Boycotting iSrAEl's product? think again.

[Despairo]

https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/boycott-israel-products-list-2023/

There are many organizations and people in Asia are boycotting Israel's product because they're stand with Palestine. But I see it's really wrong because they mixed up both Western brands and Israel brands as they boycotting brands like: McDonald, Fanta, Garnier, Nestea, Starbucks etc. I'm not sure what's their reason to do that, but I take McDonald as the example, they boycotting McDonald because McDonald's franchise in Israel is supporting Israel.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mcdonalds-owners-fight-over-support-for-israel/ar-AA1jgQRE

They forget if it's a franchise, it's not the McDonald's headquarter is supporting Israel. The franchise in other country has no relation with Israel, yet people boycott them. This can give effect to their own economy because the franchise will not make money to pay the employees, resulting salary cut or get fired, unemployment rate will increase.

AFAIK there's only one brand, that clearly supporting Israel, after all it's your choice to boycott them or not.

It's really not make sense to boycott franchise's product, if you want to boycott Israel's product, here are their brands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Israeli_brands

If you want to support Palestine, find the trusted charity in your respective country and make a donation on there.

Think smarter, don't ruin the economy in your country because of sUppOrTInG PaLEStinE by doing that.

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[NotATether]

LOL. I see like almost 5 Nestle brands in that picture.

Nestle has done far worse things than picking sides in any particular war, and people have been boycotting them for decades, but the blood-thirsty company continues to buy up other businesses and hurt more people by making things prohibitively expensive for them.

[pinggoki]

If you know that the company completely standa with Israel then you don't have to ask yourself if you have to boycott them or not, there's only one answer to that, if your military is killing children and bombing hospitals because you thought that the Hamas is hiding there then you know that there's something wrong with that company supporting that country as they like to call themselves. Also, there's nothing wrong with mistakenly boycotting a company, that just makes them speak on the issue so the boycotts will stop, if McDonald's want to stop the boycotts, they just got to take sides.

LOL. I see like almost 5 Nestle brands in that picture.

Nestle has done far worse things than picking sides in any particular war, and people have been boycotting them for decades, but the blood-thirsty company continues to buy up other businesses and hurt more people by making things prohibitively expensive for them.

To be honest, I want to see the CEO of Nestle die in a horrible way, that company is the most evil company there together with BlackRock, Vanguard, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.

[karabiber]

In the country where I live, there are similar things. People have gone into herd psychology and identify most western brands with Israel. It is dangerous when people get into a boycott culture without doing research. Almost all western companies are multinational corporations and they usually work with local producers.

The important point here is that societies that are dependent on western products do not realize that they are actually negatively affecting their own economic situation while boycotting. For those living in countries that do not have a production-based economy and are import substituting, boycotting has negative consequences. Boycotting is about raising awareness, but the economic situation of the country should be taken into account when deciding to boycott.

[icalical]

I don't really join the boycotting things because I rarely buy any of those product that people claimed to be supporting Israel either, so theres nothing really a different for me. But in general the boycotting is also happening in my country, and this boycott push McD Indonesia to send aids to Palestine. The people here is also divided between the ones who understand the concept franchising and the other who doesn't just like OP said.

Tho in my opinion, on the other side this is a good time for a local brand to raise and proof that they can be an alternative for those big brands.

[Yogee]

I've seen local boycotting of products due to the company's political stance or their endorser but I've never seen one on an international level until this post. I guess this is a regular citizen's version of Government sanctions.

[...]Think smarter, don't ruin the economy in your country because of sUppOrTInG PaLEStinE by doing that.

It's these private companies that should think smarter. I'm pretty sure they understand that we are now at the cancel culture age but they still expressed their support anyway instead of remaining neutral.
Those who would boycott may stop buying these brands but they will still spend their money elsewhere so not much problem with that. The issue is that there may be a few hundreds or thousands of employees that may be affected in case these franchises go bankrupt.

[Jatiluhung]

Actually I am also quite curious about what is happening in other countries regarding the same thing regarding boycotting brands or products that originate from the countries mentioned or that support those countries. I personally may not have participated in boycotts or anything like this. but here too many people have carried out the boycott. And I think everyone is free to make a choice. So being on any side is every individual's right.

Initially, this boycott was not widely discussed. But in the last week it seems that this boycott has become more serious. So when I see a product at the Super Market, it usually always has a lot of interest. It turns out that a few days ago I saw that this product was rarely interested in it. There are even several shops that have also stopped providing the boycotted products. At first I thought this only happened in the country where I work. But i thought is happen too in another country. What is certain is that I also hope that peace can return and the war can end as soon as possible.

[michellee]

This boycott problem seems to be widespread. Actually, there is a big impact behind the boycott. Now let's think about it if people from many countries boycott those products. The companies for each of these products will close after the company is no longer able to run its business well due to boycotts in each country.

