Corporations like McDonald’s, Starbucks that support Israel are receiving massive backlash, boycotts over support for genocidal bombings of Gazans

As usual, the world’s economic overlords are gushing their support for Israel, prompting major backlash from the BDS Movement – BDS stands for boycotts, divestment and sanctions.

Pro-Israel corporations like Starbucks and McDonald’s, to name just a few, are in the crosshairs of BDS Movement members who say they want to put “pressure” on these companies for supporting Israel’s apartheid and genocide against Gaza.

Further describing Israel as “settler colonialists,” members of the BDS Movement are spreading their message across social media, with some even targeting retail locations with vandalism.

In one incident at a McDonald’s location in Keighley, West Yorkshire, protesters draped in Palestinian flags entered the building to release stick insects. Video footage of the aftermath showed that several windows also got smashed.

At another McDonald’s in Birmingham (U.K.), protesters released mice into the store, followed by calls for a “boycott” against the company – McDonald’s in Israel is offering discounts to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers and security forces, in essence taking a side in the melee.

(Related: Check out this very long list of traitor politicians and CDC employees who hold dual citizenship both in the United States and Israel – though their true allegiances are obviously to Israel.)

Ben & Jerry’s, Sam Smith and many others have boycotted Israel over the years due to mistreatment of Palestinians

As for Starbucks, the BDS Movement is targeting the burnt coffee chain for threatening to sue its labor union for copyright infringement after a “Solidary with Palestine” message was posted on social media using the Starbucks logo.

Founded in 2005, the BDS Movement has seen past successes with such campaigns, including in 2021 when Unilever-owned ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s agreed to stop selling its products in the “occupied Palestinian territories,” referring to Israel.

BDS campaigning also convinced Sam Smith to cancel a show in Israel earlier this year, though even organizers claimed this was “d