Hummus Products at Multiple Grocery Stores Vandalized With ‘Boycott Israeli Goods’ Stickers

Hummus products at multiple grocery stores in Philadelphia were vandalized with stickers calling for a boycott of Israeli goods. Three Acme Markets in Lower Merion Township in Pennsylvania had “Boycott Israeli Goods”…

Elizabeth WeibelDec 7, 20232 min read

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company has supported the Golani Brigade, a part of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).

Additionally, the Israeli Food company has partnered with Leket Israel, a Food bank in Israel, to provide aid to farmers that border the Gaza Strip.

In November 2010, protesters from Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), a Palestinian group that seeks to boycott Israel, took part in a flash mob at the Fresh Grocer in Philadelphia as part of an effort to sway people from purchasing Sabra products.

Students from Princeton University, in New Jersey and DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, called for the schools to remove Sabra hummus from the dining halls.

Acme added in its statement that it was working with local law enforcement in order to “prosecute those responsible to the fullest extent of the law,” according to the company’s statement.

In response to the incident at the Acme stores, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) posted a meme on X, formerly known as Twitter, slamming pro-Palestinian protesters for turning a blind eye to the rape of Israeli women and girls by Hamas but for protesting Sabra hummus in grocery stores.

https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1732756926751014996

Fetterman has been a vocal supporter of Israel in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack which left more than 1,400 people dead and more than 240 people taken as hostages. Most recently, Fetterman labeled a pro-Palestinian protest outside of a Jewish eatery in Philadelphia as being “pathetic.”