Mecca Cola arrives in Israel

[Semsem]

http://www.maarivenglish.com/index.c...rticleID=10346

Mecca Cola hits Israel markets with a splash

New type of cola distributed in Arab consumers throughout Islamic world in framework of "war against America and Zionists", arrives in Holy Land.
Maariv International


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Mecca-Cola, distributed in recent years to Arab consumers throughout the Islamic world, in the framework of the "war against America and Zionists", hit Israeli markets a week ago.

Coke's legacy had spurred the launch of an alternative soft drink company, Mecca-Cola, some three years ago. It was designed to cash in on anti-American sentiment around the world. Mecca-Cola was introduced in France in 2002, and is now exported throughout Europe and the Arab world.

"Arabs are entitled to enjoy brands that were made especially for them", the company's Israel director, said. He dismissed there was a political message behind the brand's marketing in the Jewish state, but announced "10% of the profits will be distributed as donations to Palestinian children. It is intolerable that they should suffer, starve and miss school".

Mecca-Cola, a brand targeted towards Arab-Muslim consumers, hit Israeli stores a few days ago, and reportedly has a unique taste. The global owner of Mecca-Cola, Tawfiq Mathlouthi, a French citizen of Tunisian descent, founded the company in 2002.

Mathlouthi has issued declarations against "Imperialism and Zionism" from time to time. Among other things, he had called on the renewal of the Arab boycott against Israel and had said his product was part of the "war against the Americans and Zionism".

Miqdad Idris, Mecca-Cola's Israel company director had initiated the distribution of the product in Israel. "It is our right as Muslims to create an alternative to things that exist in the world".

[Oh Jerusalem]

Time for someone to open a Medina Cola company.

[Mediocrates]

Just remember to point the bottle away from you when you open it. Those babies can explode, put out an eye or something.

What's their theme song?

"I'd like to give the world a bomb, in per-fect harmony..."

[Oh Jerusalem]

I'm a bomber.

He's a bomber.

She's a bomber.

We're all bombers.

Wouldn't you like to be a bomber, too?!

[Mediocrates]

Hezbolla-Cola

"Drink it, or we'll kill you."


<cue the women in black, uvular chanting>

[KSO]

Hezbolla-Cola

"Drink it, or we'll kill you."


<cue the women in black, uvular chanting>

Still better than Pepsi...

[Justcurious]

When I was a little boy fifty years ago, I used to drink Afri-Cola and Siff Cola. They were just names of a type of Cola beverage. Nothing to do with religion.

[Mediocrates]

I remember an Orange soft drink called "Pssshht!" It came in diet and brown.

[Donna]

People, people. Are ya'll just trying to make cherry twizzlers come out of my nose, or what?

[KSO]

BTW Iv'e read somewhere that the only reason that there is no Dr. Pepper in Israel is because one of the key ingridients is non-kosher, can someone tell me what can be non-kosher in a soft drink?

[Donna]

http://www.crcweb.org/Lists/beverage...%20SODA%20LIST

[tandem]

BTW Iv'e read somewhere that the only reason that there is no Dr. Pepper in Israel is because one of the key ingridients is non-kosher, can someone tell me what can be non-kosher in a soft drink?

see? dr. pepper is kosher. it's all chemicals anyway. not one real cherry inside
i really don't see how it can't be non-kosher.

[KSO]

see? dr. pepper is kosher. it's all chemicals anyway. not one real cherry inside
i really don't see how it can't be non-kosher.

Well it's still the best tasting soft drink of the main 3.

[Oh Jerusalem]

see? dr. pepper is kosher. it's all chemicals anyway. not one real cherry inside
i really don't see how it can't be non-kosher.

Easy. Several artificial flavors and especially colors are made from non-kosher origins.

Bon appetite!

[Mediocrates]

not one real cherry inside

That's because it's prune flavored (plum if you will..)