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>Also: I have yet to see such suggestions directed at the US or Israeli population Then you can't have looked very hard because there's a plethora of boycott m
by ginko 5y ago
>Also: I have yet to see such suggestions directed at the US or Israeli population
Then you can't have looked very hard because there's a plethora of boycott movements against Israel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott,_Divestment_and_Sanctions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott,_Divestment_and_Sancti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycotts_of_Israel_in_sports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycotts_of_Israel_in_sports
There's even a Github example:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200923222519/https://github.com/armancodes/laravel-download-link/pull/9 https://web.archive.org/web/20200923222519/https://github.co...
- willcipriano 5y agoOn the other hand: "Twenty-six states have adopted laws that punish companies that choose to boycott Israel." https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/9/18172826/bds-law-israel-boycott-states-explained https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/9/18172826/bd...
- jdthedisciple 5y agoBDS is literally a movement by Palestinians directed at their war-enemy next door. That would be like Ukrainians boycotting Russians now. You get the point ...
- ginko 5y agoI don't get your point, actually. Of course the US or Israel won't boycott themselves.
- jdthedisciple 5y agoSure, but let me give you an example of what I mean: "The consensus view of the international community is that Israeli settlements are illegal and constitute a violation of international law." [0] Yet, have you seen any western govt demand sanctions on the Israeli population for that? Have you seen this guy here demand github be banned for all Israelis? Of course not - and that's just the moral double standards I'm calling out. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law_and_Israeli_settlements https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law_and_Israel...