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Across the Middle East, the BDS movement is thriving

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Tags: politics, middle east, movements.political, boycott divestment and sanctions, economics, solidarity, protests, boycotts, author.farah awadalla, source.wagingnonviolence
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/12/across-the-middle-east-the-bds-movement-is-thriving/

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Authors
Farah Awadalla, Brian Martin, George Lakey, Robert Levering, David Ragland, The Editors, Eleftheria Kousta, Sue Inches, Anushka Dakshit, Andrew Willis Garcés
Published
Dec 23 2024
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2175 words

3 comments

  1. skybrian
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    Despite all this, Jordan and Egypt are at peace with Israel and everyone there benefits from it.

    Despite all this, Jordan and Egypt are at peace with Israel and everyone there benefits from it.

    7 votes
  2. donn
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    There's a pleasant secondary economic effect to this that more capital would accumulate in local businesses instead of being offshored to a U.S.-based owner/licensor, but that said: Maybe I'm just...

    There's a pleasant secondary economic effect to this that more capital would accumulate in local businesses instead of being offshored to a U.S.-based owner/licensor, but that said:

    Starbucks Middle Eat laid off at least 2,000 employees amid declining sales after boycott efforts
    In Jordan, Carrefour’s abrupt closure of all its branches

    Maybe I'm just a cynic but I think they're hurting local workers more than U.S.-based decision makers- building a social movement that will at most cost the executives Middle East franchisee fees but will cost some other people everything. My family's horrendous experience with layoffs is definitely clouding my judgment here though.

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  3. Advanced
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    Nowhere is the power of BDS more evident than in the Middle East, where shared regional solidarity and strategic economic pressure have turned the movement into a powerful force.

    2 votes