Hashish dealers in Morocco have stopped supplying Israeli smugglers with hashish due to the ongoing war in Gaza, according to a Friday N12 report.
It is unclear exactly when the boycott began. However, the report stated that criminal organizations have already lost “tens of millions of shekels” since the boycott began.
“The hashish dealers in Morocco are not willing to sell us more hashish either directly or through intermediaries,” a drug smuggler from Israel told N12, “They decided that because of the war, they are boycotting us. Since the war, we have lost a lot of money. Tens of millions of shekels at least.”
A Moroccan dealer from al-Rif confirmed to N12 that a boycott had been put in place, saying, "Why is it possible for Israelis to make a living selling Moroccan hashish when our Palestinian brothers are suffering from hunger and living in inhumane conditions? Go buy it somewhere else. We no longer sell hashish to Israelis.
Why do I get the sense that this will actually be effective?
Boycott and sanctions have always been effective…
That’s why Israel spends so much to make it illegal in other countries.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/9/18172826/bds-law-israel-boycott-states-explained
I’ll never understand why this isn’t a big reason for people, it’s literally the government violating people’s 1st amendment rights, but it almost never comes up.
Oh for sure, boycotts are absolutely effective. I just get a sense that somehow cutting off the hash to Israel will be more effective than other forms of international pressure
How can you make boycotts illegal though? On what basis can anyone force you to be a consumer of something you don’t want to support?
Even supply chains have freedom to negotiate contracts based on whatever floats their boats?
Looks like it’s through financial punishment for companies. So nothing directly on the consumers from what I understand
That surprises me immensely. Out of all the hills Americans are willing to die on, the right to not be forced by the government to not have to do something, is pretty high up. Also, how on earth is this enforced? US oversight mechanisms on companies have been toothless for decades. But, going case-by-case in order to prove a company, beyond a reasonable doubt, changed some business operation, due to a unwillingness to trade with Israel… and not any other reason, is completely mindbogglingly absurd. It even contradicts a free market tenant, as share holders might want a company to not be associated with genocide, as the risk is pretty significant. Choosing a slightly less good partner, on paper, might be the correct choice.
It’s a lot harder to ignore the suffering your government causes when you don’t have the things to bury your head in the sand.
Sometimes boycotts won’t make the change you wish they would. However, they make you feel better because you’re no long funding/participating.