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[quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for posting the video clip Jeff.  It has to be seen to be believed.

I posted this assessment by Avi Shlaim, professor emeritus of international relations at St. Antony's College, Oxford University, and author of Israel and Palestine: Reappraisals, Revisions, Refutations in another thread but it bears repeating:

"The occupation, the relentless expansion of illegal settlements, the construction of the monstrous "security barrier" on the West Bank, the demolition of Palestinian houses in East Jerusalem, the flagrant violations of international law, the systematic abuse of Palestinian human rights and the rampant racism – all are slowly but surely turning Israel into an international pariah. No sane Israeli relishes the prospect of living in a pariah state that maintains an apartheid regime. But few Israelis are ready for a truly honest historical reckoning with the people they have wronged and oppressed and whose land they continue to colonise. To blame the victims for their own misfortunes, as the people in power habitually do, is both disingenuous and despicable. This is no way for any nation to behave, especially one with such an acute historical memory of the bitter taste of victimhood."

May 14, 2014
The Guardian

As for myself - BDS - Boycott, Divest and Sanction. I won't be buying Israeli goods or goods from US companies with strong ties to Israel. A quick Google search which products to avoid. [/quote]

Good point. Maybe someone can post Israeli products to boycott. [/quote]

A barcode starting with 729 means a product was produced in Israel.

http://www.bdsmovement.net/

Go to the Campaign tab for information about product boycotts, divestiture around the globe and sanctions. [/quote]

There is also an excellent app called Buycott, available for both Android and iPhone.  You can fund causes you support and avoid funding those you disagree with. You  can use it to scan a product, it will look up the product, determine what brand it belongs to, and figure out what company owns that brand (and who owns that company, ad infinitum). It will then cross-check the product owners against the companies and brands included in the campaigns you've joined, in order to tell you if the scanned product conflicts with one of your campaign commitments.[/quote]

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