A-Infos (en) Israel, Tel Aviv, Media, New Tel Aviv bar [vegan] bans IDF soldiers in uniform, and boycot settlement products

A new vegan bar opened last week in Tel Aviv that bans Israel Defense Forces soldiers in 
uniform and boycotts products made in West Bank settlements. --- The Rogatka - "slingshot" 
- bar was opened by an "anarchist collective" who once ran the Salon Mazal bar; it is 
located on Yitzhak Sadeh street in central Tel Aviv. --- The new ideologically devoted bar 
will not seek to make a profit, and the founders say they hope it will bring together 
left-wing activists, environmentalists, and other fellow travelers, under the banner of 
cheap drinks and fair trade products. ---- The bar's ban on soldiers in uniform and the 
carrying of weapons, along with its boycott on products made in the settlements, derive 
from what employees see as the connection between all forms of oppression, from the 
slaughter of animals to sexism to occupation.

"We can't hold views against discrimination and oppression, while at the same time support 
the infrastructure that exploits human beings and other animals," said Adi Vinter, one of 
the bar's founders.

"We wanted to show it's possible and even worthwhile to live differently," Vinter added.

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