The boycott

BOYCOTT ISRAELI PRODUCTS
BOYCOTT ISRAEL-SUPPORTING COMPANIES

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I pretty much live by those two statements. And so should you :P

You can't argue the boycott. You can't justify not boycotting Israel. Unless you support them of course. If that's the case, then kindly stop reading my blog and go away, because i don't like you :P
But seriously, you can't say 'i support Palestine, but i wont boycott their oppressor, but its ok because i have my reasons!'

well, I'm telling you that your 'reasons' are wrong :)

The most common argument, the one i hear ALL the time (I'm getting kind of tired of it to be honest) is:

'We pay taxes to British/American/whatever country you live in government who use that money to fund Israel ANYWAY, so either way I'm giving money to them, so its ok if i buy a diet coke with my nestle chocolate bar, it wont make a big difference.'

ahem. it is NOT ok.
there is a difference with INDIRECTLY giving money to Israel via taxes, which we HAVE to pay. I'm not asking you to go to prison because you don't want to give a penny to Israel or the US. You know, i am a rational human being you know. I understand.
It's not your fault. You have no other choice but to pay those taxes.

HOWEVER
that doesn't mean that you don't boycott at all.
there's something called DIRECTLY giving money to Israel. It's when you go to Tesco or Asda or your local corner shop and in the fridge there's a choice of Coca Cola, Orange juice, Apple juice and Innocent Smoothies. And you choose the Coca Cola. (Innocent rocks btw)

COCA COLA IS ON THE BOYCOTT LIST.
If you have a choice, you do not choose the child-murdering, civilian-killing, house-demolishing option.
Because that's what it is.
Israel doesn't live on what these companies give them, but it certainly makes a difference. and when you don't buy those products, you make a difference too.

Another thing:
SUPERMARKETS.

I live in the UK and here we have a number of supermarkets. The most popular are Tesco, Asda, Marks & Spencers, Sainsburys, Co-op, Somerfield..to name a few.

All of these supermarkets support Israel in one way or another. Some just sell Israeli products, others have been proud supporters of Zionism from the beginning. It's tricky, but i say the solution to choose the better option, the lesser of two evils. So, read, research and draw your own conclusion. I know some people have no choice but to shop at these supermarkets, but always substitute. Don't buy fruit or vegetables grown in Occupied Territories, don't buy Israeli products. You always have a choice, remember.


Last thing, i promise :P
To those people who say 'i can't live without my Starbucks every morning' or 'but i hate anything other than coke!' or 'but come on, nestle rocks!'

I say to you: don't be so selfish. Would you dare say that to the orphan in Palestine whose parents were killed by a bulldozer bought from the money that COULD have come from you?? would you?
here's a secret: you CAN live without your coffee, you DON'T need that coke, you WON'T die if you have a Cadbury's instead of a Nestle product.
mmhmm. no kidding.

You have no excuse, really.
Unless you're dying of starvation and have nothing but a Kit Kat to survive on. I think it's ok then :P

ANYWAY
i hope you change your mind and DO start boycotting the illegal apartheid state known as Israel.
:)

For more information, visit:
Supermarkets:
http://www.bigcampaign.org/index.php?page=who_sells_israeli_goods

The boycott:
http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-israel.html

PSC is awesome :)
http://www.palestinecampaign.org/Index7b.asp?m_id=1&l1_id=4&l2_id=24&Content_ID=192