The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, also known as BDS, could potentially cost Israel up to $11.5bn dollars a year.
That’s according to a partially redacted Israeli government report from 2013, which factored in the most extreme scenario of a full blown EU boycott of Israeli products and a halt to investments.
It’s a sequence that may seem unlikely, but has Israeli leaders worried nonetheless.
In recent years, Israel’s diplomatic missions have made countering BDS a priority and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has moved to ban groups which support the movement.
So what is BDS?
BDS is a non-violent people led movement that aims to economically pressure Israel into providing equal rights and a right of return to Palestinians.
Modeled on the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, it has inspired people from around the world to boycott businesses and academic and cultural institutions that have either a direct or indirect affiliation with Israel.
This includes companies associated with illegal settlements, those that provide services to the occupation, companies exploiting natural resources from Palestinian land and those that use Palestinians as cheap labour.
The UN human rights office has currently identified 206 companies linked directly or indirectly to illegal settlements, mostly from Israel and the US but also Germany and the Netherlands.
They include banking and tourism companies, as well as construction and technology firms.
Is BDS already having an impact on Israel? It depends on who you ask.
The Washington-based Brookings Institute claims a consumer boycott will not drastically affect Israel economically because 40 percent of Israeli exports are “intermediate” goods – hidden products used in the production process of goods elsewhere like semiconductors.
Around 50 percent of Israeli exports are “differentiated” goods – goods that can’t be substituted like specialised computer chips.
But data from the World Bank shows a sharp decrease in intermediate exports from 2014 to 2016 – a loss of around $6bn.
In the same period, foreign investment rose to around $12bn after it fell to $6bn following the 2014 assault on Gaza, which killed 1,462 civilians.
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so a few musicians won’t show up and there will be lower cooperation with academic institutions. it has no real effect even 12 billion a year Israel’s economy was in 2018,370 billion with a growth rate between 2-4 % a year but great let’s lie and say it has an impact. Israel economy is nothing like South Africa even when you boycott all Israel companies you will buy Israeli products like google that has a huge center of R &d in Israel employing Israelis with 3 times the average wage in the Hitech sector
Hamas.
I wonder how much Al Jazeera was paid for this propaganda video.
For me, it is a personal boycott. I take it into account in my personal spending and influence surrounding and company as well
If I see an Israeli product I pick it up and spit on it, then put it back.
Boycott the illegal occupation
And I have no hatred towards Jews. Don’t do conflate Judaism and Zionism. Judaism has been hijacked same way islam has been by ISIS
BDS are a just movement and we must support them…
the point of the movement is to be ‘a threat to israel’s existance’ so it’s clearly doing something
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bad boy israel shame on you Netanyahu
*BDS WORKS*
Boycott every product that is manufactured in Israel,
In my house I have so many products made in Israel BUT I have stolen every product,
We only drink soda stream juice because I have six machines I stole and hundreds of refill,
THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT
first walk into a store and map out were the product is, then go straight to the product and take it to the customer service area and say “hi, I bought this as a wedding gift but I just found out another guest has the same product but I am afraid I have miss-placed the receipt” the customer service will say either “we are sorry we do not return items without receipts” put the machine in a bag and walk out,
Or “we will exchange the item for another item the same price” then go to the refills and take the same amount of refills” I possible get the new receipt,
If you get money back, do not buy anything from Israel, it works, the BDS movement works
You can justify the theft if you keep a mental note,
Israel has stolen and is stealing from the Palestinians, you will enjoy the product more
Let’s join it ✊🏼
I support BDS on my personal daily expenditures including US brand/product inview if US strong support to the regime
Boycott isreal .i just dropped my loreal face wash
The action of Zionist regime will make the common people vulnerable.
The hand of Allah is upon them
Evacuate all Islamists.from Gaza and West Bank, Israel will prosper.
Cry blood, aljazeera cry blood! All your evil plot against Israel will never work. Talk about your dictators arab leaders.
I m request now boycott terrorist country Israel
Israel probably uses Palestinian civilians as Weapon Adverts.
I fully support the BDS movement in .
We need a list of those US States so we know who not to do business with unless they overturn their ban on BDS.
Boycott US States Who Ban BDS And Their Right To Protest Apartheid In Israel.
I ain’t bought an orange for year,s n I used to luv a jaffa.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Abby Martin, an alt media journalist & well known BDS advocate recently won a lawsuit against the State of Georgia’s Anti-BDS law. Let’s hope other states follow suit (no pun intended) & not supress the constitutional rights of Americans to the whims & wishes of a foreign entity (being israel).
I will be getting an all AMD laptop. The only chip maker with no business in Israel.
Edit: save a few.
