Just because Mackey has Jewish friends doesn’t mean he supports Israel. If you go through a Whole Foods Store you will find NO Israeli products. You have to remember many American Jews today are turning into traitors to their Jewish heritage and are betraying Israel. I for one will for now on go to Trader Joes, where generally the prices are much lower and you can find Israeli Products
“Just because Mackey has Jewish friends doesn’t mean he supports Israel.”
By the same token, just because he doesn’t sell Israeli goods doesn’t mean he’s an “Israel Hating Retailer.” Even so, Whole Foods is listed as a retailer that sells Israeli products by “CJP.org” (Combined Jewish Philanthropy). see:
http://www.cjp.org/page.aspx?id=59442
I happened to have dinner last night with my group of mostly Jewish friends (not they anti-Israel type either) that deal with Mr. Mackey on every day. When I told them there was a thread going around the internet that Mackey was an “Israel Hating Retailer” they found it so funny that they made jokes about it for the rest of the evening.
I rarely go to Whole Foods, I’m not particularly fond of John Mackey, but I feel 100% confident in saying that he bears absolutely no ill will toward Israel or Jewish people.
But hey, if Trader Joes has better prices - go for it !