The activists involved in the Boycott movement say that they were inspired by the model created in opposition to South African apartheid in the 1980s, and argue that there are many similarities between the South African system of apartheid, which discriminated against the indigenous African population of the country, and the Israeli occupation, in which different laws apply to the indigenous Palestinian population than to the Israeli population, which has, for the most part, moved into the country over the last 60 years.
The groups point to other parallels between the Israeli occupation and South African apartheid, including pass laws, forced removal of populations, checkpoints and discriminatory laws and practices. According to the Stop the Wall campaign, Apartheid began and is rooted in the very establishment of the colonial Israeli regime, set up as a state for Jews only, both in law (de jure) and in the implementation of its goals on various levels (de facto). This includes those mechanisms that are used to justify its practices to avoid its legalization. Apartheid is characterized by forcible transfer of populations, land control, labor exploitation, humiliation, and mass murder.
http://www.imemc.org/article/59662
BOYCOTT ISRAELI PRODUCTS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDpH1dvbZY8&feature=channel_page
http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-brands.html
I understand Israeli date exporters have suffered especially, as they should, because they have employed virtual slave labor in the past.
bundangbear 2 years ago