Ok, this is complex..

I am Palestinian, holding the Israeli citizenship, and "identified" as "Arab of 48" ..

I live inside the "Israeli" borders, holding a blue ID and Passport, got my education in the governmental Arab Israeli schools, my life and health insurances are from the government of Israel, I work and get my salary from the Israeli ministry of education and health.. I eat and drink Israeli products!

Now, there are international campaigns to boycott Israel- Financial, Academic, Economic, Cultural wise. and I support such campaigns.. Don't drink Coca Cola, eat/drink at Starbucks, McDonalds, nor buy products of Timberland, Nokia, Maggi, Disnep, Johnson&Johnson and many others... Can you do it? Theoretically, Yes you can. Practically, Sure, it might difficult but Yes it can be done.

But I wonder if there is anyone out there who ever discussed boycotting Israel while LIVING in Israel.

Am I as a citizen of Israel even allowed and can talk about Boycott Israel!

I don't think it's legal ..and even if there isn't any low against it, but still I'll be hunted for mentioning it.

(A thought: I don't know what it means to be an Israeli citizen!! what are my duties, rights.. the lows.. and no it's not "a for granted" thing!)

But, let's talk about it.

and for your knowledge my friends, there are no substitutions for Israeli products in the market!

They produce everything here.

you can find kinds of Chocolate from Swiss or Belgium.. but the essentials are all 972 coded products!

and since discussing such issue is too complicated and too ignored and since I am a Palestinian and want to benefit my people, I've decided to do some serious steps in my life, one of them would be boycotting McDonalds, Coca Cola and the many companies that support the Israeli army.. and some other steps I prefer not announcing here in public.

About the Campaign itself..

there are so many sites, articles and you get lost in the middle of this, I found this good site that includes many useful stuff: Boycott Israel.

Another site, more specific is Inminds Boycott Israel. See the FAQ about Boycott for further details.

COMPANIES TO BOYCOTT

AOL Time Warner
Time Life magazine, CNN, ICQ
Apax Partners
Jonny Rockets, Sunglass Hut.
Arsenal Football Club
Coca-Cola
Fruitopia, Fanta, Kia Orange, Lilt, Sprite, Sunkist..
Caterpillar
Danone
HP foods, Evian, Volvic, Jacob
Delta Galil
Hema, Barbie, Carrefour, Auchan, Tchibo, Victoria's Secret, GAP, Banana Republic, Structure, J-Crew, JC Penny, Pryca, Lindex, DIM, DKNY, Ralph Lauren, Playtex, cK, Hugo Boss, M&S
Disney
Emblaze
Estée Lauder
Aramis, Clinique, DKNY, Prescriptives, Origins, MAC, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Tommy Hilfiger, Jane, Donna Karan, Aveda, Stila, Jo Malone, Bumble & Bumble, Kate Spade
Home Depot
Villager's Hardware, Georgia Lighting, Apex Supply, EXPO Design Centres
IBM
Intel
Johnson & Johnson
Kimberly-Clark
Kleenex, Kotex, Huggies, Andrex
Lewis Trust Group
River Island, Isrotel hotels, Britannia Pacific
The Limited Inc
Express stores, Lerner New York, Structure, New York & Company, Mast Industries, Intimate Brands, Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, White Barn Candle Company, Henri Bendel

L'Oreal
Giorgio Armani, Redken 5th Avenue, Lancome Paris, Vichy, Cacharel, La Roche-Posay, Garnier, Biotherm, Helena Rubinstein, Maybelline, Ralph Lauren, Carson
Marks & Spencer
M&S, St.Michaels
McDonald's
Motorola
Nestle
Nescafé, Perrier, Vittel, Pure Life, Carnation, Libby's, Milkmaid, Nesquik, Maggi, Buitoni, Cross & Blackwell, KitKat, Milkybar, Quality Street, Smarties, After Eight, Aero, Polo, Lion, Felix cat food, L'Oréal
News Corporation
TV: Fox, Sky, Star, Phoenix, Granada, CNBC. UK newspapers: Standard Newspaper, News of the World, The Sun, The Times. Australian Newspapers: The Telegraph , Gold Coast Bulletin, Herald Sun, Independent, Sunday Mail. US newspapers: New York Post. Publishers: Harper Collins Ragan, Zondervan, National Geographical. Nursery World, Rawkus, NDS, Mushroom Records, ChinaByte.com, Festival Records
Nokia
Revlon
New World Entertainment, Forbes
Sara Lee
Hanes, Playtex, Champion, Leggs, Douwe Egberts, Bryan, DIM, Ambi Pur, Bali, Superior Coffee, Just My Size, Kiwi, Maison Cafe, Nur die, Pilao, Lovable, Outer Banks, Wonderbra, Sanex, Pickwick, Gossard, Body Mist, Brylcreem, Aqua Velva, Radox
Siemens
Selfridges
Starbucks
Seattle Coffee, Pasqua, Hear Music, Tazo
Timberland

BRANDS & LABELS TO BOYCOTT