Boycotting Israeli goods boosting Palestinian industry

Thu Sep 4, 2014 10:4AM

As more and more Israeli products are boycotted internationally and in Palestine through the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), the local economy in Palestine continues to thrive because of more demands for Palestinians goods.

The BDS is a global campaign that uses economic and political pressure on Israel to comply with the stated goals of the movement - the end of Israeli occupation and the colonization of Arab land, full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens, and respect for the right of return of Palestinian refugees.
Increasingly, civil society organizations and universities around the world are implementing BDS, as do a number of states.

Two of Europe’s biggest financial institutions have boycotted transactions with Israeli companies involved in the construction of illegal settlements.

The European Union has also blocked all grants and funding to any Israeli entity based in the illegal settlements.

The American Studies Association has also announced a decision to boycott Israeli institutions and academics over the discriminatory Israeli treatment of Palestinians.

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