Lets take action against this brutality.If there is not much we can do,then let us just start with the smallest step.Let us be a part of the big International movement to create PRESSURE on Israel by BOYCOTTING or limiting the consumption of Israel made products and EDUCATING people about what is happening. The following system is not necessarily waterproof but will certainly allow you to screen a lot of products coming from Israel. You can retrieve the list of countries and the according numbers on the internet. A bar-code starting with 729 indicates that this product is produced in Israel 729 Israeli Bar Code Association - EAN Israel Keep in mind that manufacturers in order to deceive and avoid boycotting do not mention or sometimes overlap bar codes, in that case all we can do is act sensibly use our common sense while buying products. The following info is taken from an article published by THE DAILY STAR back in 2009 :- The economic boycott of South Africa was about more than boycotting South African products; it also targeted multi- nationals that invested in (and thus economically supported) the apartheid state. Bangladesh already disallows direct imports from Israel through its import policy; but Bangladeshi consumers have yet to take action against multi-nationals that have the dubious distinction of directly supporting Zionist land grabbing, or receiving Israeli government awards recognising their investments in Israel. One company directly supporting Israeli land grabbing is Intel. Exports from Intels Lachish-Qiryat Gat plant total $1 billion a year. Al-Awda (the Palestine Right to Return Coalition) has pointed out that the Intel plant is built on land Israel confiscated from Iraq al-Manshiya, which was a Palestinian village of 2,000 people. The Palestinians were replaced by the new Jewish settlement of Qiryat-Gat, where Intel then invested and became a big employer. Alongside Intel, many Western high-tech companies invest heavily in Israel, viewing it as a cheap source of technical talent. Companies like Nokia, Microsoft, and IBM are all big investors in Israel, with large research and development facilities there. In May 2002, the Israel-America Chamber of Commerce awarded IBM the Ambassadors Award in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the development of the Israeli high-tech industry and to advancing Israeli exports. It would certainly be better to buy phones and computer hardware made by Asian companies, which do not outsource to Israel. Taiwanese chip manufacturer Via, for example, makes Pentium clone chips comparable to those from Intel; Taiwanese Acer makes PCs, and Korean Samsung makes phones. No one should buy Microsoft software, as free alternatives like OpenOffice and Ubuntu Linux are good replacements. Companies which receive awards from the Israeli government are particularly suspect. In 1998, the following companies received the Jubilee Award from right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu: Johnson and Johnson (manufacturer of many baby products), Kimberly Clark (makers of Kleenex tissues and Huggies nappies), AOL Time Warner (owner of Time magazine and CNN news) , Nestle (owner of Nido milk and Cerelac baby formula brands, as well as the ever-present Nescafe coffee and Kitkat, Quality Street, Smarties, and After Eight chocolates) . These are all popular brands in Bangladesh; the question is do they deserve our money? Coca Cola (which also owns Fanta and Sprite) is another such case. In 1997, the government of Israel honoured Coca-Cola and its 30 years of support at the Israel Trade Award Dinner. Would it really be difficult to switch to some of the other myriad soft drink brands available? Only the conscience of the Bangladeshi consumer will keep out Israeli goods and punish companies that support Israel. So all of us should become more aware of the activities of the companies from whom we buy. In this way, we can pressure multi-nationals to stop doing business in Israel. They should decide which is the more important market; Bangladesh with its 150 million consumers, or Israel with only 7 million. In these times of global recession, organizing boycotts against Israel and its corporate supporters could actually work. The customer is king; and kings should understand the world and use their influence to improve it. Source - archive.thedailystar.net/new... Additional info: -All the information given above are taken from the internet. -This page is part of a global movement to create International pressure on Israel,which might not stop Israel right away but will surely speed up the process. -Please help others by sharing information.The more you and I know the more we can educate people about what is actually happening. -DO NOT MISTAKE ISRAEL FOR JEWs. P.s - If this prevents you from buying even one bottle of COCA COLA , then this will be a SUCCESS , a small but significant START.PEACE!
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 08:31:38 +0000
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