Israel haters don’t find these oranges to be so darling.Clementines are a type of orange that Costco sells, and some of the clementines Costco sells come from Israel. BFD, right? Well, not to one prominent anti-Israeli group, which has launched a noisy campaign to boycott Costco as long as it continues to sell Jewish fruit.In response, Jewish groups are urging folks to counteract the clementine boycott by buying Costco’s clementines, even if they don’t like them. All of which is to say, never before has this obscure fruit received so much attention from so many people. Here’s hoping (bias alert!) Costco sells out and hits up the Port of Tel Aviv for several more shipments.
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