Everybody can do something by boycotting companies who are supporting the Israeli occupation. Any economic impact, no matter how small, adds up over time. Whatever you can do to negatively impact Israel's economic viability is worth your time.
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Boycott me daddy 😩
that movement has a very unfortunate name
Why? Seems like the most fun kind of ovement to me..
Some boycotted products have plummeted in price here, and alternatives have taken their place on the shelves. Some stores and people did use this to buy them in bulk, but if this boycott isn't forgotten like the past ones, then supporting Israel may become a taboo. We may also get more statements like the McDonald's CEO statement clarifying that the middle east franchise is separate from the US one. And maybe more pathetic sights like this one:
Many McDonald’s operators in the region quickly distanced themselves from the Israeli operator’s actions. Franchise groups in Kuwait, Pakistan and other countries issued statements saying they did not share ownership with the Israeli franchise, and some of those franchises noted they have made financial donations to aid those in Gaza.
That's why BDS focuses on only a small group of companies to boycott, like HP and Puma, or the very distastefully-named Hummus "Sabra" (I don't think it was related to Sabra and Shatila but it looks really crap if you name your colonial Hummus that you stole from the local population to start with after one do the worst massacres against Palestinians.)
هدأ أعصابك يا صديقي :)
I thought Sabra was a nickname for an Israeli person?
Yeah it probably is.
McDonalds has a lot of franchising going on but their parent company still remains the same. They all pay royalties for the brand name. Boycott McDonalds even in other countries.
That's one reason for my support of the boycott. Additionally, getting accused of supporting Israel should feel like the crime it is. Even firms just relating to you or using your brand should feel the weight of their crime.
People should be seeking local alternatives to the products they use even if this whole massacre wasn't going on; We have a hell of a lot more control over local companies than we have over some company in the US or Germany.
They'll never be able to justify their violent attacks against a civilian population.
Yet, they have never stopped trying.
Often they're not speaking in good faith.
They've been doing it for decades: with journalists, doctors, civilians, children.. IDF are no better than the nazis in the camps.
And this is still nothing I'm sure, you never know the worst of a war while is happening. I'm afraid of what we'll find out in the future.
But why bother shooting this poor lady? It is already so much more effort han just letting them flee. Why put in the extra effort?
i think the answer is pretty simple, they dehumanized palestinians to the point where this is like shooting game for them - a hobby.
Then there would still be a living Palestinian somewhere in the world. Can't have that if you want Jerusalem all to yourself and are chosen by God to do whatever you feel like.
Worse of all, why bother shooting her after she started turning around?
Because they wanted her dead? That's the usual reason people shoot each other, and quite consistent with what Israeli politicians and soldiers seem to want.
She probably didn't denaunce Hamas enough.
The human shields are evolving. /s
I like how there is no need to even mention Israel anymore when the news is about ~~war crimes~~
It’s actually a genocide tho
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