A group of Israel haters calling themselves Friends Of Al Aqsa tweeted this yesterday:
TEVA is the biggest provider to the NHS & also helps financially support Israel’s illegal occupation #BoycottTEVA pic.twitter.com/lG1UsxSckR
— Friends of Al Aqsa (@FriendsofAlAqsa) August 15, 2016
For those who don’t know, the NHS (National Health Service) is the publicly funded healthcare system for England. Teva is an Israeli multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Petah Tikva and is the largest generic drug manufacturer in the world. They are responsible for many life-saving drugs, and hold patents on multiple drugs including Copaxone, a specialty drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (now the world’s best selling MS drug), and Azilect (sold as Agilect in some countries) for treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
So, yes, FoAq, next time you are lying in an NHS hospital after a serious health scare, feel free to boycott the drugs they will try to administer to you in order to save your life.
Methinks it is time to bring out James again.
Hat tip: Sussex Friends of Israel