Middle East Eye:

The latest edition of an annual Trust Barometer report from public relations firm Edelman underscored how sharp divides over the war are causing consumers across the globe to take a stance with their wallets.

More than one in three people say they are boycotting a brand viewed as supporting a side in Israel's war on Gaza.

The survey polled 15,000 consumers across 15 countries, including France, Saudi Arabia, the UK and the US.

Saudi Arabia saw the highest number of respondents, 71 percent, saying that they were boycotting brands over their perceived support for one side.

In the UAE, 57 percent of respondents said they were boycotting brands over the war.

In Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, more than one in two people also said they were boycotting brands.

Consumers in the Gulf region have long been a prize for Western corporations because their young populations have relatively high purchasing power. Their oil and gas-producing economies have not been hit by wars and crises like other Arab states since the Arab Spring.

Consumers in Oman, a key Western partner, have been boycotting western goods over the support the US and its allies have provided Israel. They have switched from drinks like Mountain Dew to Kinsa, a Saudi drink brand. In Pakistan, local brands have started producing local products to replace western soft drinks and cosmetics.

The poll also picked up on rising consumer nationalism in Gulf states. The number of respondents in Saudi Arabia and the UAE saying they are buying their country's brands over foreign ones jumped 13 and 10 points, respectively.

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Saudi neighborhood in Rafah is a neighborhood that is not suitable for ambushes and street fighting at all, especially since its streets are wide and there are no alleys or streets between the houses, like the Jabalia camp, Shaboura, and Ybna.

However, Al- Qassam Brigades carried out an ambush,

The soldiers of the occupation army remained for two hours until they were able to remove the bodies their comrades

The enemy army is still confused, and does not know how and why this particular vehicle was chosen, despite the existence of before and after it?

How did they know that it had explosives inside it?

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🇨🇳 China's Quiet Sanctions on ‘Israel’ Wreaking Havoc

China has begun implementing stealthy sanctions on Israel, severely impacting its economy:

🚢 Delayed Shipments: Chinese companies are delaying shipments to Israel, using new bureaucratic hurdles as pretexts.

📦 Export Licenses: Suppliers now require new export licenses to send goods to Israel, causing significant delays.

🪡 Manufacturing Disruptions: Israeli factories are struggling to operate as critical components from China are held up.

An ‘Israeli’ factory senior figure stated, “The Chinese are imposing a kind of sanction on us. They don't officially declare it, but they are delaying shipments to Israel.

They have various excuses and pretexts, such as requiring suppliers from China to obtain export licenses to Israel that did not exist before.

Additionally, they demand that we fill out numerous forms, causing significant delays. This has never happened to us before. We are talking about many different types of components.

In electronic products, there are tens of thousands of components, but if even one component doesn't arrive, we cannot deliver the product.”

This quiet boycott reflects China's disapproval of Israel's actions in Gaza, adding to the growing international pressure.

Sources:

Ynet News 🗞️
Haaretz 🗞️

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