A Country Built on Bubbles can u name all 70 companies
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Nothing will happen. They will keep prospering.
Boycott HP.
They are providing intelligence software services to IDF, which is being used with the sole purpose of evacuating local Palestinians.
BDS❤
I fully support boycotting Israel 🇮🇱 to the fullest extent.
BDS is certainly achieving outstanding results. More & more people from A lister Z listers are all medelling in with hurting isreal where they’ve started to feel it most! Palestine will prevail. BOYCOTT IS NOT ANTISEMITISM
The god of Israel is UN
🇺🇳 Real Flag Isræl
Keep dreaming. Israel is a Jewish state and Jews are majority and they were attacked and they fought back. They didn’t want those lands because those land have any real value. Those lands are needed for Israel’s security and existence.
Israel 🇮🇱
Vous voulez pas reprendre kev Adams c’est un pseudo comique chez nous en France …svp il eG insupportable 😆💩
SUPPORT BDS FREE PALESTINE FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA.
Isee you deleted my comment well let me short the story you are just love terror and hate jews
Fun fact Arabs have more rights in Israel than non Arabs in Arab countries
2021 didn’t work
israel bad guys forever. How could I spend my penny for anything related to the regime
You want to harm Israel’s economy?
Throe away every electronic device you have, throw away your insurance, throw away most of your recent technology, and if you become hostage don’t allow any CTU to come save you….
They think if foreign countries support them for their own advantage, that the humans will love them which is not the case, Israelis will never change, most likely never trusted and loved by anyone else, and I’m not antisemetic by the way, I’m just saying the truth.
YES ! The only video that explains the power of BDS actually.
Hey Israeli government, end the occupation and racist laws and BDS will go away
Israel is alive and her economy is blossoming and thriving. Comparing the israeli democracy to countries like South Africa during the apartheid-regime is absurd.
You will achieve nothing!
The german Bundestag has deemed BDS “anti-semitic”, and rightly so in my opinion.
The name Palestine is given to the area after the defeat of the Kingdom of Judah. If you do not believe me, check for yourself.
Arabs in Israel earn the same amount of money as Jews in the same jobs Do not lie.
Israeli exports increased to about $140 billion in 2021 and hit a record high, an increase of close to 20% compared to about $114.3 billion in 2020, according to estimates by the Foreign Trade Administration at the Ministry of Economy and Industry.
For the first time in Israel’s economic history, exports of services exceed exports of goods with a 51% to 49% ratio, while the exports of goods are also on the rise.
The dogs are barking but the Zionist state is keep moving ,viva Israel!!!!
We all should do what we can to prevent the suffering of Palestinians and any other group that is suffering because of greed and stupid beliefs.
Verry verry goodnews
israel is a killer mafia gang.
its not whether they r good or bad its the fact that ur acting just like the nazis but wont allow ppl to say anything or u call racism
love from Israel <3
ALL Palestinians must file a lawsuit against Israel for committing war crimes against Palestinians since 1940s!! As they must be sentenced to death for murdering millions of Palestinians!!
Millions? There wasn’t even a million Palestinians in Palestine
I knew when i started seeing sympathy/money begging ads, asking people to help “survivors of the holocaust”; they were feeling it. They allllways overplay their hand…
As if theres any doubt who “the bad guys” are. 😑
Its so typical of narcissists to try to run a boycott on your boycott. Lol theyre delusion is limiless. Thats why they must be and WILL BE stopped. Glory to God.
We know what appartheid did in Africa and we know what it did to the 1973 olympics.
Israel is governed by a bunch of tyrannical war criminals, that practices apartheid and genocide and racist and religious hatred, any rational human being can recognize it.
Genocide? The rate of death by Israel on Palestinians is smaller than 0.00006%
Calling it genocide is simply a lie
الامارات بدات تجنيس الاسرائيليين يعني بيكون لهم عقارات بالهبل في دول الخليج وهذا بيقوي اقتصاد إسرائيل
Check the where made
We don’t have to bow down to Izzies
Israel will never stop the genocide as long as US government gives them all they need. The US with a history of genocide and history – figures
Congrats, this movement must be expanded so that every muslim person on earth should know the brands..
We suport BDS
Why aren’t all countries especially Muslim countries following BDS
This will help our Palestinians if we can’t afford to help otherwise
The best way to support BDS is to take out the chip in your phone. They are all made in Israel.
Of course you’re phone won’t work. But you should do it
No Israeli products are imported to Muslim countries…don’t worry, political Zionism will not survive, give it a few decades and there will be no Israel. The world is with Palestine and the new generation are aware of what’s going on.
