{"id":2313,"date":"2014-08-11T09:17:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T09:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=2313"},"modified":"2014-08-11T16:27:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T16:27:59","slug":"starbucks-quells-rumors-claiming-it-supports-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/starbucks-quells-rumors-claiming-it-supports-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks quells rumors claiming it supports Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Starbucks\"<\/a>Coffee giant Starbucks has denied rumors that the company financially supports Israel and its army.
\nAccording to the Daily Mail, the company denied as \u201cabsolutely untrue\u201d rumors that the coffee chain and CEO Howard Schultz donate millions of dollars to support Israel.
\n\u201cRumors that Starbucks or Howard provides financial support to the Israeli government and\/or the Israeli Army are unequivocally false,\u201d the Aug. 5 statement reads.
\n\u201cStarbucks is a publicly held company and as such, is required to disclose any corporate giving each year through a proxy statement.\u201d
\nStarbucks closed its last outlet in Israel in 2003, because of \u201coperational challenges.\u201d
\nThis is not the first time the company has refuted claims over its alleged support for Israel, but it reiterated its statements after an \u201cuptick in false rumors out there about Starbucks and the Middle East,\u201d according to Spokesman Jim Olson who spoke with CNN Money last week.
\n\u201cStarbucks does not support any political or religious causes, and that holds true for Howard as well,\u201d Olson added. \u201cThere\u2019s no financial support from Howard or the company to the Israeli government for any purposes.\u201d
\nStarbucks currently operates in nearly 600 stores in 12 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to CNN Money.<\/p>\n

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