The reason they gave was that the products were grown or built in defiance of international law, claiming that somehow dates grown inside territories that Jews live across the Green Line has cooties. "HUman rights" organizations came up with convoluted reasons why selling or buying such products is illegal, immoral, or a war crime. But only for Jews - no boycotts were mounted for Arab Israeli companies that operated across the Green Line.
Lists of such products were printed and copied. Company names were publicized. "Settlement goods" were a big deal.
We haven't heard much about "settlement good" lately.
For two years, the emphasis has been on all Israeli goods, not "settlement" goods.
It was never about "settlements" or "occupation." That was a smokescreen over the underlying antisemitism that really animated these boycotts. It was always about the Jews in the Jewish state - not the 21% who are Arab, just the Jews.
Just like the protesters who now intimidate people going to synagogue, just like the "Palestinian activists" who brag about trying to force Jews to say "Free Palestine," it was never about international law or settlements or occupation.
It was always, and will always remain, about hating Jews.
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