16th January 2009
Time for an economic boycott and sanctions against Israel.
“It’s time. Long past time. The best strategy to end the increasingly bloody occupation is for Israel to become the target of the kind of global movement that put an end to apartheid in South Africa.“
Wrote author, economist and activist Naomi Klein in here article in The Nation Magazine last week.
Economic sanctions she says are the most effective tools in the nonviolent arsenal. Surrendering them verges on active complicity. She supports the campaign Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) and refutes the top four objections to the BDS strategy, namely
1. Punitive measures will alienate rather than persuade Israelis.
2. Israel is not South Africa.
3. Why single out Israel when the United States, Britain and other Western countries do the same things in Iraq and Afghanistan?
4. Boycotts sever communication; we need more dialogue, not less.
Petition to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement
You can sign a petition at www.thepetitionsite.com calling on the EU to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement until Israel respects human rights and International Law.
The EU is Israel’s biggest importer of goods, and its second biggest exporter. In 2006 the total traded between the EU and Israel amounted to 23.5 BILLION Euros.
The EU-Israel Association Agreement forms the legal basis for this relationship which gives Israel preferential trade terms with EU countries.
Article 2 of the Agreement states that these relations shall be based on respect for human rights and democratic principles which must guide internal and international policy.
The EU is therefore obligated under this Article to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement whilst Israel is in breach of human rights.
Leading Israeli academic condems Israel’s State Terrorism
In a video interview on Democracy Now, leading academic Prof. Avi Shlaim of Oxford University has condemned Israels attack on Gaza as state terrorism
“My definition of ‘terror’ is the use of violence against civilians for political purposes. And by this definition, Hamas is a terrorist organization. But by the same token, Israel is practising state terror, because it is using violence on a massive scale against Palestinian civilians for political purposes.”
Read Prof Shlaim’s article in the Guardian “How Israel brought Gaza to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe“
As always, mighty Israel claims to be the victim of Palestinian aggression but the sheer asymmetry of power between the two sides leaves little room for doubt as to who is the real victim. This is indeed a conflict between David and Goliath but the Biblical image has been inverted – a small and defenceless Palestinian David faces a heavily armed, merciless and overbearing Israeli Goliath. The resort to brute military force is accompanied, as always, by the shrill rhetoric of victimhood and a farrago of self-pity overlaid with self-righteousness. In Hebrew this is known as the syndrome of bokhim ve-yorim, “crying and shooting”.
List of Israeli Goods
List maintained by boycottisraeligoods.org
Food |
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| Candies/Nuts | Carmit, Elite, Geva, Rimon, Karina, Lieber, Oppenheimer, OSEM, Taste of Israel, Israel Edible Products – Telma |
| Cheese | Kfir Bnei-Brak Dairy Ltd., Tnuva, Central Co-op, MATA, Haolam |
| Cookies/Health Food Bars | Elite, Froumine, OSEM, Israel Edible Products – Telma, Kedem, Afifit Ltd., Magdaniat Hadar Ltd., Tivon |
| Crackers, Breadcrumbs, Croutons | Affifit Ltd., Barth, Elite, Einat, Froumine, Hadar, Israel Edible Products – Telma, Magdaniat Hadar Ltd., OSEM, Taste of Israel |
| Flavorings and Spices | MATA, Deco-Swiss, Israel Dehydration Co. Ltd. |
| Fresh Fish, Gefilte Fish, Sardines | Noon, Yonah, Carmel, Ask retailer/frozen fillets |
| Fruit (Apricots, citrus salad segments, melons, citrus products, dates, persimmons, tomatoes) | Assis Ltd., Carmel Medijuice, NOON, PRI-TAIM, Agrexco USA Ltd., Yakhin, PRI-ZE, FIT (Federation of Israel Canners), Jaffy’s Citrus Products |
| Horseradish, borsht | H&S Private Label |
| Jams, Preserves, Marmalades, Honey, Syrups, Candied Fruit | Assis Ltd., I&B Farm Products, Meshek Industries (Beit Yitshak 778) Ltd., VITA |
| Juices, Grape-muscal and rose (Menorah & Carmel Brands) | Carmel |
| Matzoh, Matzoh Ball Mix | Israel Edible Products Ltd., Telma, AVIV, YEHUDA |
