‘BDS is not just about boycotts’

By GERALDINE TONG

Focus
Sunday, 18 Feb 2024

Palestinian children line up for a meal in Rafah. International aid agencies say Gaza is suffering from shortages of food, medicine and other basic supplies. — AP

BOYCOTT is the latest buzzword amid the global attention on the atrocities happening in Gaza right now.

People all over the world are now joining boycott movements to protest against Israel’s actions, including in Malaysia.

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