Association for Palestinian Products
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The Association for Palestinian Products, later known as the Product Loyalist Alliance, was established in Tel Aviv
, Palestine
in the mid 1930s to promote products of the Jewish settlement.
In common with the Battalion for the Defence of the Language
the Association attempted to impose national loyalty on people as part of their daily routine, declaring, "Every man and woman in the Yishuv, without regard to faction or party, must lend a hand to this important effort, directed at strengthening the economy and against the enemies of our rebirth."
Volunteer product loyalists patrolled markets and threatened merchants who sold Arab
products. Those who did not comply were denounced as traitors in graffiti on shop doors and had their display windows broken.
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
in the mid 1930s to promote products of the Jewish settlement.
In common with the Battalion for the Defence of the Language
Battalion for the Defence of the Language
The Battalion for the Defence of the Language was a small but militant body established by Jewish students at the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium in Tel Aviv, Palestine in the 1920s to urge Jews to use only the Hebrew language....
the Association attempted to impose national loyalty on people as part of their daily routine, declaring, "Every man and woman in the Yishuv, without regard to faction or party, must lend a hand to this important effort, directed at strengthening the economy and against the enemies of our rebirth."
Volunteer product loyalists patrolled markets and threatened merchants who sold Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
products. Those who did not comply were denounced as traitors in graffiti on shop doors and had their display windows broken.