When Jews Attack 419 – Victim – Zara Stores – Attackers – World Wide Israelis

The fashion retailer Zara has come under fire for selling a striped shirt embellished with a yellow star in its children’s range following comparisons between the design and the uniform worn by Jewish prisoners in concentration camps.

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The online backlash against the Spanish chain began after some Twitter users said the yellow star looked more like the Star of David than a sheriff badge.

Many commented that the writing on the star, which reads ‘sheriff’, was not visible enough and said the t-shirt shared a striking resemblance with the clothes Jewish prisoners were forced to wear during the Holocaust.

The shirt was for available to buy for children up to the age of three and was on sale online.

Some outraged users even threatened to boycott the store over the item of clothing.

The Jewish Press condemned Zara for “falling flat” with the design of the top, writing: “the shirt appeared instead to be an ugly, sly swipe at Jewish Holocaust survivors with its yellow, six pointed star sewn on to a dark navy-and-white striped long sleeve shirt.”

Meanwhile, Dimi Reider, an Israeli journalist and associate fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations wrote on his blog: “A striped pyjama with a yellow star for your child. It’s a SHERIFF shirt for your three-year-olds. Obviously. What else could it be?”

The Haaretz newspaper described the design as “hauntingly reminiscent of a darker era”.

Zara has since pulled the shirt from its website. The retailer has been issuing apologetic tweets to Twitter users, saying the shirt “was inspired by the sheriff’s stars from the Classic Western films” and is no longer on sale.

Zara’s parent company Inditex has also issued a apologetic statement after the Spanish chain withdrew the shirt from sale, saying: “The item in question has now been removed from all Zara stores and Zara.com.

“The garment was inspired by the classic Western films, but we now recognise that the design could be seen as insensitive and apologise sincerely for any offence caused to our customers.”

Updated: August 27, 2014 at 4:39 pm