Beware the 729!!! Boycott Israeli Goods!!!

[Left Coast Lynn]

[bryant69]

1. That seems like that would take effort.

So no.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Joanne98]

2. You can tell by the bar code what country something is made in?

Where's that list?

[Poll_Blind]

4. Right here of course...

Well, HERE.

PB

[babylonsister]

12. Note: Prefixes not assigned yet are reserved for future use.

Is that after the blivet gets done playing with the map?

[klook]

30. In a few more neocon years, they'll all start with 666. (n/t)

[Joanne98]

18. wow! Thanx.

[NuttyFluffers]

52. that's a spiffy website!

kinda neat to see lil ol numbers turn into countries! :D

[Bluebear]

3. And French goods! And Danish goods!

Can't we discern between governments and goods?

[EFerrari]

5. Apparently not.

:wtf:

[stepnw1f]

23. Freedom Fries? (nt)

[Behind the Aegis]

6. Be sure to boycott American goods too!

:eyes:

[jonnyblitz]

7. and what American goods are these? nothing is made here.

:P

[liberalhistorian]

9. LOL! Bingo, Jonny, you

beat me to it! :rofl:

[leftchick]

63. The US still makes beef with mad cow disease

or at least they used to until 90% of the testing for it stopped. Now we will never know!

eat up!

[Joanne98]

19. Boycott American financial services instead.

[Chulanowa]

31. I'll happily boycott American cars!

But, well, I alredy am. Spend a few years under a bunch of Dodges, Fords, and Oldsmobiles - you'll never buy American again. :D

[uppityperson]

8. OMG!! I have Freedom Pants on!

[Poll_Blind]

10. "Freedom Pants"...for some reason that's cracking me up over here...

:D

PB

[eFriendly]

14. .

:spray: :rofl:

[Bluebear]

37. .

[Solo_in_MD]

11. No

[Wonk]

13. Technically illegal, believe it or not. Hard to enforce though.

http://www.bis.doc.gov/AntiboycottCompliance/OACRequirements.html

[Joanne98]

21. Is it just illegal to boycott Israel or does this apply to every country?

What do the Laws Prohibit?
Conduct that may be penalized under the TRA and/or prohibited under the EAR includes:

Agreements to refuse or actual refusal to do business with or in Israel or with blacklisted companies.

Agreements to discriminate or actual discrimination against other persons based on race, religion, sex, national origin or nationality.

Agreements to furnish or actual furnishing of information about business relationships with or in Israel or with blacklisted companies.

Agreements to furnish or actual furnishing of information about the race, religion, sex, or national origin of another person.
Implementing letters of credit containing prohibited boycott terms or conditions.

[JackNewtown]

41. Boycott of South Africa

Was that illegal too or does the law only apply to one country?

[Wonk]

42. That was legal. The only country listed illegal to boycott is Israel. nt

[T Wolf]

15. Interesting. According to the info at the site you reference,

it is not foolproof. But can be used as a guide.

I actually deliberately chose not to buy some feta cheese at Trader Joe's because it was clearly marked as a "Product of Israel." Even though it was slightly cheaper.

Choice. It's a beautiful thing.

[DancingBear]

16. Go here for a better understanding of barcodes and boycotts

http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-news-0073.html

[sasha031]

17. I found this link

http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-brands.html

[jody]

20. You do know your request must be reported?

Office of Antiboycott Compliance
QUOTE
What Must Be Reported?

The EAR requires U.S. persons to report quarterly requests they have received to take certain actions to comply with, further, or support an unsanctioned foreign boycott.
UNQUOTE

[Joanne98]

25. When did they make boycotting illegal?

[jody]

28. The link I gave, courtesy of Wonk's reply #13, said

QUOTE
Antiboycott Laws:

During the mid-1970's the United States adopted two laws that seek to counteract the participation of U.S. citizens in other nation's economic boycotts or embargoes. These "antiboycott" laws are the 1977 amendments to the Export Administration Act (EAA) and the Ribicoff Amendment to the 1976 Tax Reform Act (TRA).
UNQUOTE

[JackNewtown]

40. Quick, everyone report this threat to freedom!

[jody]

55. ROFL ! Have a nice day.

:hi:

[unsavedtrash]

22. No

[Joanne98]

24. The American ones start with 00 to 13.

[stepnw1f]

26. Man... Did You Get Folks Attention or What?

lol.....

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

27. Are these the goods made in Palestinian sweatshops?

I thought I was reading something about that...

[Renew Deal]

29. So does that mean we are supposed to support them

:silly:

[malaise]

32. Thanks for that n/t

[daydreamer]

33. I haven't seen anything that is made in Israel.

[formactv]

38. I saw some plastic toolboxes in WalMart

[Barking Spider]

34. Barcodes do NOT indicate a product's country of origin!

http://www.adams1.com/pub/russadam/new.html

Does the EAN number indicate the country of origin of a product?

