Boycotting Israeli Products
Why would you boycott Israel when the Palestinians themselves don’t?
Conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is a sure headline grabber. But, the reality on the ground is quite different.
Israel and the Palestinians cooperate in a whole host of areas including:
Of course, if you boycott Israel, you also damage these projects.
If you want to be consistent about it and boycott everything that comes from Israel, here are some of the things that should be on your list, because they were all developed in Israel:
In addition, the cell phone was developed in Israel by Motorola, which has its largest development center in Israel. Most of the Windows NT operating system was developed by Microsoft-Israel. The Pentium MMX chip was designed in Israel at Intel, and voice mail technology was developed in Israel as well.
Doesn't it make more sense to create projects that benefit both the Israelis and the Palestinians?
You might also want to create a Buycott of Israeli products through groups such as I Shop for Israel.
Conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is a sure headline grabber. But, the reality on the ground is quite different.
Israel and the Palestinians cooperate in a whole host of areas including:
Of course, if you boycott Israel, you also damage these projects.
If you want to be consistent about it and boycott everything that comes from Israel, here are some of the things that should be on your list, because they were all developed in Israel:
- USB flash drives
- Laser keyboards
- Drip irrigation
- The pillcam used in medicine
- The cherry tomato
- The game Rummikub
- The technology that detects leaks in the Thames Water Authority
In addition, the cell phone was developed in Israel by Motorola, which has its largest development center in Israel. Most of the Windows NT operating system was developed by Microsoft-Israel. The Pentium MMX chip was designed in Israel at Intel, and voice mail technology was developed in Israel as well.
Doesn't it make more sense to create projects that benefit both the Israelis and the Palestinians?
You might also want to create a Buycott of Israeli products through groups such as I Shop for Israel.