After a company closes its business, thousands of employees who work at that company will experience the impact. They can no longer work as usual and this will clearly increase the number of unemployed in each country. And when there are more unemployed people in each country, crime rates will probably increase as people try to earn money to survive.

Meanwhile, they have difficulty finding work because of limited job opportunities. And they can only keep trying to find work so they can earn money to meet their daily needs. The government may need to find a solution for the people affected by this boycott.

That's just the problem of increasing the number of unemployed if the respective product companies close their business. There may be more problems that arise. It is difficult if there are interests from each political elite who want to achieve their targets.

[Majestic-milf]

This boycott problem seems to be widespread. Actually, there is a big impact behind the boycott. Now let's think about it if people from many countries boycott those products. The companies for each of these products will close after the company is no longer able to run its business well due to boycotts in each country.

After a company closes its business, thousands of employees who work at that company will experience the impact. They can no longer work as usual and this will clearly increase the number of unemployed in each country. And when there are more unemployed people in each country, crime rates will probably increase as people try to earn money to survive.

Meanwhile, they have difficulty finding work because of limited job opportunities. And they can only keep trying to find work so they can earn money to meet their daily needs. The government may need to find a solution for the people affected by this boycott.

That's just the problem of increasing the number of unemployed if the respective product companies close their business. There may be more problems that arise. It is difficult if there are interests from each political elite who want to achieve their targets.

This will cause a huge impact on the economy of the country and these businesses will have no other choice but to move elsewhere but do you think the Israeli government will be bothered about it? Don't you think they may have prepared for such an impact because if we should take an example from Russia, I'm certain they would have thought of a better way to avoid these situation in the first place.
Because of this war, more companies are being targeted and I read somewhere that Netflix is being pressured as a result. The US have also being criticized over the issue of encouraging boycott during Russia's invasion but are not doing same with Israel.
 I just feel that the more American companies are being boycotted, it will send a message to what is happening in Israel.

[Ucy]

Just boycott all the evil or bad quality products people produce, especially those linked to the conflict, and you will be fine. Company owners or workers who are blind/bad enough to produce things that are of poor quality will likely not see clearly enough to make the right judgment on the issue between the two societies. Boycotting the producers should help prevent them from contributing more problems to the conflict. We need people who understand the issue well enough to resolve it with good solutions both sides won't be able to find fault in...which means the problem solvers must be unbiased.

[slapper]

Boycotting is complex

First, these boycotts' mix of Western and Israeli brands is disastrous. It demonstrates ignorance of worldwide franchises. McDonald's is a franchise model. McDonald's is a separate entity in each country. Every McDonald's worldwide doesn't support Israel like the Israeli franchise. Understanding this difference is important.

Boycotting franchises like McDonald's in your own country can backfire economically. We're looking at potential job losses, reduced consumer spending, and a negative impact on local suppliers. The domino effect might hurt the economy.

Sometimes, these boycotts happen because of customer pressure. A tough place for enterprises. They must satisfy customers while keeping their business strategy. A fragile balance.

[Moneyprism]

My cousin works at Starbucks but he has had his working hours reduced because visitors to Starbucks have decreased drastically since the boycott was carried out by people.

To be honest, on the one hand, I feel sorry for him, but what is currently people doing (the boycott) is the best thing to stop the madness of war. what is being done by Israel towards Palestine, humanity remains above all even though we will see many people who will be unemployed.

[Sithara007]

This is just ridiculous. If people want to boycott Israeli products, then they can target items such as wines from the Psagot Winery (grown by West Bank settlers) and Qumranet (software company founded by Benny Schnaider, headquartered in Raanana, Israel). Including brands such as Starbucks and McDonald's, just because they don't want to pick a side in the ongoing conflict is outright ridiculous. This is not going to achieve anything. If you push too hard, then these brands will just shut down their businesses in Muslim nations and a lot of people are going to lose their jobs.

[DrBeer]

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If you want to support Palestine, find the trusted charity in your respective country and make a donation on there.
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Help Palestine by not buying Israeli goods ?
 
Are you sure that by not buying Israeli goods you are helping the people of Palestine?
Maybe "brotherly nations" will help them, with money, housing, jobs... ? ? Like Israel helped by giving more than 150,000 jobs to the people of Gaza.
 
By the way, since November 1947 Palestine had the same chances for development as Israel. But then Egypt, Syria and Jordan ... seized the land of Palestine and did nothing.  Nothing good. Why didn't they help, build houses, water supply, factories and plants? And why seize it?

Calling not to buy Israeli goods, let's also remember how neighboring Arab countries have been categorically refusing to accept refugees from Gaza for many years. Can you tell me why? I'll give you a hint. Jordan, 1970.

And of course, let's not buy Israeli goods, because when Hamas leaders were asked whether you want to help the population of the Gaza Strip with money, food, medicine, the answer was very simple - it's their problem, and we are at war with Israel.

