An Italian supermarket chain says it has stopped selling Israeli products in solidarity with Palestinians affected by fighting and hunger in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reports.
The decision, the first by a major Italian food retailer, will mean that the Coop Alleanza 3.0 will remove Israeli peanuts, tahini sauce and SodaStream carbonated water makers from its shelves, a statement said.
In an additional sign of support for people in Gaza, supermarkets have also started selling the pro-Palestinian Gaza Cola fizzy drink, the statement added.
Coop Alleanza 3.0 is the largest cooperative in the Coop Italia network, comprising almost 350 stores in eight Italian regions from Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the north to Puglia in the south.
The cooperative “cannot remain indifferent to the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip and united in calling for the immediate cessation of military operations,” it said.
