Can you look at this map and say Israel does not systemically appropriate land?

Finally you've realised that you can no longer deny the truth of what actually happened.

I said some believe they do

Your initial response was to deny all of it.

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Your initial response was to deny all of it.

That's a lie.

These things, as you described them, did not happen

Note the "AS YOU DESCRIBED THEM". I took issue with your approximations and misrepresentations. For all we know, Israel never funded HAMAS, and no ISRAELI ever tried to cut a deal with the nazis. This was explained to you several times already.

The office of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admitted on Wednesday that it is allowing the transfer of hundreds of millions of shekels to the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip every month.

Most of the funds enter Gaza in currency exchanges for the dollars and euros Hamas smuggles into the territory following fund-raising trips to Iran and other supportive Middle East regimes.

In a letter to the Prime Minister's Office earlier in the week, the Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center warned that the government was actively aiding the perpetuation of Hamas rule in Gaza, despite its own stated policies.

...The point here is there are many more or less independent actors in any country or political movement and their actions over time do not always fit into a perfect pattern of what, long after the fact, appear as the "right" position or action. No country is entirely free of such things. ...

Pity you didn't say that at the beginning, you'd have saved yourself a lot of trouble.

In the world of international relations there are plenty of ways of expressing disapproval, from trade sanctions and travel restrictions to arms embargos.

But none of them arguably resonate with the public in quite the same way as a successful consumer boycott.

The template for modern campaigners was set by anti-apartheid activists working to bring down white minority rule in South Africa.

They persuaded the world not to play sport against South African teams - something the South Africans particularly hated - but more importantly they made it a kind of litmus test of decency to refuse to buy fruit or wine from the Cape.

The precise economic effects may have been debatable but the political impact was significant - it sent a signal to the apartheid regime that it was not part of the global family of decent, developed nations.




There seems no doubt that the resulting sense of economic isolation increased the pressure on South Africa to change.

Colonialism charge

In recent years supporters of the Palestinian cause around the world have been trying to bring similar pressure to bear on Israel - and Israel, deeply incensed by any hint of comparison with the apartheid regime, has been searching for the right sort of diplomatic tools to push back.

Michael Deas, campaigns director of the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) National Committee in London, clearly believes that the tide is running their way.

He argues: "There's a growing fear inside Israel that it's facing international isolation of the kind South Africa faced... it's really interesting that after just 10 years the pressure that we are creating is forcing many ordinary Israelis to question whether Israeli... colonialism is sustainable in the long-term in its current form."

Individual consumers can show their opposition to Israel’s violations by participating in a consumer boycott of Israeli companies, goods and services or of international companies involved in Israeli policies violating Palestinian human rights and international law. A consumer boycott works in two ways: firstly by generating public awareness about Israeli apartheid and occupation as well as international support for it and secondly by applying economic pressure for change. It differs from country to country, but the most common Israeli exports include: – fresh fruit and vegetables such as Jaffa citrus fruits and Israeli Medjoul Dates – Ahava cosmetics – SodaStream drinks machines – Eden Springs bottled water – Golan Heights Wineries and other Israeli wines

There are many international companies that are complicit in Israeli violations of international law. Examples include HP, Caterpillar, Volvo, Hyundai, among many others. Trying to boycott the products of every single company that participates in Israeli apartheid is a daunting task that has a slim change of having a concrete impact. It makes more sense to focus on optimal targets that are being targeted as part of national or international campaigns. Consumer boycotts are most effective when part of a broader campaign against a particular product or aiming to pressure a retailer to stop selling a particular Israeli product.