Coca-Cola denies donating money to Israel<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Coca-Cola Indonesia denied on Tuesday reports that it had
\ngiven financial aid to the Israeli government.<\/p>\n
\"Coca-Cola is a company that produces soft drinks and has one
\ngoal, namely to satisfy customers' thirst,\" PT Coca-Cola
\nIndonesia corporate affairs director Titie Sadarini told Antara.<\/p>\n
She asserted that the company had never been involved in
\npolitical or religious affairs or matters that had nothing to do
\ndirectly with the soft drink industry.<\/p>\n
\"The rumor is untrue and baseless. We believe that people can
\nperceive it wisely and proportionally,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Earlier, a number of Muslim clerics and intellectuals from
\nEast, West and Central Java called on the Muslim community in
\nIndonesia to boycott products of Coco-Cola soft drink company
\nbecause the company's profits were used by the Israeli government
\nto slaughter Muslims in Palestine.<\/p>\n
Athian Ali Dai, chairman of the Forum for Indonesian Muslim
\nClerics and Community (FUUI), said in a joint statement in
\nBandung, West Java, on Monday that nbc.com had reported that the
\nCoca-Cola Company had delivered its profits for four days, from
\nNov. 28, 2002, to Dec.1, 2002, to the Israeli government, which
\nused the money to support its zionist government to fight
\nPalestinian Muslims.<\/p>",
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