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It's true that Starbucks closed its six outlets in Israel on April 1, 2003, citing "operational challenges" including Israel's faltering economy. It's also true that Starbucks continues to operate in other Middle Eastern countries, such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
What is not true, company officials insist, is the implication that the closures were due to political pressures or "taking sides" with Israel's enemies.
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It's true that Starbucks closed its six outlets in Israel on April 1, 2003, citing "operational challenges" including Israel's faltering economy. It's also true that Starbucks continues to operate in other Middle Eastern countries, such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
What is not true, company officials insist, is the implication that the closures were due to political pressures or "taking sides" with Israel's enemies.
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All six Starbucks cafes in Israel will be shut down at the end of the week, Starbucks Coffee International and the Delek Group said as they announced the end of their brief partnership. All 120 of the coffee chain's employees in Israel will be laid off.
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Although this happened four years ago, it is spicy enough to follow the story...
"An e-mail message claims that the recent decision by Starbucks to close its operations in Israel was the result of “caving in” to anti-Israel pressure. There is no evidence that this was the case. "
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Starbucks CEO and majority shareholder, Howard Schultz (pictured), has announced that the retail coffee giant is planning to reenter markets in Israel after a failed venture there once before. Schultz, an observant Jew, declared that a love for Zionism was the central factor in his business decision
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Its back to square one again...see the date of the report.
