the supermarket and a leading local rabbi say the Palestinian worker was fired, but Levi denies that, saying, “He’s gone off to Jordan. When he returns, we’ll see.” The cashier quit on her own."

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[sharp_stick]

1. I hate fundies

I don't care if the fundie is a muslim jihad loving wacko, a jewish arab hater or a christian theocrat wannabe. Anybody that believes in a word for word interpretation of some ancient fairy tale should be fucking institutionalized.

[Enrique]

2. they need a Civil Rights Act

they can model it on our 1964 one, which has helped us a lot.

[Jefferson23]

3. Ha ha, you have to love how capitalism wins the day in part:

" An exception was made for the Wednesday and Thursday night shifts, when the checkout counters are so busy that there is little opportunity for conversation."


Sad commentary over all. “I’m pleased by the steps Rami Levi has taken. The Arabs don’t particularly like this either, and it seems that Rami Levi understands the problem. The worker was fired and will not return. You need a whip to teach people a lesson after something like this happens.”

Levi denies the worker was fired. He declared himself “against assimilation” and insisted that “there was suspicion of an affair. There was no affair. These extremist groups keep getting involved and making everybody crazy.
“This is the ‘peace supermarket,’ he said. “Extremist Palestinians and Jews don’t like it.”

[Ken Burch]

4. Great, they forced out a young couple whose love could have been a symbol of peace

and reconciliation.

God forbid two people get past the hatred and just live as human beings in the West Bank. Can't have that.