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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

    That's better than the opposite. It's easier to boycott.

    I always worry that my Palestinian olive oil is actually made by Israelis

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    [–] 11 points 4 days ago* (4 children)

    But she said Australia was not pursuing a blanket import ban on settlement goods, as other countries such as the UK, Spain, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands have either announced or imposed.

    “We have concerns about the implementation of a blanket ban and unintended consequences for Australian businesses,” Wong said.

    Cowardice, as we've come to expect from our government.

    APAN/BDS Australia have a guide on boycotting Israeli dates in particular: https://apan.org.au/boycott-israeli-dates/

    Of course, people should be boycotting all Israeli products, and other targeted businesses that enable and profit from Israeli crimes: https://apan.org.au/boycott/

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  • [–] 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)
  • [–] 6 points 3 days ago

    So Scarlett Johansson was in their ads for a while back in 2014, made a bit of a stir since she was also an Oxfam ambassador, and Oxfam are against the settlements.

    When she had to choose between them, she chose Sodastream, and cut ties with the charity she had been involved with for more than 7 years.

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-03/scarlett-johansson-quits-oxfam-amid-sodastream-israel-criticism/5235030

    Never really had a good opinion of her since.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago

    Yeah, there's lots of alternatives available.

    If you have a sodastream machine that takes the screw-top canisters, you don't even need to buy a different machine, you can just start buying generic screw-top canisters.

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