Fonte :Naharnet; Foto:ferido in Gaza-Al Akhbar
Dozens of Lebanese activists angry at Israel's onslaught on Gaza forced the closure Tuesday of a Starbucks coffee shop in Beirut, calling for a boycott of the US-based chain.
"We want to revive the boycott campaign in Lebanon and the Arab countries," demonstration organizer Yara Harakeh, 23, said. "We have started with Starbucks."
Demonstrators wearing the iconic black and white Palestinian keffiyeh scarf stood outside the Starbucks in Beirut's Hamra shopping district, yelling out: "Boycott the Zionists for the Arab Palestine."
Staff inside the coffee shop refused comment, and eventually switched off the lights, locked the doors and left.
More than 900 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel began its offensive on December 27.
Previous boycott campaigns in the Arab world have targeted American fast food chains such as KFC and McDonalds, with some associated protests turning violent.
