| | Turn the tide on Israel and the West's war through economic pressure - hit them in their hip pocket. Deaths, injuries, and starvation caused by Israel’s military actions in Gaza, the West Bank, and nearby regions - Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran - are escalating. Traditional peace efforts such as diplomacy, protests, and petitions have largely failed. For leaders determined on more power, wealth, land and resources only economic disruption to their plans of expansion will stop the killing. |
1. Mass Strikes and Boycotts
Strikes in Israel: With 50% of Israelis opposing the war, mass strikes in critical sectors such as tech, defence, and logistics could paralyse operations, echoing the 2023 protests.
Global Boycotts: The BDS movement and consumer action—especially in the West—can target Israeli products and complicit firms with huge contracts like Caterpillar and Hewlett-Packard. Similar boycotts of US/UK defence and energy firms could add pressure.
Peter Dutton and the LNP in Australia openly supports Netanyahu and Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza. Labor clings to the decades-old call for a two-state solution, despite Israel's relentless settlement expansion and blockade making that vision increasingly impossible. The Greens have the most courageous voice in Parliament; condemning the occupation, demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire, recognising Palestinian statehood, and calling for meaningful action: sanctions, an arms embargo, and an end to Australia’s complicity.
2. Sanctions and Arms Embargoes
Targeted Sanctions: Push democratic governments to sanction Israeli leaders and war-linked firms, as South Africa's 2024 ICJ genocide case gains traction.
Arms Embargoes: Campaigns to suspend weapons sales like Spain did in 2024 would disrupt Israel’s $3.8B yearly US arms intake.
3. Civil Disobedience
Inside Israel: Direct action by blocking military routes or disrupting operations could erode military effectiveness, building on past reservist resistance.
4. Shift Allied Support
US Pressure: With 60% of US Americans supporting a Gaza ceasefire, sustained civic action and election pressure could sway policy.
Corporate Leverage: Companies like Intel with $8B in Israeli investments could be pressured to divest, destabilising economic support for the war.
5. Regional and Grassroots Alliances
Arab States: Ties with Israel e.g., Saudi Arabia could be made contingent on peace, using trade and oil as leverage.
Palestinian Unity: Coordinated resistance and growing international support e.g., Ireland is magnifying pressure.
Why this would work
Economics moves faster than diplomacy. Leaders can ignore protests, but not economic collapse. Strikes, boycotts and embargoes strike at the heart of power: money, industry and military capabilities.
Challenges: Crackdown on dissent in Israel.
Resistance in the US and UK due to strong lobbying.
Maintaining momentum in an outraged and war-weary world population.
This war has killed more than 53,000 people and injured 133,000 in just 18 months. Now is the time for coordinated economic resistance. With half of Israel’s population rejecting the war, a strong internal and global movement could change the course of history where words alone have failed.
Figures supplied by AI analysts suggest the official numbers are underreported, as many bodies remain buried under rubble and unaccounted for.
— Cedar
Strikes in Israel: With 50% of Israelis opposing the war, mass strikes in critical sectors such as tech, defence, and logistics could paralyse operations, echoing the 2023 protests.
Global Boycotts: The BDS movement and consumer action—especially in the West—can target Israeli products and complicit firms with huge contracts like Caterpillar and Hewlett-Packard. Similar boycotts of US/UK defence and energy firms could add pressure.
Peter Dutton and the LNP in Australia openly supports Netanyahu and Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza. Labor clings to the decades-old call for a two-state solution, despite Israel's relentless settlement expansion and blockade making that vision increasingly impossible. The Greens have the most courageous voice in Parliament; condemning the occupation, demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire, recognising Palestinian statehood, and calling for meaningful action: sanctions, an arms embargo, and an end to Australia’s complicity.
2. Sanctions and Arms Embargoes
Targeted Sanctions: Push democratic governments to sanction Israeli leaders and war-linked firms, as South Africa's 2024 ICJ genocide case gains traction.
Arms Embargoes: Campaigns to suspend weapons sales like Spain did in 2024 would disrupt Israel’s $3.8B yearly US arms intake.
3. Civil Disobedience
Inside Israel: Direct action by blocking military routes or disrupting operations could erode military effectiveness, building on past reservist resistance.
4. Shift Allied Support
US Pressure: With 60% of US Americans supporting a Gaza ceasefire, sustained civic action and election pressure could sway policy.
Corporate Leverage: Companies like Intel with $8B in Israeli investments could be pressured to divest, destabilising economic support for the war.
5. Regional and Grassroots Alliances
Arab States: Ties with Israel e.g., Saudi Arabia could be made contingent on peace, using trade and oil as leverage.
Palestinian Unity: Coordinated resistance and growing international support e.g., Ireland is magnifying pressure.
Why this would work
Economics moves faster than diplomacy. Leaders can ignore protests, but not economic collapse. Strikes, boycotts and embargoes strike at the heart of power: money, industry and military capabilities.
Challenges: Crackdown on dissent in Israel.
Resistance in the US and UK due to strong lobbying.
Maintaining momentum in an outraged and war-weary world population.
This war has killed more than 53,000 people and injured 133,000 in just 18 months. Now is the time for coordinated economic resistance. With half of Israel’s population rejecting the war, a strong internal and global movement could change the course of history where words alone have failed.
Figures supplied by AI analysts suggest the official numbers are underreported, as many bodies remain buried under rubble and unaccounted for.
— Cedar
