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Iran Chooses Apple

Intel, IBM, and Coca-Cola are too ‘Zionist’

by
Marc Tracy
June 30, 2010
(Flickr)
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As part of its “Palestinian support law,” Iran has outlawed products made by Intel, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, IBM, and other “Zionist companies,” by which the Islamic Republic means companies, mostly American, with a strong presence in Israel. Reached for comment, an Iranian citizen said, “They couldn’tve banned Pepsi instead?”

Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.