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In new win for BDS, Samsung Next pulls out of Israeli tech industry

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  • Source: News websites
  • 11 Apr 2024 13:41
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Samsung Next, which has invested in some 70 Israeli start-ups so far, is the latest to join the list of companies that have left the Israeli tech sector.

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  • A logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its Seocho building in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP)
    A logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its Seocho building in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday, October 25, 2020. (AP)

Another win for the BDS movement has been recorded after Samsung Next, the innovation sector of the Korean tech giant, Samsung, announced shutting down its operations in "Tel Aviv", occupied Palestine.

Samsung Next, which has invested in some 70 Israeli start-ups so far, is the latest to join the list of companies that have left the Israeli tech sector, accounting for 50% of exports. According to the BDS movement, in 2023, investment in Israeli tech firms dropped by 56% as opposed to that in 2022. 

Funding for the Israeli cybersecurity sector in 2023 hit a 5-year low, possibly due to an emerging loss of confidence in "Israel’s" once-envied security prowess.

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid wrote last year, “Israel is no longer the Start-Up Nation. It’s a nation in crisis. It’s a political, social & int’l crisis, but its effects will be economic. … Some of the [economic] damage caused recently will take years to repair.”

This comes a few days after McDonald's Corporation announced plans to acquire all of its restaurants franchised by the Alonyal group in "Israel", encompassing the sale of all 225 restaurant locations and the retention of the entire staff, which entails at least 5,000 personnel. 

The corporation also noted that it remains "committed to the Israeli market", even though it has been a significant target of the vigorous boycotting campaign against franchises and businesses that extend support to the Israeli occupation, particularly following its war and genocide in the Gaza Strip. 

Bloomberg revealed in February that McDonald's Corporation faced a setback in its fourth-quarter performance as sales failed to meet investor expectations, primarily due to the impact of boycotting on Israeli-linked businesses.

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Israel has always tested technologies of death, surveillance, disinformation and repression on Palestinians, exporting them to dictatorships & authoritarian regimes worldwide with pride. #MilitaryEmbargo pic.twitter.com/bYr5u24yLV

— BDS movement (@BDSmovement) February 17, 2023

Atta boy-cott!

The ongoing boycott aligns with the broader Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which seeks to exert pressure on "Israel" to comply with international law. Since its establishment, it has garnered global support, with thousands of volunteers advocating for its core principle of severing economic, cultural, and academic ties with "Israel" to champion the Palestinian cause.

"I don't think that me boycotting these brands would affect them."

Think again.#PalestineGenocide #GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/rGkj8vVwKt

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 30, 2023

The impact of the BDS movement has been profound, particularly in causing economic repercussions for "Israel". Anti-Palestinian factions have gone so far as to label it an "existential threat", acknowledging its effectiveness in challenging "Israel's" economic stability.

In July, a bill was passed in the UK that forbids public figures from boycotting "Israel", a motion that was slammed by Alicia Kearns, a conservative member of the British parliament, saying it "gives impunity to Israel, something that should not be given" to any side.

Iranian leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei also stressed that "Muslim states must not cooperate with Israel economically," supporting and encouraging the boycott in several statements he had made in this regard.

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