Anti-Israeli Hummus Boycott Humorous

Written by David Frum on Thursday October 28, 2010

There's a video of protesters demanding a boycott of Israeli hummus. But, if you want to bring down the Israeli war machine, you can't rely on little gestures.

Just saw this video of Philadelphia area anti-Israel protesters putting on an amateur song-and-dance act in a local supermarket demanding the destocking of Israeli-made hummus. Who says you have to be good-looking to make it in show business?

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6dO9eVOY2I

But the point cannot be stressed too often: If you're going to bring down the Israeli war machine, you can't be satisfied with pitiful little gestures. Israel is the world's second largest producer of patents, and hummus is (sorry) a vanishingly trivial portion of the Israeli economy. I recommend this video that offers a much more adult explanation of what a serious boycott movement would be doing, beginning with throwing away all laptop computers and junking tsunami-warning devices.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGkNj1Z9KkQ

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