How to hurt the Israeli economy

[u/crumpledcactus]

I've been doing some ankle-deep research into the Israeli economy, and have learned a few things. It may seem impossible to stop Israel and the death machine, but the reality is that Israel, like all countries, is an economy with an army attached to it. Much of the motivation associated with land theft is tied with economics, and fueled by the economic core of Israel: a 100km x 20km strip of land on the coast going from the Port of Haifa southwards to the Port of Tel Aviv. Knowing this, we can keep things in perspective, and make the job easier. Even if we don't directly hit Israel with our own wallets, spreading the word at every chance reduces cash flow to Israel from others.

Because of BDS methodology, the war, and the lack of a Palestinian labor force, the Israeli economy is crapping the bed. Businesses are shuttered, the shekel is an isolate with as much trading power as the Philippines peso, and young people are desperate to leave (and have been before the war). While the US government is throwing money at Israel, this isn't helping the economy as far as I can tell. In the 1980s and 1990s, much of the public infrastructure and state owned enterprises in Israel were privatized, much like Reaganomics. This expanded the rich-poor divide, and now it's massive. I suspect most of the American cash is lining pockets of the already rich.

What we can do is to expand this divide, and to motive younger Israelis to flee a sinking ship. We can hit the economy harder, and we can help keep the core labor force of the Israeli economy (the Palestinian day laborers) from contributing to Israel out of necessity.

Without Palestinian day labor, the Israeli economy cannot function. The agricultural sector, the construction sector (HUGE), and industry as a whole has ground to a screeching halt because Israel has stopped day labor. This is golden, because we can motivate Palestinians to not have the need to return, as well as just putting hurt on the zionist state.

Israel's GDP is in the neighborhood of $510B: 70% of that is the service sector (clerks, waiters, mechanics, dentists - 82% of the labor force). 27% is industrial (exports, especially diamonds and drugs - 17% of labor), and 3% is agricultural (1% of labor). We can isolate the fuel supply for two of these sectors (industrial and services) and hit them with some degree of force, then apply the force multiplier of social media.

He's the plan:

• Support the Jordanian dinar and specifically target Palestinian goods, including those produced in Jordan by Palestinians, for purchase : Check your import marks and letters of authority. The Palestinian Authority does not collect it's own taxes on exports. Israel does, and hands this money over to the PA. There's absolutely shaving going on. The people of the West Bank region of Palestine use two currencies; the shekel, and the Jordanian dinar. As of right now, Israel's financial authority has stopped shekel bank notes from flowing into Palestine, and has isolated the shekel. This means the Jordanian dinar is becoming the defacto Palestinian currency. Israel is trying to starve the West Bank, but we can help a little. By purchasing Palestinian goods, the people can send money home, reducing the need to enact day labor for Israel. If you or anyone you know wants to visit religious sites, do not enter through Israel. Enter through the Queen Alia Airport in Amman, Jordan, and then enter Palestine (it's like a 30 minute bus ride and you see much cooler stuff for less money overall).
• Buy Palestinian Olive oil and olive derivatives - and examine the source : Agriculture is the main employer of Palestine, with some 40% to 90% of Palestinians being employed in the olive trade on a seasonal basis. While Israel does absolutely shave money off the top, at least some of this goes to Palestinians. The PA issues letters of certification for exports of all Palestinians products. Olive oil, olive soap, olive wood, it's all cool beans. ShopPalestine.org is a hub for goods, but be warned that unless the product is sourced from Palestine, it's worthless. A Palestinian flag on a Chinese keychain doesn't help. By purchasing Palestinian goods, we reduce the need for them to engage in the Israeli economy. - to be super sure what you are buying is a genuine Palestinian product, you have to examine the packaging and do some googling : Israelis have been produced falsified packaging which mimics real Palestinian products, but it's a complete lie to edge into the Palestinian market and avoid BDS. The package might have Arabic writing or the Palestinian flag, but will probably have no business name, exporter name, or business address (which is illegal). The only way to be sure is to check the business address, and see if the business is on a reputable registry of Palestinian business.
• Specifically target Israeli exports for boycotting and online damnation : Diamonds might be mined in Africa, and sold across the world, but they are processed, graded, and polished in Israel. Diamonds are the big money makers of Israel exports, with around 23% of the value of Israel's annual exports being diamonds alone. What beef is to Texas, diamonds are to Israel. Diamonds are basically garbage rocks to begin with, and we can help with the phrases "Every diamond is a blood diamond", "Diamonds are polished with Palestinian blood", "No blood for diamonds", "Palestine's harder than diamond", or just "Diamonds are ugly." Diamond processing is considered part of the industrial sector of Israel, which is 27% of their entire GDP. The services sector is 70%, and agriculture is about 3%, so hitting diamonds in all forms hits Israel.
• Check every service and every product : every app, every website hosting company, every product. If it's got Israel as it's origin point, or as a parent company location, make a note of it, and share what you've found. This is the hardest one of the major points, but it's one of the biggest.
• Hurt the tourism sector : Tourism had a record cash intake of around $5B in 2017, or about 1% of Israel's $500B. That might not sound like much, but with 4+M people visiting in 2017, it's big. The income from tourists is not isolated to circulating within the tourism industry. Money walks. If your family wants to go, go to Jordan instead and enter Palestine from there, but don't cross the Green Line, and don't touch a shekel.
• Highlight violence against tourists (and tourism sites) on social media : I'm talking about how the Haredim attack Christians. Christians make up an unknown, but probably huge, tourist share. By displaying what Israel thinks of outsiders, and Christian religious sites, the outsiders will be motived to not spend money there. We can do this by applying hashtags "GoIsrael" (the tourism ministries own slogan), "SeeIsrael", "VisitIsrael" "CometoIsrael" "ExploreIsrael."
• Be a fountain of information - Use Facebook, Twitter, and enter negative online spaces: The war is online, and we're in it. The reality is that the world uses Facebook and reddit is a very niche American isolate by comparison. Spread information on facebook. It can get around faster than the heavily monitored space of reddit. You're going to get censored and banned. Make another account, use a VPN/Proxy, and do it again. Pro-Israel facebook pages are the main fields of engagement. It's Hasbara tactics, and it's ugly, but we're hitting with the truth and with good faith. Good will win if we lead it.

