While I’m generally skeptical of boycotts, BDS scares the shit out of Israel. Because I do believe if BDS becomes a global movement it really could change things. I’ll start with the list from bdsmovement.net and then add to the list as people list other companies to boycott in the comments:

Hewlett-Packard (computer hardware)

Siemens (tech conglomerate)

AXA (banking & insurance)

Puma (clothing)

Israeli fruits and vegetables (usually labeled)

SodaStream (idk that garbage home soda)

Ahava (cosmetics)

Sabra (hummus)

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[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

i dont have much (or anything?) from these corps but I think boycott part of BDS is pretty difficult to achieve at a large scale. For example, Intel makes (some) of its chips in Israel (not in West Bank though).

I think sanctions are the best way to hurt Israel. Capitalists don't care much about ethics of investment. The state has to force them to stop.

[–] AmericanCenturyOfHumiliation@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

and arm have offices in Israel, arm chips are in basically everything nowadays

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

AMD has R&D in Israel too.

[–] Cummunism@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

has any group of people made change "with their wallets"? im willing to bet almost never.

[–] Maoo@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago

The boycott is really more about building awareness, as libs understand boycotts as a political tool and it's an excuse to table and talk to them.

Projecting that we do care about it is important for achieving that.

[–] SerLava@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah society at large can't really boycott these monopolies/duopolies effectively, better to focus on a smaller number of worse cases that are also easier to damage, as BDS has been doing.