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The reason for this was that the company which he wished to order from had joined a boycott against Israel due to the military operation in Gaza.
"I checked why they didn't charge my credit card, and they told me they were participating in a voluntary boycott on Israel due to "the horrors committed by the Israeli army," he said.
Behind the boycott is a British organization of Muslim consumers, who have imposed a boycott on Israel as well as all Jewish-owned American companies in protest against the fighting in Gaza and the US's support for Israel in the battle.
The boycott received a warm welcome by many British internet sites, especially those related to Islam, and reports have been published by British newspapers. However Pashmina stressed to Gestman that it was only boycotting Israel, not all Jews.
'Pashmina' is not the only British company to have joined the boycott. Last week 'FreedomCall', a telecom company based in the UK, terminated all communications with the Israeli MobileMax following the Gaza operation.
The British-Muslim websites recommend boycotting a number of large firms, most of which manufacture products in Israel and all of which sell their products in Israel.
Among these are AOL, Coca-Cola, Delta-Galilee, Estee Lauder, Johnson and Johnson, Marks and Spencer, Revlon, Starbucks, McDonalds, Danone, Disney, IBM, Kimberly, Nestle, Nokia, and Intel.
'Captives of Arab propoganda'
"I tried to convince the person who sent the email that he's wrong," Gestman told Ynet. "They're just captives of the successful propaganda of the Arab side, and I wanted to help explain our side. They see things very superficially and one-sidedly.
"I asked him whether he boycotted American products because of what they did in Iraq or whether he was boycotting Palestinian products because they were firing missiles on kindergartens in Israel. He didn't really know what to say and answered pretty stupidly."
The email sent to Gestman in reply to his questions said the company had boycotted other countries, such as Myanmar. It said the boycott was imposed out of shock at the number of civilians killed by Israel, but did not wish to undermine the suffering of Israelis or any victims wherever they may be. The company did not respond to any of Ynet's emails.
Britain has been known for a number of boycotts against Israel, among these an academic boycott and a consumer boycott. The boycotts have had few economic ramifications, and the British government has consistently opposed them.
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Jan 07, 2009 at 08:45 AM Anonymous Says:
Someone should post a list of the companies boycotting Israel and/or Jewish owned companies and I, for one, would send my business elsewhere.
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Jan 07, 2009 at 08:45 AM Anonymous Says:
Let them boycott. The boycott of Israel in the 60's was a grand failure. And look what happened to Germany, it all started with a boycott of the Jews and ended in their destruction.
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Jan 07, 2009 at 08:51 AM zev Says:
Ok, so lets see a real boycott of israeli products. dont use microsoft or intel products, dont take any medicine manufactured by Teva. Most patients with a pacemaker should immediatley remove them, as those are mostly manufactured in israel.......
Hey, if your gonna boycott, by all means go ahead just make sure you include ALL Israeli products.
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Jan 07, 2009 at 08:49 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Someone should post a list of the companies boycotting Israel and/or Jewish owned companies and I, for one, would send my business elsewhere. ”
I agree. Where can we find the list?
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Jan 07, 2009 at 08:53 AM Conservative One Says:
Pressure needs to be brought on the British Government to pass Anti-Boycott legislation and if they don't there should be a boycott against travel to Britain, home of the Mad Cow.
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Jan 07, 2009 at 09:28 AM Anonymous Says:
I agree...Let's see a list of companies that are boycotting Israel...I'm sure after they are boycotted they will quickly change their minds
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Jan 07, 2009 at 09:22 AM The Truth Says:
“ Ok, so lets see a real boycott of israeli products. dont use microsoft or intel products, dont take any medicine manufactured by Teva. Most patients with a pacemaker should immediatley remove them, as those are mostly manufactured in israel.......
Hey, if your gonna boycott, by all means go ahead just make sure you include ALL Israeli products. ”
Don't forget cellphones, cancer medication and a lot of fruit & veg (UK imports a lot of it).
I'm sure the world would boycott Palestinian products too - except they don't produce anything (except terrorists), and.. oh yeah, there is no Palestine.