These are just what seem obvious, but if anyone else has any other ideas, please share.

Edit: via one fellow anti-zionist's comment, a youtube video was linked, exposing how Israelis will illegally mock-up Palestinian goods. In the video, the host supports Zaytoun dates, which are genuinley Palestinian. Via Zaytoun's website, they have links to other trusted Palestinian sellers and producers. They are :

• Zaytoun : (zaytoun.uk) sellers of dates, oil, soal, and fancy almonds (like honey roasted, spicy, etc.)
• Salam : (salamoliveoil.com) PA certified, with limited quantities of oil left.
• Al'Ard USA : (alardproducts.com) oil, fancy oil, shatta (Palestinian chili pepper sauce), cheese, and wishah (aka the keyfeih). How cool.
• Yaffa : (yaffa.co.uk) oil, candy, home goods, dates.
• Canaan Fair Trade : (canaanpalestine.com) sellers of oil, fancy flavored oil, and pickled goods. Imported through Wisconsin.
• Handmade Palestine : art prints, home goods, with their HQ in Ramallah.
• Nablus Soap Company : (nablussoap.ps) bath soap, hand soap, scented and everything in between.
• Nahkeel Dates : (nakheelpal.com) These guys use a PO Box and not a street address. A Saudi company of the same name might source dates from Palestine, but their website does not say. A bit suspect.
• Nakhly Coffee : no website.
• The Palestinian Fair Trade Association (palestinefairtrade.org)
• Palestine (palestineonlinestore.com) : oil, soap, jewelry
• The West Bank Salt Company : (salt.ps) the only Palestinian producer of salt. Products range from gourmet table salt to fancy cosmetics.
• Sinokrot Holding : (palgardens.com) an umbrella company which operates 4 Palestinian brands including Watani brand dates, Sahara Crown brand dates, Palestinian Gardens brand dates, and Qamar brand dates.

The bad list

- Olive Odessey : according to their own facebook comments, they mix Israeli oil with Palestinian oil.

- Khalaf olives : Israeli oil.

- Biet Haninna : Israeli oil.

[u/PhillNeRD]

I take it a step further by doing the below everyday. Ensure all of this is done in incognito mode

I have a list of Zionist companies and search for them each day and then click on their sponsored ads as they have to pay each time one is clicked. I even search for donate to Israel and the birthright sites as well.

I then load up the shopping carts and then never complete the order. This ties up the goods as they place a hold on it for a period of time. Some articles state that abandoned carts cost businesses billions every year.

Go to Airbnb, bookings.com, etc and go through the reservation process for a rental in Israel but never complete the rental. This ties up the property for about 10-15 min so nobody can rent it. This last practice if coordinated correctly can decimate their tourism as their is a finite amount of listings. A few thousand of us doing this daily can severely impact Israeli tourism.

Leave negative reviews for products and businesses. Ensure this is done from a burner account.

Report all Zionist businesses and posts as racist, harmful, abusive, etc.

On my social media account a post a daily boycott target.

Over communicate to those about Israeli genocide. Correct those that say conflict and use terminology that humanize Palestinians.

[u/SirPansalot → u/PhillNeRD]

As u/LateAgain as said, it would be most excellent if you could provide the list through some avenue