Friday, March 09, 2012

  • Friday, March 09, 2012
  • Elder of Ziyon
From Times of Israel:
The Israeli army’s boots are stitched together by Palestinian workers in factories in Hebron and East Jerusalem, a little-known example of economic coexistence driven by necessity more than goodwill.

“The Jews who knew how to do that work are gone,” said Shimon Horovitz, the boot product manager at Brill Shoe Industries Ltd, which makes some 85,000 pairs of boots for the army every year. “There are no craftsmen left.”

In fact, some 40 percent of all shoes on the Israeli market come from the southern West Bank city of Hebron. “It is the city of shoes,” Horovitz said of Hebron. “Everyone knows that.”

At the Brill factory in the Tel Aviv suburb of Rishon Lezion, where the army boots are made, Israeli workers handle all other stages of production.

Asked about the role of Palestinians in the assembly line, a security official said, “We’re an equal opportunity employer. We look at quality, durability and budget.”

“If the boots fit, feel good and allow you to defend the county, then that’s all that matters,” he said.
Now let's do a thought experiment of how the "pro-peace" crowd would react to reading this shining example of Arab/Israeli co-existence and a situation where everybody wins.

Would they smile or frown?

Buy your own pair of IDF boots, and help out the Arab shoemakers of Hebron, for $110. Or, if you are "pro-Palestinian," start a call to boycott the Arab factory for collaboration with the Zionist enemy. Your choice.

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