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Jan 07, 2009 at 09:55 AM Anonymous Says:
Please post a comprehensive list of all these companies who are so upright and concerned for the citizens of the world. of course, israelis/jews are not citizens of the world so they deserve all the mistreatment they get. this is sickening
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Jan 07, 2009 at 10:23 AM Anonymous Says:
It's not BRITISH COMPANIES boycotting, It's MUSLIM COMPANIES LOCATED IN BRITAIN!!
Does "Pashmina" sound britain, or arab?
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Jan 07, 2009 at 10:12 AM Anonymous Says:
the un still didnt boycott palestinian terorists.....
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Jan 07, 2009 at 10:07 AM mordy Says:
Reward Our Friends
The boycott is yet another frustrating tale of anti-Semitism rearing its ugly head. More investigation is needed to see if this was done as deliberate act of anti-Semitism or simply a business decision since there are more Muslim consumers then Jews. This is especially since nowadays consumers have many choices of were they can buy there stuff and they don’t need to be limited to Israeli stuff. They probably feel they can probably get the same quality goods elsewhere as well in this global economy.
In the midst of the negative publicity of Boycott perhaps we should pass for the reverse. In England those companies that do still sell Israeli products should be publicizes and be given as discount rate in their advertizing fees. This at least gives us a feeling that we are supporting Jews in Israel during this difficult time.
As I mentioned in a previous comment that the Israelis are fighting multiple wars. This includes survival economic and public relation .However nothing is more important then Physical survival at this time.
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Jan 07, 2009 at 10:30 AM vildechaia Says:
I plan to boycott anything that comes from England. I'm not certain about everything they export, but you can be sure I will be checking labels VERY carefully from now on. Oh, and don't go there, either. Let's see how long that "boycott" of theirs will last. Hit them where it hurts most - the pocketbook.
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Jan 07, 2009 at 11:17 AM Anonymous Says:
Israel could kill every living "palestinian" citizen and still not to come close to the number of innocent civilians killed world wide every ear. Lets start with darfur.
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Jan 07, 2009 at 02:42 PM Anonymous Says:
Let's all boycott all British products until they pull out of North Ireland. That's a REAL occupation! And the world turns a blind eye.
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Jan 07, 2009 at 02:26 PM Anonymous Says:
We should find out which of these stupid company R doing this and all should boycot them! A bende meshugoim
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Jan 07, 2009 at 04:48 PM Anonymous Says:
“ It's not BRITISH COMPANIES boycotting, It's MUSLIM COMPANIES LOCATED IN BRITAIN!!
Does "Pashmina" sound britain, or arab? ”
Actually, "Pashmina" is Pashtu/Urdu and refers to a type of wool harvested in Kashmir (India).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashmina
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Jan 07, 2009 at 09:54 PM Israelmyhome Says:
“ Ok, so lets see a real boycott of israeli products. dont use microsoft or intel products, dont take any medicine manufactured by Teva. Most patients with a pacemaker should immediatley remove them, as those are mostly manufactured in israel.......
Hey, if your gonna boycott, by all means go ahead just make sure you include ALL Israeli products. ”
lol thats really funny. i just want to tell it to these ppl in their face. stupid ppl.
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Jan 07, 2009 at 09:55 PM Israelmyhome Says:
“ Don't forget cellphones, cancer medication and a lot of fruit & veg (UK imports a lot of it).
I'm sure the world would boycott Palestinian products too - except they don't produce anything (except terrorists), and.. oh yeah, there is no Palestine. ”
lol
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Jan 08, 2009 at 12:03 AM murray Says:
“ We should find out which of these stupid company R doing this and all should boycot them! A bende meshugoim ”
I am cancelling my order for a new Rolls- Royce right away ( I will just have to get a Ferrarri, or a Toyota tercel)
Israel has NOT been very nice to the Gazans- I think they should Boycott Israeli Electricity.
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Jan 08, 2009 at 01:12 AM Milhouse Says:
“ Let's all boycott all British products until they pull out of North Ireland. That's a REAL occupation! And the world turns a blind eye. ”
Why is it a "real" occupation? The majority of people in Northern Ireland were against Ireland breaking away from the UK and becoming independent; they wanted and still want to remain in the UK, just as they had been for centuries. So why should the UK abandon these loyal citizens? Enough that they allowed the rest of the island. where the majority wanted independence, to break away.