| Meat Alternatives (Veggie Burgers etc) | Veggie Patch line (Stop and Shop, other markets) |
| Olives | Beit Hashita, H&S Private Label, Shan Olives Ltd. (Hazayith) |
| Onions & Onion Rings | Beit Hashita, Carmit, Sunfrost |
| Pizza & Pasta Products | OSEM, Maadanot, Deco |
| Pizza Sauce | Jaffa-Mor, VITA, H&S Private Label, MATA |
| Puddings | OSEM, MATA, Israel Edible Products Ltd. – Telma |
| Soups, Sauces & Mixes (Instant cubes, gourmet treats, falafel, humus, tehin, soup nuts, & dried soup | Israel Edible Products Ltd. – Telma, OSEM, MATA, Gourmet Cuisine |
| Tea | Elzan, Wissotzky |
| Tomato Products | FIT, Medijuice, Pardess, Yakhin, VITA |
| Turkey Products | Hod Lavan, Soglowek, Yarden, Ask retailer/butcher/Deli |
| Vegetables | Yakhin, PRI-TAIM, PRI-ZE Growers/MOPAZ, Sanlakol, Carmelit Portnoy, Tapud, Sun Frost |
Alcohol |
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| Beer, Liquors, Wines, Cordials, Brandy | Askalon, Latroun, National Brewery Ltd., Carmel, Eliaz Benjamina Ltd., Montfort, Yarden Vineyards, International Distilleries of Israel Ltd. (Sabra), Gamla, Hebroni |
Apparel |
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| Air Purifiers | Amcor |
| Area Rugs | Ask Retailer |
| Art Work, Gift Items, Books, Greeting Cards, Music/ Cassettes, Religious Articles | Ask Retailer, Synagogue Gift Shops, Carmel |
| Bath Salts/Cosmetics | Dead Sea Salts |
| Candles | Check label, Ask retailer |
| Coins/Stamps | Ask dealer |
| Cotton Flannel Sheets | Kitan |
| Fashion Frames (eyewear) | Ask your optician/ophthalmologist |
| Flowers (fresh) | Agrexco/Ask Florist |
| Fur Garments, Fur & Leather Combinations | Maquette, Look for ‘MADE IN ISRAEL’ label |
| Furniture/Kitchen Cabinets | Ask Retailer |
| Infant’s & Children’s Wear | Sarah’s Prints, Look for ‘MADE IN ISRAEL’ label |
| Insect Killers | Amcor |
| Jewelry | Ask Retailer |
| Ladies’ & Children’s Knitwear | Look for ‘MADE IN ISRAEL’ label |
| Ladies’ Lingerie & Underwear | Bordeaux USA, Look for ‘MADE IN ISRAEL’ label |
| Ladies’ Swimwear & Beachwear | Gottex, Gideon Oberson, Look for ‘MADE IN ISRAEL’ label |
| Men’s and Ladies’ Sportswear, Ladies’ suits, Sweaters, Jeans, Tennis wear, Sandals | Ask Retailer; Gottex, Gideon Oberson, Calvin Klein (some garments are made in Israel) |
| Pantyhose | Sabra, El Al |
| Razor Blades | Check label |
| Soaps | Neca |
| Telephone Systems | Telrod, Tadiran |
| Tires | Alliance |
| Toys & Games | Look for ‘MADE IN ISRAEL’ label |
| Women’s Electric Shaver | Epilady/Mepro |
| Yarns | Ask Retailer |
High Tech |
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| (HF) Radio control for metering function, irrigation products of water level and fertilizer, energy | Motorola |
| 32-bit neural network Omnifront and trainable OCR software for Windows and Macintosh | Ligature Ltd. |
| Air compressors | Oholiab |
| Air purifiers, air conditioners, plumbing products | Amcor |
| Aircraft (Fixed wing) and helicopter structural components, overhaul and repair, airframe composites | Cyclone Aviation Ltd./Carcom |
| Aircraft electronic systems: tank free fire control, control & communications network; electronic wa | Elbit |
| Aircraft instruments, electronic displays, navigation systems, electronic equipment & controls; weap | Astronautics |
| Aircraft machining, aerospace parts & equipment, aircraft avionics, defense equipment | IAI |
| All types abrasives: Vitried, Reinoid, Rubber, Diamond, CBN Fiberdiscs & Semiflex | Camel |
| Aluminum die cast and extrusion products | Alum Aluminum Products |
| Aluminum extrusions for building and architectural specialties | Klil Industries Ltd. |
| Aluminum quick coupling, die aluminum | Omen |
| Antenna positioners, selectors and control systems, interphone system displays, military power suppl | Orbit |
| APT user – information retrieval tool and report writer that runs on Digital’s VMS, Ultrix and Alpha | ISG |
| Autoclaves, sterilizers, incubators | Tuttnauer |
| Automated Operation Software | 4th Dimension Software Ltd. |
| Automatic self-cleaning water filters | Filtomat-Filtration |
| Automatic test equipment, avionics, airborne new computers, Mil-spec computers and peripheral boards | Rada |
| Automotive cooling system products | Fishman Eng. |
| Automotive radiators | Superad |
| Battery operated controls for agriculture | Galcon |
| Battery testers | QPS |
| Blind rivets: aluminum/steel | Ornit |
| Broadband Data Communication | Phasecom |
