• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    There’s a reason Israel spends so much lobbying money to make boycotting their companies illegal…

    • peg@lemmy.world
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      There’s a bill passing through the British parliament right now.

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        Someone already linked the Wikipedia article.

        But to expound on that, some US states make people sign a pledge to not participate in BDS if they have a job or even just contract with the state.

        It’s incredibly fucked up and few people talk about it.

        Inside every major contract Missouri signs with a business sits a clause about boycotting Israel.

        All but the smallest companies have to agree not to participate in any movement that aims to boycott, divest from or sanction companies in Israel.

        Missouri isn’t alone. At least 36 other states have anti-BDS (boycott, divest or sanction) measures that bar state contractors from refusing to do business in Israel, or otherwise boycotting or divesting from the country or its occupied territories.

        https://kcbeacon.org/stories/2023/10/24/missouri-anti-bds-israel-contracts/

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            The American Israeli Public Affairs Committee is one of the largest political lobbies in the United States.

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              I know and I always thought that is bullshit, but making it (for all intends and purposes) illegal to boycot companies from another country is next level. That’s giving away freedoms of your own citizens purely to the advantage of another country. That is insane.

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    The company will be hoping that by taking the Israeli business back “in house” it can restore its reputation in the Middle East and meet its key sales targets once more.

    How is this clearly signalling the they’re against Israel in order to appease the boycotters?

    Doesn’t seem to matter who owns them technically, if they’re still McDonalds and still there…

  • Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
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    Proud of everyone boycotting these companies.

    Ironic that boycotting israel is really good for your health and all their companies mostly make junkfood like Coca Cola, Pepsi and Starbucks.