The Israel-Palestine Conflict sparks boycotts across the nation
The Israel-Palestine Conflict sparks boycotts and protests across the nation On Oct. 7 the Palestinian militant group, Hamas , attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 and taking hostages . The Israeli military retaliated and promised to eliminate Hamas. M ore than 11,100 Palestinians have been killed since. The Palestinian BDS National Committee is urging people to boycott companies like Disney and McDonald's that are "profiting from the genocide of Palestinian people" as citizens across the globe have also asserted that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians. Reda Rafei, assistant professor of practice at Texas Tech University who specializes in the history of the Middle East, said the conflict between Israel and Hamas did not start on Oct. 7; it is a conflict of the 20th century. Until May of 1948, Jews, Arabs, Muslims and Christians were all living in peace in Palestine before Western influence entered the picture. Th...