| Bromide Salt Brime | Dead Sea |
| Bullet resistant glass | Oran – I.D.I. |
| Burglar alarm systems and components; passive infrared detectors, energy management systems | Visonic |
| Business telecommunication (PABX) | Tadiran Telecommunications Division |
| Carbide Rout-a-burrs | Shaviv |
| Carbide tipped circular sawblades and router bits | Dimar |
| Coated and uncoated indexible carbide inserts, toolholders, boring bars, threading systems, small sh | Iscar |
| Communication shelters | Ramim Eng. |
| Complete programming development environment for relational database management systems (RDMS) | Magic Software |
| Comprehensive, high speed computer networks; intelligent wiring hubs, fiber optic LANS, Network Mana | Fibronics |
| CompuPhone (combines a PC keyboard for automatic dialing) | Integrated Technology |
| Computer aided manufacturing systems for printed circuit boards, computer for graphic design | Scitex |
| Computer hardware/software systems | Shaked |
| Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) systems for the production of printed circuit boards. Autom | Orbotech |
| Computerized Irrigation controllers | Gal |
| Consulting in targeted security | ICTS |
| Containers, trailers and suspension and metal parts | Netzer Sereni |
| Control valves for municipal, irrigation and fire protection water systems | Bermad |
| Conveyor & power transmission, accessories and hardware tools | Volta |
| Cotton picker parts; items for cultivation | Beit Hashita |
| Crystals: crystal filters, hybrid crystal clock oscillators, temperature compensated crystal oscilla | Time & Frequency |
| Custom hybrids, RF identification technology, electronic assembly and testing services | Tactel Ltd. |
| Cutting tools | Hanita |
| Data collection systems, software systems and telex interfaces | Sintel |
| Data communications equipment for IBM Mainframe users | Ramir (Adacom) |
| Data communications products: modems, multiplexers, rate and interface converters, data compressors, | Rad |
| Deburring tools and blades | Noga Eng. |
| Desalination equipment | Israel Desalination |
| Diamond sawblades for stone and concrete awing; laser welded sawblades for masonry and drycutting ap | Toolgal |
| Digital and electronic business telephone systems, voice mail/automatic attendant equipment and ISDN | Telrad |
| Digital circuit multiplication equipment, ISF capatible technologies, military systems (improve comm | ECI |
| Digital image processing systems; cardiac diagnostic devices | Fidelity Medical (Israel) Ltd. |
| Digital video cameras focused on medical and industrial applications | I Sight Ltd. |
| Disposable plastic products for laboratory use | Miniplast |
| Disposable saliva ejectors; PVC compounds and reinforced hoses | Terraflex |
| Dolphin swimming pool cleaner | Maytronics |
| Door and car meters combining a specialized combination of multi-colored fabrics and plastic | Lotemplast |
| Door locks and high security locks (cylinders) | S.E. Yardeni Ltd. |
| Drug and explosive detection kits | Erez Forensic Technology Ltd. |
| Educational computer systems & mobile training units | Degem |
| Educational training and entertainment multimedia systems; interactive multimedia courseware (biolog | Eduself |
| Electrical enclosures and distribution boxes, food trays and evaporative cooling systems. | Inbar |
| Electrical suppliers and testers | Pama |
| Electro optics design, video and telecommunications security equipment, UPS, LVS and ZTS Power Syste | Moked |
| Electro-mechanical products for aerospace & electronic industries | Deutsch Dagan |
| Electro-polishing equipment | Limat |
| Electrocardiograph Equipment | Aerotel |
| Electronic imaging, with special emphasis on document imaging, vision and pattern recognition | TIS Top Image Systems Ltd. |
| Electronic power supplies | Lambda Electronics |
| Electronic taximeters | Middle East Electronics |
| Engine bearings | King Engine Bearings |
| Environmental control systems for aircraft, heat exchangers, valves and fuel system equipment for ai | TAT |
| Extruded rubber hoses & profiles (low/high pressure) | Ein Shemer |
| Fax and mail system/PC fax machine | Albatross |
| Ferrous investment castings for dense aerospace, medical and commercial industries | U.P.C. Precision |
| Fertilizer pumps | T.M.B. Fertilizer Pumps |
| Filters & Automotive Components | A.L Filters |
| Filters, separators, screen filters, media filters, spin filters self-cleaning, soliquators, reclama | Odis |
