Re: Sweden and Israel: deteriorating relations


Art Werschulz wrote:
Hi.

Yisroel Markov <ey.markov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Boycotting products based on origin is getting more difficult every
year :-)

I'm reminded of this every time I see a car with a "Buy American"
bumper sticker. Exactly how much of that car was really made in the
USA?

Good question... I just got back to the office from serving some
motions on the Prosecutor's Office. They're in the same building with
the Sheriff, and there were several new Chevy Impalas in their parking
lot (Special police models with a bunch of odd options). I looked at
the manufacturer's tags on the windows and noticed that they were all
build in Canada... That does raise the question of which vehicle is
domestic -- a Canadian Chevy, a German Buick, a Toyota made in
Tennessee, or, in the case of my motorcycle, a Kawasaki made in
Nebraska? At least there's no doubt that my Saturn was US-made...

Incidentally, and to give this a little topicality, are there any
automobile manufacturing or assembly plants in Israel?

Eliyahu

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