Democrats are anticipating a large chunk of their caucus to sit out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu'saddress to a #joint#session Congress.
Why it matters:
It would represent a significant repudiation of the Israeli prime minister amid persistent Democratic objections to how he has conducted the war in Gaza.
Netanyahu's 2015 speech to Congress, which was a major snub of the Obama administration, was skippedby 58 Democratic lawmakers.
Many Democrats this year argued against inviting Netanyahu in the first place, accusing Republicans of attempting to divide their party with the speech.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) told Axios the #boycott "will be large" and that there are "a lot of people who are extremely upset he is coming here."
Jayapal said she has spoken to several lawmakers who went to Netanyahu's 2015 speech but said they will not attend this time.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), the progressive ranking member of the House Rules Committee, told Axios he will not attend and said: "I wish it wasn't [happening]."
Several other progressives previously told Axios when the speech was first floated in March that they would sit it out.
Some Democrats who have tried to balance their support for Israel and their discomfort with how the war has been prosecuted are struggling with whether to attend, as Axios previously reported.
One House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said a lot of members will "wait up until the very end to decide" whether they will attend, calling it a "very fluid, unpredictable situation."
The lawmaker said that whether there is a #ceasefire in Gaza by the time Netanyahu speaks will be the key factor, predicting anywhere from 50 to 100 Democrats will skip the speech if the war is still raging.
Another, senior House Democrat said it is "all being discussed" and that "a number [of Democrats] are going and #disrupting" the speech.
The other side: Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), a senior Progressive Caucus member, told Axios he is "hoping to have a conversation about it."
I just came across this TikTok "#boycott#Kelloggs for their #LetThemEatCereal for dinner" remark", and I love how clear the goal and mechanism to achieve it are: if enough people do this one fairly little thing for a full quarter, the powerful will notice, and can be forced to change their behavior.
No argument can stop Israel’s bloodthirsty leaders. The only thing I can think of is to re-run the BDS/boycott playbook that was deployed against South Africa. Start with the Olympics?
>> No argument can stop Israel’s bloodthirsty leaders. The only thing I can think of is to re-run the #BDS/#boycott playbook that was deployed against #SouthAfrica
Nothing shows your anti-#Israel bias more than that statement. Couldn’t start with bloodthirsty #Hamas?
The Palestine soda from the Swedish company is gaining popularity in places where Coke and Pepsi are boycotted.
The company is buiilt by 2 bothers and I think they just using the name Palestine to market their product and increase the visibility of the the name Palestine in Sweden where media and the government trying to use the silent treatment towards the anti genocide activists.
The senate of the University of #Barcelona (UB) approves a motion calling for the university to break all institutional and academic ties with Israel, including centers, research institutes, companies, and other institutions in Israel
@grivettcarnac yes it really is about food insecurity. The founders of the #boycottloblaws movement this May over on Reddit were very sensitive to the needs of people who find it difficult to boycott because of economic situation and lack of local competition that limits choice. They have published a whole range of #boycott options including buying only loss leaders, letter writing campaign, petitions and social sharing. I do feel privileged to join in solidarity https://www.reddit.com/r/loblawsisoutofcontrol/comments/1ck0sl6/boycott_updates/
If I am allowed to suggest the boycott in Malaysia, I would like to say that it is better to boycott Meta Platforms than fast food retails like KFC. Local workers working for KFC are affected and probably going to lose their jobs. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms get profits from your data for profits (which can be used to fuel the war) and surveillance (providing data who supports each party of the war).
You can start from the smallest thing: remove your accounts not related with your businesses/incomes, use other platforms than WhatsApp for family/friend groups.
"A group of shoppers who say they are fed up with the company's grocery prices said that as of Wednesday they would start boycotting the retailer's flagship Loblaws stores."
More power to them, but I'm pretty sure that deciding to shop somewhere else with lower prices is just, well, shopping. I wouldn't be inclined to call that a boycott.
Or perhaps I've been boycotting all sorts of shops for most of my life!