The rise of global boycotts against Israel’s genocide in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
from solo@slrpnk.net to world@lemmy.world on 28 Oct 10:21
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From streets to supermarkets, global boycotts for Gaza have grown as a fragile ceasefire holds for now.

Seeing the livestreamed genocide Israel perpetrated in Gaza has had an effect globally, with the call to boycott Israel at an all-time high.

Quiet boycotts, which started in supermarkets nearly two decades ago, have turned into widely used apps that help millions make choices about purchases.

Campus protests and encampments in the US and Canada have led some major education institutions to cut ties with Israeli counterparts, while investments into Israel have dipped, and some of the world’s largest economies have recognised Palestine as a state.

Nearly 50,000 pro-Palestine protests in two years

The BDS movement has identified numerous companies that are considered complicit in Israel’s occupation, human rights violations, or apartheid policies.

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