A British citizen appeals to customers to boycott Israeli products in a store in Manchester (social networking sites)
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Movements supporting Palestine circulated a video clip of an activist holding a megaphone in a Sainsbury's store in the British city of Manchester, to educate customers not to buy Israeli products or brands that support the occupation.
He began listing the products and defining their source. For example, avocados come from illegal settlements in the West Bank. The activist called on buyers to review the labels, know the source of each item, and ensure that their purchases do not support genocide in Gaza.
Customer Announcement at Sainsbury's
“Please do not buy Israeli produce if you are opposed to the massacres in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing” #BoycottIsraeliAparthied #BDS pic.twitter.com/2UNWQE55qR
— GM Friends of Palestine (@GMF_Palestine) February 7, 2024
"We can support justice through what we buy and what we do not buy, so please do not buy Israeli products, if you oppose the massacres in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing that is happening there," the activist chanted.
What does the boycott mean for Israel's economy?
According to a report prepared by the US Rand Corporation in 2015, the economic boycott of Israel between 2013 and 2014 caused a cumulative loss estimated at approximately $15 billion. This led to a decrease in Israel's GDP per capita by 3.4%.
The current boycott, which is more widespread than previous boycott campaigns, is likely to cause greater economic damage to Israel.
The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip entered its 126th day, and the occupation army continued to commit massacres that left 27,947 martyrs and 67,459 injured, most of them children and women, in addition to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and massive destruction of infrastructure.
Source: Al Jazeera