r/BDS

>Czechia will oppose any further EU trade sanctions against Israel, Foreign Minister Petr Macinka said on Wednesday after talks in Prague with Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar.

>Speaking alongside the Israeli foreign minister in Prague, Macinka said Czechia had serious reservations about last week’s EU sanctions package targeting violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

>“We got into a situation where we would have been completely alone and blocking all 27 member states,” he said, adding that Prague ultimately backed what he described as a compromise because it did not include Israeli politicians.

>“But from now on, our position can be more self-confident”, he said.

>Czech support for Israel has long stood out within Europe, rooted in historical ties dating back to former Czechoslovak President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and reinforced after the fall of communism. Last year, Czechia abstained in a UN General Assembly vote backing a two-state solution.

>Research by Prague’s Herzl Centre for Israel Studies found Czech society remains broadly pro-Israel, though views on the Gaza war are increasingly divided, particularly among younger voters and women.

>Macinka also ruled out supporting any suspension – partial or full – of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. “On this, our position will be a clear no,” he said.

This is such small scale, they ordered a pair of embroidery scissors. But should I just cancel it? And if I cancel it, I have to provide a reason why I canceled and I don't want to risk my account being banned or something since my Etsy is 90% of my income and I'm disabled. Any advice is appreciated.

Edit: I really appreciate everyone who gave me thoughtful answers for this. I canceled the order and basically said I'm unable to ship to that region at this time. Hopefully they don't get upset and try to get me banned or anything 😅

Update: Decided my initial instincts are right and I won't work with them. If someone asks I'll point to the social media posts I found (see my edit below) and highlight BDS. As much as it cuts off work for me, at least I won't be compromising myself.

Original Post: An Israeli lives in Israel but does remote working in the UK. For all intents and purposes whenever we speak and have had to work together we have the same values, etc. (i.e. left wing politics) and where they live has never been relevant to work.

There may be an opportunity to do business with them in the UK as we work in the same field. However, I feel uncomfortable about it (i.e. living in Israel is a political act, etc.).

Has anyone else had to navigate this before? Did you just never entertain working with an Israeli or speak to them about their views before you make a decision, etc.

My worries are:

• Starting a conversation about whether we work together based on their stance on Israel can be twisted into being racist/antisemitic.
• It could end up getting myself blacklisted from the very people I need to work with if the above occurs.
• Avoiding them risks stifling my career.

My initial approach was to avoid any opportunity to work with them, but that feels unfair (i.e. make a judgement about them before I have spoken to them about it) - but it also means I will don't risk losing other work if it turns out they are pro-Israeli.

There is also the chance that other people will boycott them if it turns out they are pro-Israel...

As you can tell - I am not a confrontational person if I can avoid it and I also like to assume the best in people.

Edit: Thanks to a suggestion here I did a quick search of their social media and the only thing I could find is responses to Oct 7 and two troubling points:

• Claim that the western media is bias and silent on the number of rockets being fired into Israel by Hamas
• A post asking how can Hamas have fuel for rockets and not for incubators (this has made me think my instincts are right)

Although they also have reposts focusing on peace between religions, etc. and nothing else political that I can see.

The fact that so many of the biggest companies in America have been burying their heads in the sand and supporting Israel through thick and thin reveals that Israel must have some kind of leverage against some of the most powerful people in high finance. From a purely fiduciary standpoint, the behaviour of these companies defies logic. Israel is a pariah state. Not only are they not innovative by any means, but they're not particularly rich, and most importantly, they're a disaster when it comes to anything related to public relations. It has become patently obvious that there's some kind of influence-peddling going on behind the scenes.

Israel is not merely defending itself. You cannot claim self-defence against a population that you hold under an illegal military occupation and a suffocating blockade. It is like Nazi Germany claiming that its actions against those resisting in the Warsaw Ghetto were self-defence. Israel claiming it is defending itself is proof that Israel is a genocidal regime and that it must be stopped through boycott, divestment, and sanctions.

Hey, y'all. I posted in the Energy Drinks subreddit, big mistake. Basically, I just want to know if anyone here has suggestions for the Celsius Fizz-Free Peach Mango Energy Drink. It's literally my favorite and has gotten me through so many tough nights of studying in grad school, but I still have one year, and I am desperate for a good non-carbonated mango-flavored energy drink that isn't on the boycott list.

I do NOT wanna support Celsius, and I've tried several products, but all of them taste weird or ruined my health. The Yerba Madre Mango drink gave me the worst acid reflux and heartburn of my LIFE. And the Bloom Peach Mango tastes like a vat of chemicals mixed with a mango sparkling water. And I do NOT wanna be drinking a spicy fuckin' energy drink in the morning like the Ghost Mango Fuego. Pleaseeeeeeee let me know if you guys have any suggestions of things I could try. I'm in the US, btw

Thank you!