Boycott Them Down!
To all those who keep on forgetting, here's a reminder: "Israel" continues to violate international law and continues to occupy regions which don't belong to them. "Israel" detains thousands and thousands of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians. "Israel" continues to illegally expand their boarders not to mention its military brutality.
Another reminder: Some Arabs cowardly chose to do nothing and others chose to support the Zionist by purchasing from their own products.
Yet people of great conscience have chosen to boycott "Israeli" products and companies supporting the Zionist entity. This boycott will indisputably send a message to the oppressor that their actions will go un-noticed.
On Wednesday night dozens of people staged in front of Starbucks Cafe in Hamra in Beirut with the invitation of the group "Youth against Normalization" to protest against the continuous and sustained support provided by Starbucks Corporation for the Zionist Army.
The demonstrators waved banners expressing their protest against the practices of the American company in support of the colonialism in the Arab world.
One of the organizers of the protest and a human rights activist, Yara Harake, said that Starbucks helped "Israel" enhance its economy by investing in different "Israeli" financial groups and by funding the Jewish state, she added "Not only did it support the Zionists but it also donated stores to the U.S occupying forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Yara explained that the chairman of Starbucks, Howard Shultz, is an active Zionist. She added that Shultz made a provocative speech blaming the Palestinians of "terrorism" and suggesting the Intifada as a manifestation of anti-Semitism.
She said: "I still can't understand how the Arabs can buy from a Murderer". Yara noted that Shultz announced after the recent "Israeli" attack on Lebanon, that Starbucks will increase the percentage of money donated to "Israel" by 12% to reach by that 1.5$ Billion annually.
The protesters were shouting with rage as they remembered the dreadful images of the children killed in Gaza.
One of the very enthusiastic protesters named Jacky was screaming: " Hey people, a cup of coffee at Starbucks is equivalent to a cup of Palestinian blood". When asked about her nationality she replied: "My nationality doesn't matter, my humanity does. Whether or not I'm a Palestinian an Arab or a Foreigner, these people are human beings and I should be trying my best to save these innocent people from losing their lives."
Jacky added that if the racist apartheid regime in South Africa and the brutal suppression of the black people was brought down to its knees and put to an end, then it could be successful in Palestine as well.
The protesters stepped on the "Israeli" flag with hatred and grudge, not only were they men and woman but children were there as well to express their innocent solidarity with the children of Palestine.
A man was standing aside observing as if it was the first time he faced such a protest. He said: "I've been living in Germany for more than 30 years, this is my first visit to Lebanon and I never saw such a massive protest."
He added that he never knew what boycotting meant. "I feel ashamed of myself, I can't believe that I was supporting the enemy all this time, its all due to the lack of accurate information as to which companies I should boycott.", he said.
Some activists moved directly into Starbucks and delivered speeches condemning the cafe and prompting the customers to leave.
A harsh debate occurred between the Starbucks workers and the protesters, of where the protesters demanded the closure of the branches of the company. One of the workers screamed out loud, "What are you guys doing? We are earning a living here, you know very well that there aren't many job vacancies in Lebanon." One of the protesters replied with rage, "Don't you have a heart? You can go search for a place with ethics and humanity. You're helping the murderers. You're killing innocent children and families." After having nothing else to say the worker took off his work uniform and left. Was it because his shift was over or was it because he finally woke up? Time shall answer that!