| Finned coils | Lordan |
| Fire control equipment; communication detection: coherent radiation equipment; military test equipme | Elta |
| Fire control systems, laser systems, night vision systems, thermal imaging, image processing | Elop |
| Fire detection and suppression systems, S.A.F.E. System, Sea S.A.F.E. System, Safeye Gas & Vapor Det | Spectronics |
| Fire fighting equipment | Matar |
| Fluorescent light boards for advertising | Linero Light Systems |
| Forgings for aerospace, pipe fittings for jet engines & aircraft | Carmel Forge |
| Gear & Transmission system, machined parts & assembly for aircraft & auto industries. Fabrication & | Ashot-Ashkelon |
| Geothermal development | Ormat |
| H.D.P.E. mono-orientated, twist wrap candy industry convertors | Polysack |
| Hand tools | Tabor |
| Hand tools, punches, pipe cutters, wheels | Tovay |
| Hearing aids/speech training systems | AVR Communications Ltd. |
| Hi-tech defense products, missiles, missle components, thermal imaging systems (flirs), electronics, | Rafael |
| High precision aluminum die-casting | Tadir-Gan |
| High precision military spare parts | M.K. Technologies |
| High precision operated chucks | Amcoram, Amcor |
| High precision sawing systems for semiconductor wafers and hard material, die bonding machines, wire | Kulicke & Soffa (Israel) Ltd. |
| High pressure application, digital signal processing, programmable array, logic devices and CMOS pro | Zoran |
| High pressure laminates | Etz Lavud Ltd. |
| High pressure steel and textile braided rubber hoses for general industrial use, agriculture and aut | Hamaslul Ind. |
| High speed plotter/duplicator | Indigo |
| High-performance computer systems (commercial, government and defense communications); multimedia me | Efrat |
| Industrial Ball valves and pneumatic actuators | Habonim |
| Industrial robots | Oshap |
| Industrial tools, fasteners, packaging, building products | SPC |
| Industrial Valves | Dorot Foundry |
| Infrared radiometer & spectro-radiometer systems; black-bodied calibration sources, modulators, coli | C.I. Systems |
| Instant water heaters | Atmor |
| Investment castings, machining, metal products | IMI |
| Irrigation equipment | Netaflm |
| Irrigation fittings, couplings | Ravit |
| Irrigation sprinklers, filters, drippers | Ein Tal |
| Lamination, flexible packaging | CLP/GAI |
| Lithotripter for crushing kidney stones without surgery | Direx |
| Low volume irrigation products | Plastro Gvat |
| Lympha Press – a sequential pneumatic compression device for the treatment of lymphedema | Mego Afek |
| Manufacturer of unique, single-operator, hydraulic, forced-entry and rescue apparatus (designed acco | Hydro-Noa |
| Marketing of Kibbutz Industries | Kibbutz Industries |
| Material for rethreading tires | Soolit |
| Material handling and storage equipment, rack and beam systems for construction and office furniture | Mesco |
| Measuring and automatic test equipment | Tabor |
| Medical & industrial recording paper | Dykam/Inbar |
| Medical diagnostic imaging systems | Elscint |
| Medical Diagnostic products | Eldan Technologies |
| Metal Injection Molding (MIM). Fabricates intricate, small metal compoonents by injection molding | Metalor |
| Microfiche viewers | Microvue |
| Microprocessors & peripherals | Intel |
| Microwave components | Elisra |
| Microwave components & systems (microwave attenuators, phase shifters, frequency translators, bi-pha | General Microwave |
| Military gyroscopes & navigation systems | Condor |
| Military power supplies | Telkoor |
| Minisprinklers, midisprinklers, sprinklers low volume | Ein-Dor |
| Modular laser system for machine tooling and metal working applications | Robomatix |
| Mortars, Howitzers, mortars ammunition, hydraulic cylinders, sprocket wheels, pneumatic cylinders an | Soltam Ltd. |
| NES Rethreading Tool | Shiloh Technologies |
| Network controllers, workstations and printers for use with IBM 3270 mainframe and IBM AS/400 SYS/3X | IIS (Intelligent Information Systems) |
| Non-ferrous investment castings for aerospace, electro optics and electronics industries | Cabiran |
| North American HQ, marketing and services of high tech; holding company: Elbit, Elscint, Fibronics, | Elron |
| Oils and lubricants, antitrust compounds, greases & chemicals | Delek |
| Patient monitoring equipment | Mennen |
| Phoneline video transmission system for security purposes | TeleSite |
