On boycotts, I've already started avoiding their products, but when I noticed that people around me, and people in general, don't take it seriously, I began questioning whether it actually has any real impact. Is the problem that boycotts don't work, or that people simply can't resist their habits and desires? I honestly can't create change alone, so what am I supposed to do with that?

So I'm asking: where does an ordinary person start? What common mistakes should I avoid? What genuinely helps, instead of hollow gestures of solidarity?

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I feel the same, But I am happy to hear that someone else is also boycotting.

Boycotting is somewhat easy, mostly because the alternative to buying from zionists is to buy local brands. which supports local brands and avoids direct support to big brands.

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  • You can go there to do human rights work

    Apply with EAPPI, CPT, ISM, etc.

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  • [–] 3 points 22 hours ago

    Continue to advocate for change and educate those willing to learn. The view toward Israel has changed dramatically in the last three years. Lots of people are noticing their terrible behavior. I wouldn’t have ever bet on this shift before, but it’s happening.

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  • [–] 3 points 23 hours ago*

    In a addition to the BDS (boycott, divest, sanctions) campaign against Israel ppl mentioned below (list of targeted companies here ), here's a group of vetted aid organizations one can donate to.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    Boycotting does help. The average Westerner (apologies if I'm incorrect in assuming you're in the West) dismisses the impact of BDS to absolve their conscience of their inaction. They will come up with any excuse to avoid forgoing their treats.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    What kind of laws are you willing to break? Misdemeanors? Felonies? TrEaSoN?!?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago

    https://www.ochaopt.org/content/humanitarian-situation-report-15-october-2026

    https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/11/9/tents-dont-protect-us-rains-flood-displaced-palestinians-in-gaza

    https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168707

    The forced displacement, missiles, artillery, drone strikes, snipers, settler attacks, farmland and crop destruction, and restriction of any incoming aid or movement of every Palestinian living there has nothing to do with the actions of the apartheid state occupying more than 90% of plaestinian territories, of course it's all hamas /s

    Real quick, how many times have hamas said they "want to destroy everyone" compared to how many times the israeli government have openly stated they want to wipe Gaza out?

    https://www.alhaq.org/FAI-Unit/26257.html

    How many times have Hamas stated they are willing to negotiate?

    https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-says-it-agrees-to-latest-ceasefire-proposal-as-mediators-scramble-for-deal/

    How many people have been killed since the "ceasefire" came into effect?

    https://palestine.un.org/en/324294-one-year-after-ceasefire-announcement-killings-continue-across-gaza

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