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15 1 09
An Invercargill cafe owner's refusal to serve Israelis on the basis of their nationality is a clear human rights breach, Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres says.
Sisters Natalie Bennie and Tamara Shefa were upset after being booted out of the Mevlana Cafe in Esk St yesterday by owner Mustafa Tekinkaya.
They chose to eat at Mevlana Cafe because it had a play area for Mrs Bennie's two children, but they were told to leave before they had ordered any food, Mrs Bennie said.
"He heard us speaking Hebrew and he asked us where we were from. I said Israel and he said 'get out, I am not serving you'. It was shocking."
Mr Tekinkaya, who is Muslim and from Turkey, said he was making his own protest against Israel because it was killing innocent babies and women in the Gaza Strip.
"I have decided as a protest not to serve Israelis until the war stops."
He said he had nothing against Israeli people but if any more came into his shop they would also be told to leave, and he was not concerned if he lost business.
Mr de Bres said the Human Rights Act prohibited discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the grounds of ethnic or national origin, or of political opinion.
"Whatever the rights and wrongs of the situation in Palestine, it is simply against the law for providers of goods and services in New Zealand to discriminate in this way," he said.
Mr Tekinkaya's stance was supported by neighbouring Turkish Kebabs shop owner Ali Uzun, who said he was also refusing to serve Israelis.
Mrs Bennie said she did not disagree that Israel was committing crimes against children.
"I just don't think I should be declined service because I am from Israel."
She had rung the Human Rights Commission and was told the cafe owner's actions were against the law because he was discriminating on the basis of ethnicity.
"I wouldn't mind having a chat to him. Someone has to put him in his place," Mrs Bennie said.
Ms Shefa is visiting Mrs Bennie at her Makarewa home, on the outskirts of Invercargill, where she lives with her New Zealand husband and two children.
Both women said they had travelled widely, and to places much more hostile than New Zealand, but had never been treated in such a way.
Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt was shocked when told of the incident.
"Oh my god, the Gaza Strip has come to Invercargill. Hell's bells."
He said he was bewildered.
"Generally speaking I am against all wars and I suppose people have got a right to protest. I couldn't really deny that. It would have been upsetting for the women and I feel sympathy for them."
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Mr Tekinkaya says he is happy the women have complained loudly about his actions, as that is exactly what he wanted. He says he enjoyed the reaction when he refused them service.
"One woman I didn't serve made huge noise. I love it, I love it - it's how I want it to be."
"One woman I didn't serve made huge noise. I love it, I love it - it's how I want it to be."
Mevlana Cafe owner and Racist Muslim Bigot Mr Tekinkaya
Mevlana Cafe NZ
37 Esk St
Invercargill
Invercargill City NZ
03-214 1790
Hours: * Mon - Sun 7am - 5pm
* Fri 7am - 6pm
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Invercargill
Invercargill City NZ
03-214 1790
Hours: * Mon - Sun 7am - 5pm
* Fri 7am - 6pm
Find it on
Burn the dump to the ground, with him in it...
ReplyDeleteAs always you do to the others not agree with you ,now you want to burn him with his bussiness.This action is not against jews ,it is against war.Nobody like that babies are injured and dying from a stupid war.Don't you see or read any news .Whole world protesting Israel even some Rabbi.
ReplyDeleteYou are such an ignorant dick. He is making his own stand. This is not an anti-semitic stance, he decided to take a stand of his own against what Israel is doing to innocent women and CHILDREN. Do you actually know ANYTHING about what goes on there? If you had a brain, a heart, and weren't a bigot yourself, you would know that something is seriously wrong with what Israel is doing, and also with the propaganda they are feeding their own civilians and the world in order to make excuses for their Genocidal acts. These women were hurt by what happened, yes. I feel bad for them because even THEY know Israel is doing. But their shame is nothing compared to what the innocent people are living through right now. I encourage you to put yourself in their shoes. Imagine dealing with what they are dealing with and what they HAVE been dealing with for years. But.. I'm guessing you're too much of an ignorant bigot to even try.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how dupes fall head over heels for the propaganda claiming a genocide is taking place, no mention of how hamas deliberately place their own in danger, no mention about years of rocket attacks, no mention that Israeli defense force warn civilians before an attack on the hamas hideouts, just the usual racism muslims adhere to in their quest to wipe Israel off the map. Boycott the racist shop and throw bricks threw the windows in the dead of night...
ReplyDeleteI am not surprised in the least.
ReplyDeleteNew Zealand is one place I would not waste my money on visiting, they are weird down there.
This is the same place that has had a ban on visiting US Naval ships for at least ten years just to show their UN masters how peaceful they are,and just recently handed over 7 billion in "Global Warming" Taxes to Al Gores band of carpet Bagger's
They also BOAST about how they take all the illegal immigrants the former Howard government threw out of Australia, once in New Zealand these socialist morons gave these Islamic illegals New Zealand passports then they reapply as New Zealander's to enter the promised land of never ending Kaffa funded social welfare.
The Native NZedders were bad enough flooding our shores going straight onto social welfare, but to now have their Muslim pals it's even worse.
Boycott New Zealand believe me you aint missing out on anything you cant see in many many other countries especially USA.
The previous Labor Socialist government has allowed the country to fill up with every piece of flotsam and jetsom that washes up on their shores after been denied residence in Australia, its a joke of a place they have not got a clue about the threat of Islam.
New Zealand "Land of the wrong white crowd"
Aussie.
Posted by: Aussie News | Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 06:50 AM
Re "You are such an ignorant dick. He is making his own stand. This is not an anti-semitic stance, "
ReplyDeleteIslam and Muslims major problem today is that, the average Joe is not an"ignorant dick" Islam and its followers have never been more exposed for what they are, racist bigoted Godless savages who will stop at nothing in order to impose their cult of savagery and oppression upon others,thats why 5/6ths of the worlds population has rejected their cult of blood lusting hate and savagery.
Islam can only exist as an oppressive majority or a disruptive minority.
"Ignorant dicks" the world over see and hear daily the carnage created by this malignant Satanic cult, only to hear it's apologists and facilitators at the United Nations and Islamic fifth column spruiking the mantra of "Islam is / means Peace"
Yes just like the Socialist Communist Greens movements definition of Peace there will be world Peace when they rule the world.
ANV.
Please no death threats lets leave that to the "Religion of Peace"
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Well done Ausie on bringing more attention to this hateful crime. I can see some of your readers prefer to be spoon fed drival from the mainstream media than to look for the truth... but I guess reading blogs may help them to find the way.
ReplyDeleteAlso I'm pleased to hear your sister married a kiwi bloke...clearly a woman of fine taste and sensibilities :-)