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    Howard Schultz is an active Zionist, extremely sectarian for the
Israeli army. He is supporting them with hundred of millions yearly
from Starbucks' income, and he's one of the major sponsors of their
weaponry.

For sure, the Israeli products were boycotted by many people as well,
and here is what [5] Body on the Line wrote in her blog:

    Farmers say much of their produce is being held in warehouses due
to canceled orders, and fear a sharp decrease in fruit exports to
countries such as Jordan, Britain, and the Scandinavian countries.
    =85
    Ilan Eshel, director of the Organization of Fruit Growers in
Israel, said Scandinavian countries have also been canceling orders.

The American blogger, who lives in Palestine, then wrote about how
academics in the United Kingdom are reacting to the Israeli attack on
Gaza:

    British academics have written an open letter, published in the
Guardian, calling for boycott, divestment, and sanctions:
    "We must do what we can to stop Israel from winning its war.
Israel must accept that its security depends on justice and peaceful
coexistence with its neighbors, and not upon the criminal use of
force."
    "We believe Israel should immediately and unconditionally end its
assault on Gaza, end the occupation of the West Bank, and abandon all
claims to possess or control territory beyond its 1967 borders. We
call on the British government and the British people to take all
feasible steps to oblige Israel to comply with these demands, starting
with a programme of boycott, divestment and sanctions."
    In London students also took action in solidarity with Gaza at the
prestigious London school of economics:

    More than 40 students were continuing their sit-in at the London
School of Economics today in protest at the conflict in Gaza.

There are also organizations and sites that are dedicated to spreading
word about the campaigns like [6] this, [7] this, and [8] this one.

But on the other hand some others, like [9] Crossroads Arabia were not
that much into the boycotting:

    Saudi Gazette reports that a boycott of American products in
support of the people of Gaza is beginning to take hold in Saudi
Arabia. As with earlier, similar boycotts, this one is likely to a)
assuage Saudi feelings of impotence and b) hurt the Saudi franchisees
and their employees, without actually doing much damage to the US
economy, contrary to what a professor from King Abdulaziz University
states.
    It's clear that the idea of a boycott has strong popular support, thoug=
h.

Also [10] Jewlicious wrote a post in reply to Khobbeizeh:

    Now, I'm no big fan of Starbucks, or of Coffee for that matter,
but the notion that Starbucks supports the IDF to the tune of "hundred
of millions yearly" is patently ludicrous. Khobbeizeh my friend, your
ample Photoshop skills aside, you are an idiot.

Article printed from Global Voices Online: http://globalvoicesonline.org

URL to article:
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/22/middle-east-boycott-as-a-political=
-weapon/

URLs in this post:
[1] Angry Arab News Service:
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2009/01/to-samah-and-kirsten.html
[2] Zeinobia: http://egyptianchronicles.blogspot.com/2009/01/starbucks-in-b=
eirut-is-closed-for-day.html
[3] KABOBfest: http://www.kabobfest.com/2009/01/malaysia-boycotts-coke.html
[4] Khobbeizeh: http://khobbeizeh.blogspot.com/2006/04/starsucks.html
[5] Body on the Line:
http://bodyontheline.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/on-solidarity-not-forgetting-=
gaza/
[6] this: http://www.pacbi.org/
[7] this: http://www.bigcampaign.org/
[8] this: http://www.bdsmovement.net/
[9] Crossroads Arabia:
http://xrdarabia.org/2009/01/13/saudis-boycotting-american-goods/
[10] Jewlicious:
http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/04/starbucks-one-of-the-most-dangerous-zioni=
st-terrorism-tools-in-the
-world/