It's Symbolic Tony.

People from the rest of the world may not know much about what goes on in the rest of Australia, but events in Parramatta are always closely watched by the movers and shakers of the world, and the Parramatta branch of any company is always the Flagship!

Houellebecq,

LOL

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As Israel has no borders and continues to steal Palestine what is Israel proper?

Dear Holleq,

Seemed to work in the other 'flagship' site Philadelphia.

After a dozen activists did a mock dance to the tune of Gaga's Telephone in front of a section selling Strauss goods the company took down references on its English website to its support of a notorious Israeli unit.

http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=195963

Here is one a victim of the particular brigade.

“The soldiers then explained how while Iman was lying wounded about 70 m from the Israeli guard post, the commander fired two bullets at her head from close range. They also stated that the commander returned to her body again, put his weapon on the automatic setting, and emptied his entire magazine into her body, disregarding their objections over the walkie-talkie. One of the soldiers said:
"We couldn't believe what he had done. Our hearts ached for her. Just a 13-year-old girl ... How do you spray a girl from close range? He was hot for a long time to take out terrorists and shot the girl to relieve pressure."”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iman_Darweesh_Al_Hams

The commander in question was later acquitted and promoted.

This is a letter posted on Antony Loewenstien's website setting out a writer's reasons for boycotting Brenner products.
http://antonyloewenstein.com/2009/02/03/decision-to-boycott-max-brenner-products/

If it means walking a bit further to the next coffee shop I don't think it is a big ask.

Dear Marilyn,

<<As Israel has no borders and continues to steal Palestine what is Israel proper?>>

This term commonly refers to the the area of Israel before the 1967 war.

There are those who dispute Israel's right to hold onto that area as well, who dispute Israel's right to exist in the first place - I do not agree with them, but the UN and the vast majority of its members, as well as the Israeli peace movement, agree that there is no dispute about Israel's pre-1967 borders being Israel's true and rightful borders.

Immediately after the 1967 war, the Israeli government (of the day) declared that the territories taken are NOT Israel proper and will be returned in a peace agreement with the Arab nations. Indeed, Sinai was returned to Egypt while the Gaza strip was evacuated (although Egypt is unwilling to take it back). The Golan Heights will be returned as well once there is peace with Syria.

Left is the West Bank and it is a shameful and sad affair that later Israeli governments reneged on their promise to return it for peace and ordered the border (called the "green line") to be erased from all school-maps.

It is up to the rest of the world to tell and pressure Israel to withdraw to its own territory. Indiscriminately pressuring a Paramatta outlet, unguilty of the 1967 occupation, can only achieve the opposite effect, sending the wrong message to the government of Israel, Lit. "The world hates you unconditionally, no matter what you do or don't, so better take as much land as you can, it can't get any worse anyway...".

Dear Csteele,

The loss of good chocolate is all yours, but OTOH some walking is good for your health!

The Golany brigade are indeed a wild lot, relative to Israel's other brigades, a concentrate of kids with excess of adrenalin - mind you, such kids exist everywhere and unpleasant to come about here in Australia too (give them guns and no one can be safe 2km round night-clubs). There's however no indication that chocolate exacerbates their behaviour.