| Photo chemical machining | Suron |
| Physiological monitoring products | SRD Shorashim |
| Plastic laminates; “Panelyte” | Sefen |
| Plastic molding | Netzer Integrated Technologies |
| Plastic products, injection molded | Dolav |
| Plastic water valves, LPG gas valves | Kal-Yam |
| Polycrystalline diamond tipped tools for wood-working, plastic and metal industries | Telcon |
| Portal plasma cutter | Barorianne Ltd. |
| Position and velocity transducers, differential-gage absolute pressure transducers and supporting el | Tedea |
| Poultry Drinking equipment | Plasson |
| Power distribution switch and control sys., coils, solenoid, coil winding equipment hydraulic | Baccara |
| Power impact sockets | Ozat |
| Power ladders, hedging, toppiong and skirting equipment for trees | Orchard Mechanization |
| Precision holding tools, cutting tools and chucks | ETM |
| Precision machined parts | Deutsch Dagan |
| Precision transducers and transducer-based measurement | Instrument & Control |
| Prime time and attendance, job costing software | Lavie |
| Printed circuit boards | P.C.B. Ltd. |
| Q.C. equipment for food and automotive industries, coating thickness analyzers | Indel Ltd. |
| Quartz agglomerate tile and panels | Caesar Stone |
| Quick-couplings for petroleum and chemical industries | Omen |
| Representative office of Koor Industries in the USA (United Steel Mills, Halum, Ma’as, Soltam, Carme | Koor |
| Residential, commercial and industrial gas detectors | Pama |
| Resistors, trimming poteniometers | Vishay |
| Robots, vision systems, FMS cells, CIMS (Computer Integrated Manufacturing); for educational and lig | Eshed |
| Rubber Picking fingers | Durham |
| Safes and volt doors | ISM |
| Sanitary fittings and valved | Egmo |
| Satellite earth stations (VSATs) for data networks. CATV network mapping | Gilat |
| Security and anti-virus system | Eliashim Micro Computers |
| Security systems | Magal Security Systems Ltd. |
| Sheet metal machining, assembly and harnesses | IMCO |
| Software CAD/CAM for mechanical application | Cimatron |
| Software, software processing products | Four M |
| Solid tires for fork lifts and industrial equipment | Mega-T |
| Sprayers | Degania |
| Sprinklers | Dan Sprinklers |
| Sprinklers | Lego |
| Sprinklers | Naan |
| Stainless steel cookware | Soltam Ltd. |
| State-of-the-art optical components and thin film coating for laser industrial and defense applicati | Ophir |
| Steel castings, precision castings, couplings/fittings, hose & tubes, spare parts & special defense | Vulcan |
| Steel castings, precision castings, couplings/fittings, hose & tubes, spare parts and special defens | Urdan |
| Steel doors, security locks, cyclinders and accessories | Mul-T-Lock Ltd. |
| Strain gauge type load cell for the electronic washing systems and force transducers | Tedea |
| Systems, military radio communications | Tadiran |
| Tabs-Based Call Accounting software; PCPHONE – desk top talking dialer; OCTOPUS – DATA PABX, SAFE PL | MER Communication |
| Tear gas products and tear gas ejector system; fiber optics security systems | Ispra |
| Technical publications to US and other military industrial standards; production of video films for | Technical Writing |
| TENS Pain Reliever | Agar |
| Tensimeters | Mottes |
| Textile process controls for wet finishing & dyeing | Arel |
| Threading tools, carbide inserts for threading, deburring tools | Vargus |
| Tires for Vehicles | Alliance Tires |
| Transformers | Oram |
| Transformers, design and mfg of electro-magnetic components | Ram |
| Transtelephonic heart monitoring systems | Card Guard |
| Trapper Person Locator; Civil defense search and rescue equipment; hand-held metal detectors | Elpam Electronics Ltd. |
| Trimming microwave porcelain | Microelectronics |
| Vehicle tracking and navigation systems, automatic vehicle location systems (AVLS), moving map syste | XI |
| Verterac-ambulatory lumbar traction device | Meditrac |
| Vinyl coated nylon tarp; roofing awnings, air structure, green housing | Erez |
| Water filters | Arkal |
| Water filtration system and chemical injection | Amiad |
| Water meters | Arad Dalia |
| Welding cables | Dash |
| Welding electrodes, cables, accessories & equipment; grinding wheels | Zika |
| Wheelchair lifters for cars | Gottlieb |
| X20-Lasers, Opthalic lasers | Laser Industries |
| Zinc & magnesium die castings | Ortal |
| Zinc plated steel and stainless steel casters | Galilee Casters & Wheels |
