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With the Israeli government? Or with Israelis in general? Not doing business with Israelis because you disagree with policies of their government seems nonsens
by ugh 15y ago
With the Israeli government? Or with Israelis in general?
Not doing business with Israelis because you disagree with policies of their government seems nonsensical to me.
- fistofjohnwayne 15y agoYou haven't heard of BDS then? http://www.bdsmovement.net/bdsintro http://www.bdsmovement.net/bdsintro
- ugh 15y agoI haven’t. A blanket boycott of all Israeli products and companies seems counterproductive to me, though.
- fistofjohnwayne 15y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinvestment_from_South_Africa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinvestment_from_South_Africa
- ugh 15y agoI don’t think Israel and South Africa are in any way comparable.
- exit 15y agoi'm not sure what the phrase "in any way" means any more then.
- marcf 15y agoBoth South Africa and Israel were created by European refugees fleeing persecution. Both countries became very militaristic and has Western allies who overlooked the way they treated their natives. Both countries where populated by a people who felt that their culture was under attack and vulnerable.
- YoungEnt 15y agoNo one is overlooking the way Israel treats the natives. They treat the Jews fine! Oh, by natives you meant Arabs? Well that would just be a fallacy to say that. In South Africa, the minority ruled OVER the majority. THAT is the definition of apartheid. In Israel, the Majority rules the minority. Which is the definition of democracy. Also, there is a reason they are called "Arabs" and not "Israeli", its because they are originally from Arabia, not Israel. They have no roots in Israel.
- fistofjohnwayne 15y agolol if you believe any of this.
- marcf 15y agoHere is a great website that details what can be done and why it is effective to boycott those who are affiliated with the occupation: http://www.whoprofits.org/ http://www.whoprofits.org/