Dresses with Star of David seized in RAK

A UAE national complained last week to the Ras Al Khaimah Municipality officials that the dress he bought for his wife had the Jewish Star of David on it. Naji Montasir said that he had bought the dress from a boutique in the Al Muaireed area, and that he did not notice it at the time.

The dress was a gift for his wife. Even she did not initially notice it, but when she put it on their eight-year-old son recognised the star and told them about it. Montasir thereupon took the dress to the police and filed a complaint against the owner of the shop.

He added that the police directed him to the municipality, which is responsible for inspecting the markets. Montasir filed a case here as well.

Inspectors searched the shop and confiscated all the dresses bearing the symbol, to be destroyed later.

Mubarak Ali Al Shamsi, Director General of the municipality, meanwhile pointed out that the UAE has official bodies to monitor the entry points at the ports and airports.

They are given clear instructions not to let Israeli goods in the country, he noted. He added these goods do not penetrate the UAE markets from Israel directly, but pass through some other third-party countries.

Whenever these products enter the UAE, the authorities here try to seize and destroy them, the official noted.

However, he clarified that the owner of the shop selling these dresses will not be punished as he has nothing to do with it.

Al Shamsi also urged the public to report such violations at the municipality to keep the country free of Israeli products.