r/BDS • u/No-Government-6326 • 9d ago

ASK THE SUB Boycott Marks and Spencers?

Apparently there are no active calls to boycott Marks and Spencers. I know the store has a historical link with zionism and Israel but I read online that the company had begun distancing itself from the whole situation in the 2010s. Is it alright to shop there? Or is it definitely a place to boycott?

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u/springsomnia 8d ago

It’s definitely on the boycott list. They were Zionist before Israel even existed and have been Zionists ever since they were founded in the Victorian era. Lowkey even mentions it as a boycotted business in one of his songs.

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u/Middle-Holiday8371 8d ago

You can swap M&S for Waitrose & John Lewis - they’re not on the boycott list and have an amazing employee ownership business model 💜

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u/Middle-Holiday8371 8d ago

Just be careful as they still sell some Israeli products like Sabra hummus, avocados and dates!

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u/Accomplished-Low9635 6d ago edited 6d ago

It bothers me so much that the retailers pass native produce as Israeli 🤢Should be relabelled as “produced from stolen land”