Norwegian supermarkets label Israeli items as moral warning for shoppers?

Factual Questions
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This seems just too weird to be true. Norwegian supermarkets specifically labeling Israeli products so customers can have a consciousness raising, moral heads up as to the origin of the product. Is this a UL or not?

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Not to mods- This is not intended to be a a GD or a IMHO. I just want to know if it’s true or not.

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Snopes: Not any more

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astro’s link is to a Washington Post columnist, not a quick and dirty electronic scrolling news service item. It would appear to be a front page article (page A01): http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18725-2002Jul29.html That’s pretty disappointing stuff. I expect Mr Anderson will hear something about this from his editor.

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Thanks for the info Hawthorne! There is no email link for John Ward Anderson at the Post so I e-mailed a research editor with your link.