Europe’s Largest Department Store Removes Israeli Products From
Haaretz Israeli News Source
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Europe’s largest department store, the Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) in Berlin, has removed Israeli products from the shelves following the European Union’s decision to label Israeli products from the West Bank and the Golan Heights.
In an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel published on Friday, the store’s spokewoman, Petra Fladenhofer said: “Only after fixing the labels, we’ll return the products to our shelves.” She did not elaborate on what kinds of products were pulled.
In contrast, another large department store, Galeria Kauphof, did not pull Israeli products from its shelves. A spokesperson for the company - which has several braches around Berlin, including one in Alexanderplatz – told Der Spiegel that the store’s “sales policy” is not influenced by politics or religion, and that it was not responsible for labeling products. The store sells Israeli products made in the West Bank and the Golan Heights such as SodaStream, Ahava consmetics and more.
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