No it doesn't. The 3-digit prefix code indicates which numbering organization has allocated the bank of numbers to the company. For example, a company may have it's headquarters in South Africa. The EAN organization in South Africa has the code "600", but all the products of the company may be manufactured in England. The English-made products would still have the "600" prefix code. The prefix code is a way to have 70-plus EAN member organizations issuing numbers without having to worry about duplicate numbers. A list of country codes can be found here: http://www.adams1.com/pub/russadam/upccode.html#countrycode

[Jim Sagle]

35. Omigod, the mark of the jooooooo! Ooooogah Booooogah!

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[Maiden England]

43. No, make that HELL NO

In fact, I'm going to buy twice as much Made in Israel stuff just to counter-act your personal boycott. Mmmmn, Freedom Fries rule...

I'm a liberal Jew that supports Israel, doesn't that just make the odd tiny mind boggle.

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[SeveneightyWhoa]

48. I'm a liberal non-Jew that is 'undecided' on Israel.

Yet I agree with your sentiment.

I call for a boycott on stupid boycotts.

[proud2BlibKansan]

62. Do you support this?

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/0,5538,PB64-SUQ9MTUwOTkmbnI9MTQ_3,00.html

[RB TexLa]

45. No n/t

[oberliner]

46. How about China?

Russia? Pakistan? USA?

Anybody else on the boycott list?

[Behind the Aegis]

49. Of course not.

Only Israel is guilty of horrors throughout the world. :eyes: But, then you knew that. ;)

[SeveneightyWhoa]

47. Worse than Bill O'Reilly.

Jesus, how embarassing this thread is.

[Meshuga]

58. It is very embarrassing

More embarrassing: let's count how many votes to the greatest page this OP will get.

[RDU Socialist]

50. are you some lunatic professor from england?

jesus christ, should we make jewish goods wear yellow stars too to make it even easier for you to live the jew free life you apparently desire?

i'm thinking this book is on your bookshelf, nightstand, and bathroom: http://ddickerson.igc.org/The_Protocols_of_the_Learned_Elders_of_Zion.pdf">you've probably read it a lot

[Placebo]

51. Yellow stars and little numbers.

Special numbers, only linked to Jews.

All hail the Jew Free Lifestyle!

:crazy:

[mogster]

56. This is so totally off the mark

It is a boycott of Israeli goods that's in question, not a boycott of Jews. There's no branding with yellow stars, no nazi's involved, no death camps in the background. Get a grip and stop forwarding that url.

PS. I'm personally against this call for boycott.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

65. Please don't conflate "Jewish" and "Israeli".

Or imply that critics of Israel are doing so unless you have concrete evidence of it. It's a deliberate attempt to mislead, and contemtible.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

53. Throw Away Your Cellphone

The cell phone was invented in Israel under the auspices of Motorola.


Oh, don't use your computer because WindowsNT software was invented in Israel under the auspices of Microsoft.


There's more:

http://www.newsoftheday.com/

[DemocratSinceBirth]

54. And Voice Mail Technology

eom.

[Left Coast Lynn]

67. Invented or mauufactured?

There's a difference.

[SensibleAmerican]

57. And then lets put those Israeli fucks back in the oven where they belong

:eyes: :mad:

[ShaneGR]

59. I have some thoughts about this....

Lets come out with products the same as those and call em, Freedom.... errrr.... Peace.... errr nm.

Lets keep track of the people who buy these products and make them wear yellow stars.

Once we know who they are lets round em up and make em live in the slums.

Then we'll ship em off to camps where we'll kill em by the millions (Six million or bust!)

And to make sure we keep track of em if they escape, LETS TATTOO THE SAME BARCODE OF THESE PRODUCTS ON THEIR ARMS! BRILLIANT!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

61. I'm Waiting For These People To Give Up Their Cellphones And Computers

eom

[jonnyblitz]

64. what a fucking idiotic post. nt

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

60. Got that from Kurt Nimmo, eh?

So says the URL. Glad to see that anti-semitism plays no role in this discussion. :eyes:

[SeveneightyWhoa]

66. I can just imagine someone at a grocery store..

..picking up every product, inspecting it cautiously for the demonic "729" barcode.

A store worker, in a friendly fashion, asks what they're doing...

"BEWARE THE 729!"

"What?"

"BOYCOTT ISRAELI GOODS!"

"Ummm...you won't find many Israeli goods here."

"NO! NO! I FOUND ONE EARLIER! FETA CHEESE, BITCH! CHECK THE SHOPPING CART, THE ISRAELITE CHEESE AIN'T IN IT!"

I mean, there's something creepily paranoid-psychotic about it--not to mention a tad anti-Semitic (or at least the impression of it), and a major waste of time. But maybe that's just me. But carry on with your boycott--I wish you luck.

[Left Coast Lynn]

68. Boycotting or opposing Israeli actions is not anti-semitic

We don't really need to stoop to accusations of anti-semitism to discuss a boycott, do we?

[maddezmom]

69. locking

links to Kurt Nimmo are not considered acceptable for DU.