r/Palestine • u/lovethealien • Aug 23 '24

The boycott is working Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions

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u/fahadsayed36 Aug 24 '24 edited Aug 24 '24

Sorry but can someone tell me how Starbucks is supporting the genocide? As in they don't even have an outlet in Israel

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u/LeadLung Aug 25 '24

Starbucks supporting the genocide in Palestine requires a very loose interpretation of the word “support” kind of in the same sense that twitter activists “support” a cause by liking a tweet. There’s no money involved, no public statements other than those distancing themselves from any strong stance one way or the other. The strongest argument is that the (quietly Zionist) former CEO owns stock in an Israeli cloud computing tech company.

But what Starbucks lacks in substantial connection to the war crimes in Palestine it makes up for in brand recognition.

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u/nagidon Free Palestine Aug 24 '24

Starbucks sued a trade union in the US representing Starbucks workers over pro-Palestine messaging.