People Asked To Be Careful When Boycotting Israeli Affiliated Products

ARSIP - Police guard at McDonald's Rawamangun outlets/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - People in the country need to be careful when boycotting products affiliated with Israel. Local companies can also be financed so checks must be made. "It needs to be crossed-checked again whether they are affiliated with Israel or not," said pro-Palestinian activist Aresdi Mahdi, quoted Monday, June 3. Aresdi said this check is easy to do if the company has gone public. This is because many Israeli businessmen are expanding not only to make companies in other countries but also to invest in stocks. "If the shareholder has an affiliation with Israel, the money will go into the Israeli state treasury," he said. Likewise, the brand purchased by local entrepreneurs turns out to be from Israel. Aresdi said the money would still flow to the country through royalty payments. So further checks must be carried out even though local companies claim they do not have affiliation with Israel. “ This has not been open so far in society, "” said Aresdi.

"Because not everyone understands about this public company and how the fund flows," he concluded.