A smart boycott overcomes some of the limitations of a limited boycott of settlement goods while stopping short of a full boycott of Israel.
The idea is to target specific offenders for exemplary treatment and specific outcomes, much as Barclays Bank was boycotted by the Anti-Apartheid Movement.
Organisations which profit from the occupation are not necessarily located in the
West Bank. They may be in Israel proper or even in the UK. They would be unaffected
by a boycott of settlement goods.
Objectionable Israeli policies, such as the expulsion of Bedouin from the Negev Desert,
can take place on Israeli, as distinct from Palestinian, soil. Even the blockade of Gaza, no longer home to Israeli settlers, falls outside the scope of a boycott of West Bank products.
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In the UK "smart" boycotts have been pioneered by
Jews for Justice for Palestinians.
See list of settlement products.
Consider alternative forms of boycott and other peace initiatives.
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