Many people wonder, and still in denial, if their purchases really are correlated with the ongoing Israel and Palestine war. Unfortunately, so many giant companies and brands like Microsoft, Unilever, Puma, Hyundai and so many more supports the Israel in attempt to genocide the Palestinians. That's why, thousands of people start and are continuously campaigning to stop purchasing products or items from mentioned brands. It is an ongoing war that has been happening for years and years that many people around the world are becoming more aware of the conflicting situations. It's even becoming more apparent and worrying as Israel recently killed the leader of the Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh.
Does the boycotting works? Of course it is. There are significant decreased profits and shares on those brands which also affecting the company performance. Some known restaurant even lost significant customers in their offline stores. Targeted Israeli companies, particularly those operating in the West Bank or associated with the military, may experience reduced revenues and export losses due to decreased international demand. Also some foreign investors and companies may divest from or avoid investing in Israeli businesses. Not to mention, International companies with Israeli ties might face supply chain challenges or consumer backlash, influencing their sourcing and operational strategies.This shows, efforts on the continuos boycott are not wasted and should be maintained. Boycott campaigns can have significant and multifaceted effects on the economy, which actually influencing in many aspects. Some people forget, and some people are joining just for the sake of the trend, and some even just knew about the issue, which is fine because as long as it helps the Palestinians and weakens the Israel then any help are more than okay than nothing. People lose their homes, families, memories, and even the ability to obtain a basic needs like food and sanitary. We should always be grateful, we take things for granted and forget that similar situations could happen to us at anytime and anywhere, if God allows.
People get annoyed by the reminder of the war, of the watermelon emoticon almost provided at anywhere they could find like in social media or other things. Should we stop for the sake of people annoyance? That's funny because we're talking about lives here. It is not comparable. We should treasure more what we have and provide help. It doesn't matter if it's small or something that could shake the world, as long as we have the intentions and actions, then any help counts and it shows that we are human. As we are blessed with the knowledge and feelings and logic. We should be ashamed for being ignorant. We live to die, that's the truth. But the option to die as a good human or the contrary, it's up to us. We have our own fate.
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