So boycotting Israeli brands will definitely help the Palestinian people?

[bbigtart]

With the current war being very sadistic, this is no longer war and is indeed genocide, so it is very natural that the response of many countries is to ban products produced by colonial countries as a form of protest. or a form of support for Palestine due to the atrocities committed by Israel. .

My opinion about the good action of this product is good if taken from the positive side. Because this is an opportunity for local products to compete. Incidentally, in my country there are many local products that cannot compete with Israeli products. With the presence of Baikot actions like this, many MSMEs are taking advantage of this momentum to work hard productively with products native to their own country with innovation and creativity. Thus increasing local products rather than enriching other countries.

[kingvirtus09]

No matter what kind of boycott is done there in Israel, I don't think it will work. It is a country chosen by God; for a long time, there has been fighting against Israel; even in the war, they cooperated with it, but they could not subjugate it. That is surprising.

That's why it's a boycott, and it's also not a good thing to do, and I'm sure that boycotting is going nowhere. This is all I can say about that. Then it is still another decision of the users of those products that will be followed, of course.

[Lucius]

There are many organizations and people in Asia are boycotting Israel's product because they're stand with Palestine. But I see it's really wrong because they mixed up both Western brands and Israel brands as they boycotting brands like: McDonald, Fanta, Garnier, Nestea, Starbucks etc. I'm not sure what's their reason to do that, but I take McDonald as the example, they boycotting McDonald because McDonald's franchise in Israel is supporting Israel.

Maybe people think in a different way that you didn't take into account, which is that some of the companies you listed are actually US companies, and it is well known to everyone that the US is the biggest ally of Israel, whose weapons actually kill innocent civilians.

Think smarter, don't ruin the economy in your country because of sUppOrTInG PaLEStinE by doing that.

Actually, what kind of country is it that depends on how many hamburgers or sodas some company will sell? From a health perspective, it would be better if there were no fast food chains or carbonated drinks, so if someone in support of the civilians in Palestine stops buying such food and drinks, it will do good for their health. In addition, the people who work as ordinary workers in all these companies are certainly not happy with their jobs and their salaries.


My personal position is that I will never support anyone who kills civilians in such a reckless and barbaric way, whether it is Hamas, Israel or Russia - a crime is a crime and there is no need to look for justifications for why someone did it.

[avikz]

Do not make Asia synonymous with Muslim countries. I know some Muslim countries are definitely trying to boycott Israel's products but the majority of Asia is different than them. So editing your thread will help to be on the point.

HAMAS has gone into a suicide mission and the price is being paid by those who has no relation with the war. This is very much unfortunate but looking at Israel's mood, it's not going to stop anytime soon. If Iran tries to become the big daddy of the Middle East, they will be screwed by US.

Such kind of product boycott will keep on happening. But the majority of the world stands with Israel. So I do not see a big impact here. Some countries will definitely try to curb their usage of Israel's products but they are only a minority.

[shield132]

These aren't Israeli companies and it's stupid to boycott them but it's good to boycott some of them like Nestle.

LOL. I see like almost 5 Nestle brands in that picture.

Nestle has done far worse things than picking sides in any particular war, and people have been boycotting them for decades, but the blood-thirsty company continues to buy up other businesses and hurt more people by making things prohibitively expensive for them.

Nestle is an evil company that has been doing genocides for years. They lied to mothers in Africa that Neste's formula was better than their breast milk, gave away Nestle's product for free for a period of time that was enough to stop lactation in mothers and then increased product price. They made mothers dependent on their products. Absolutely everyone should boycott them but people rarely know this dark side of Nestle and many of them don't really care. Nestle also owns many companies in many categories and buys very successful companies. People buys and owns companies that produce very high quality products and have no competitors in quality and production. It's getting very hard to boycott nestle.

[Captain Corporate]

I am not saying I support it, but the logic is that, even if you are a Mcdonalds franchise in Oman that is supporting Gaza, that means you are paying a franchise fee to Mcdonalds headquarters, who do support Israel, so them making money indirectly means that they are going to pay to Mcdonalds headquarters who will send that money to Isreal. Plus, if it is peoples own money, as long as they do not disturb others, they can boycott and not purchase from those places. In my nation there are tons of boycotts too, and if you do not want to buy from certain company, you are free to do that, in Turkey most of these companies are owned by Qatar, not Israel, but the headquarters still send money to Israel so boycotting makes sense. Do not bother others who does use it, that's all I ask, if you do not want to purchase there, then that's fine, but let the ones who want to still continue purchasing do that, unfortunately there has been some distasteful boycott scenes where boycotters ended up trashing peoples purchases, that's evil, don't do that, but if you do not want to purchase, its your own money, you can decide who to buy from and who to not buy from, its your own decision.