True
Boycott Israel and America products.. Get your own halal products..Muslim business man should make alternative and invest in making day to day life products and we have to promote such products
I took some premium dates (from Israel) I bought from Waitrose back for a refund. I opened the packet and told the shop worker the tasted bad. I got my money back.
Boikot produk israel dan sekutu, cintai produk tanah air.
Everything is Antisemitic to them
Sorry US, Boycotting a war criminal is not a religious, ethnic discrimination and is not bigotry. It is called having a higher value system for humanity.
Please don’t do business with companies and individuals who are a part of BDS, for they have the world who will do business with them.
Stand Behind BDS and empower all companies who are a part of BDS and boycott any and all companies that deal with war criminal Israel, US, Europe and all those countries that stand in solidarity with Israel.
Enough is Enough.
The power of boycott & BDS.
please support the BDS movement. Boycott Puma, HP, Dell, Cat etc❤️
Does M&S support Israel?
BOYCOT 👌👍☝
Just live a simple life. Avoid ALL Brands so that you don’t become the posters for their brands. Most brands are directly or indirectly benefiting the pariah’s of sensible distribution of wealth. Amazon is trying to control as many aspects of life and business as it can. Avoid plays, movies and other forms of entertainment as far as possible. Don’t buy new phones, cars, homes and other high price items for as long as you can. promote mom-pop shops and businesses. Start a small business yourself to counter the demand against the multi-nationals. That will promote youth innovation and employment against companies that use youth as their slaves. Unlink your investments from Branded banks, which generally put all losses towards your account and boost their own income. Disengage from entities that promote violence and genocide.
We need to reinforce BDS as a major Movement.
Boycott Israel products!!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THEY’RE
RECRUITING AIPAC ONE OF THE BIGEST LOBBY AND EVENGELIST CHRISTIANS FOR ISREAL IS A SECOND BIG LOBBY OF 7.000.000 MILLIONS
MEMBERS . BLACKMAILING AMERICANS CITIZEN
GUESS WHAT @ EUROPE SOME COUNTRIES ARE WORKING ON BANNING ZIONISM ON THEIR CITIZEN. YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY OR WRITE ZIONISM
CERTAINLY, WILL BE COMING HERE TOO
DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY AMERICANS 😮😮😮
I URGE ANYBODY AND EVERYONE TO SWITCH TO FORGEIN CHANNELS. IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, ITALIAN, TURKISH & ARABIC
THERE’S A VARIETY OF CHOICES THANKS TO THE INTERNET ❤❤❤
NO BLACKMAILING, NO BLOCK OUT YOU CHOISE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN @ AMERICANS CHANNEL S ARE VERY RESTRICTED & CONTROLED😮😮😮
FREEDOM OF CHOISE, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, WRIGHT, PROTESTING, UNION…EXTRA ❤❤❤❤
Israelkoyak,boikotisrael,bds
Soda Stream produced. Read the Israeli Military Order 158 of 1967 , the Occupation of Water . !!! Palestinians are not even legally allowed to collect rainwater with Palestinian Water tanks often being destroyed by IDF .Read the report at Amnesty International.
Israei 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
Typical false propaganda by Al Jazira. Al Jazira does that against India too.
Please boycott the war criminals
Do not do any business with the Zionist criminals
Thank you
Every Muslim country should boycott all goods and services from the Zionist war criminals state of Israel and expel their ambassadors from their country
Natenyahu is a Hitler of 2023 and shame on humanity
Zionists are the modern day Nazis.
Why Israel is worried. They have American taxpayer dollars to back them up.
Support BDS! Boycott companies supporting Genocide!
I didn’t think I’d ever turn my cheek against Israel. But now I have crossed the Jordan back into Sinai
When prophet Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) was thrown into fire, a sparrow brought water in its beak to put out the fire. When the bird was asked that what would this small amount of water do to extinguish that fire, it replied: “I don’t know whether I can put out this fire, but I’m doing so just to put all my effort in extinguishing that enormous fire, so that I can face Allah, when I’m asked on the day of judgement that what did I do to save His prophet.”
No problem. If BDS actually work to hurt Israel’s finances, Israel will just ask USA govt for more handouts and Senile Joe will obediently provide everything, even when US National debt are reaching disastrous level. Strangely Americans don’t find it outrageous that there are homelessness and poverty in USA while settlers in Israel are provided with subsidised housing and healthcare on stolen land.
BDS👍👍👍
US is a Slave of Israel …
This has to be put to full power.
for all the actions of Israel and worst of all USA is that Israel is making enemies all over the world.
FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
I completely and full heartedly in supported of BDS movement …
And usa people still said it didn’t affect them lol😂. I mean of course it didn’t make them poor but still affect greatly.