Now I'm Even More Eager To See It Open...

Pro-Palestine vandals daubed the words 'Free Gaza' and threw red paint over a newly opened branch of Gail's, as activists accused the bakery chain of 'funding Israel'.

I will spend SO MUCH here...

I've been eagerly waiting  this branch's opening day to open in Stratford where I work, as I love the one in Wanstead (the cheese & chive scones are better than I can make myself!) and the news I'll be sticking it to the mad Paeleostinian supporters will make the lunchtime coffee and cake even sweeter!

Gail's has previously faced accusations of being Israel-owned or backing Israel's 'war machine'. The chain was founded as a wholesaler in the 1990s by Israeli baker Gail Mejia and was rapidly expanded by Israeli entrepreneur Ran Avidan from 2005 - but both are no longer linked to the business. It is today owned by Pizza Express entrepreneur Luke Johnson and American investment firm Bain Capital. Bain was among 500 other venture capital firms that signed a letter in support of Israel following the Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, and it has investments in Israel, including in AI, cybersecurity and software companies.

Not that that will matter to the insane people in this activist group domestic terrorist group one little bit!  

A spokesperson told The Guardian in 2024: 'Gail's is a UK-based business with no specific connections to any country or government outside of the UK and does not fund Israel.'

Shame.  

Awww, Diddums!

I’m not being funny but… we as a nation have accomplished some incredible things through protest. Whether we’re talking about the suffragettes or the gay liberation movement or our stand against fascism, it’s embedded in us to take a stand for what we feel is morally right and we continue to do so regardless of how difficult the Government has been recently trying to make it.

I haven't noticed that they have been having much luck with that, since every Saturday we've had morons like you out in numbers in London, demanding the Israelis stop the war your terrorist friends started...

In recent years, we’ve seen trans+ and UK black pride demonstrations have an impact in protecting our community from people in power attempting to discreetly strip us of our rights.

Those 'rights' that, when challenged, you are unable to describe? 

While there’s been a spike in antisemitic attacks because of the conflict, there’s also been a spike in anti-Muslim hate and so this was a good reminder that standing for peace is something that should never be compromised. Have we learned nothing from our elders?

You certainly don't appear to.... 

...the police resources allocated to protests are unbelievable.I understand the need for those resources — protests need to remain safe spaces for everyone, but when are we going to actually start prioritising dealing with real crime?

The utter arrogance of this pathetic beta male, moaning about the resource loss for the police as if it were unconnected with he own actions and those of his fellow travellers.  

What really gets to me though is how little impact these protests are having. We have a government that doesn’t give a toss about its constituents’ issues.

Welcome to the club. I'm sick and tired of these 'conservatives' who seem in thrall to lunacies like Net Zero & encouraging the entire Third World to rock up on small boats to live a life of unparalled luxury at the taxpayer's expense. 

I’m never one for violence but, f*** me, France seems to be getting something right. We don’t hear about it so much over here but the way they take to the streets gets their government to listen.

So, you are one for violence then? Since that's how they do it.