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[–] ThinWhiteDuke 1 points (+1|-0)

How can I as a consumer boycott Israel? It's not as simple as "Don't buy this brand of toilet paper." Israeli companies are mostly high tech outfits integrated into society at a very high level. It's not like I can avoid going to a hospital because they own an ultrasound machine bought from an Israeli company. I'd bet every single hospital in the country has Israeli equipment. Same with telecom. There isn't an Israeli Verizon I can avoid, but rather Israeli companies make components that go into every smart phone and satellite. You can't avoid them without living in the woods and boycotting the whole world. Correct me if I'm mistaken.

[–] CDanger [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

You're mostly right. This isn't as simple as boycotting Colombian coffee, for example. Some examples I can think of though

  • diamonds
  • tourism to Israel
  • bs Dead Sea salts and beauty products sold at the mall