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Wednesday, December 20,
2006
UPS Israel Delivery Update
We asked UPS questions to clear their name, but UPS was less
than forthcoming with answers, which is not a good PR move. |
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Wednesday, December 13,
2006
UPS Boycott of Jews - Boycott Called and
Verified
UPS's official statement regarding a boycott called against
them is both confusing and contradicts UPS spokesman's statements. |
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| Breaking a
Myth |
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Wednesday, December 13,
2006
Did Rick Mathes Condemn Islam?
When an email is neither dated nor cross referenced to
documentation on a website, it is merely a gratuitous statement that can not be
confirmed. As such, it is advisable not to trust the content of the letter
until it can be thoroughly examined. |
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| Op-Ed |
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Tuesday, December 12,
2006
Miranda Rights for Air Travelers
If the TSA will treat you like a criminal, you may as well have
the rights criminal have. |
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| Breaking a
Myth |
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Tuesday, December 12,
2006
Swatch is not placing ads on non-commercial
radio
If an emailed story does not have a date on it, it is probably
outdated so do not pass it along. |
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| Analysis |
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Monday, December 11,
2006
Origins of the Wal-Mart Nazi t-shirt
Boycott Watch discovered the origin of the Nazi t-shirt
Wal-Mart sold, failed to remove from their shelves and then refused to
apologize about. |
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Op-Ed |
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Thursday, December 7,
2006
Why Do Irish Academics Persist In Advocating Boycott and
Divesting From Israel?
Analysis by Dr. Alex Grobman, historian and author of several
books including "Battling for Souls: The Vaad Hatzala Rescue Committee in
Post War Europe." His newest book is "Nations United: How the UN is
Undermining Israel and the West." |
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| Selling Nazi Shirts Is
Not Good Business |
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Wednesday, December 6,
2006
Wal-Mart Failed To Remove Nazi Emblem Shirts
Wal-Mart offered Nazi emblem shirts, but failed to remove them
in a timely manor after discovering their error, thus resulting in irate
customers and boycott calls. |
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| Do Not Bite Your Own
Foot |
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Sunday, December 3,
2006
Boycott Watch - Wal-Mart Sales Down Due To Boycott By
Religious Groups Over Gay Alliance
Some companies try to do the right thing but fail to learn the
lessons of others mistakes |
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| Boycott
Analysis |
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Thusday, November 30,
2006
Did Michael Richards' Racist Rant Boosts DVD Sales Despite a
Boycott?
Sometimes being boycotted helps sales, sometimes it is an
excuse. |
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| Boycott Hurts
Aruba |
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Tuesday, November 14,
2006
Aruba Tourism Continues To Fall - Boycott Stronger Then
Ever
The boycott of Aruba related to the disappearance of Natalee
Holloway is stronger than ever. The recession we previously reported has now
triggered inflation, which is a very bad economic sign. |
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| Busting A
Myth |
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Monday, November 13,
2006
"Lead in Lipstick" Rumor in Email Is
False
Lead has been banned in food and cosmetics manufacturing for
decades, and this looks more like a prank aimed at a specific person that got
out of control since it is directed only at one specific color, regardless of
who the manufacturer is. |
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| Op-Ed |
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Thursday, November 9,
2006
How Taft Lost Ohio for the Republicans
Election
Consumers react to in-office scandals by voting out everyone
involved, plus everyone seen as associated with those who are involved.
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| Busting A
Myth |
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Monday, October 9,
2006
Costco Prescription Drug Email Is A Hoax
Do not believe any report where a government official claims to
endorse any specific product or vendor. |
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| Sometimes It Pays To Be
Quiet |
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Tuesday, September 5,
2006
Wal-Mart Joins Gay Chamber Of Commerce - Boycott Called
Wal-Mart has taken action to hurt itself. |
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| No Free
Rides |
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Sunday, September 3,
2006
Free Starbucks? Too Late
No company is obligated to honor fraud |
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| The US
Lied |
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Wednesday, August 30,
2006
US FirstGov.Gov Ad Portrays False Information About ZIP
Codes
The US Gov Should Tell The Truth. |
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| Busting A
Myth |
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Tuesday, August 29,
2006
Busting A Myth - Steven Spielberg Did Not Write The Letter
To Mel Gibson
The letter may make you feel good, but it is not real. Please
be sure of the facts before you forward emails. |
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| Want To Eat
Bugs? |
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Monday, August 28,
2006
Groups Move to Ban FDA Approved Bugs in food.
Would you eat a food if you knew it was specifically made with
insects as an ingredient? |
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| Jihad - Not just A
Boycott |
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Thursday, August 17,
2006
Jihad Against Starbucks - Howard Schultz Did Not Send The
Email
Don't fall for the tactics of anti-Semitic Jihadist hate
mongers. |
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| Doing the Right
Thing |
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Tuesday, August 15,
2006
US Soldier Shoots An HP Printer Out Of Frustration - HP
Sends A New Printer
HP went above and beyond the call of duty |
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| Coffee &
Terrorism |
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Monday, August 7,
2006
Caribou Coffee's Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi - A Terrorists
Profile and US businesses links exposed
Islamic Cleric has connections to Caribou Coffee, Hamas, and
the First Islamic bank of Bahrain, which is now known as Arcapita - Boycott
Watch spells out the connection and terrorist links. |
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| BW In The
News |
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Sunday, August 6,
2006
Caribou Coffee Boycott In The News -
Ownership Name Change May Be Meant To Mask Islamic Ties
Atlanta Journal Constitution Quotes Boycott Watch in an
article |
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| Hollywood
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Thursday, August 3,
2006
Miami Vice Movie Boycott
Movie director's placement of a t-shirt implies Israeli Army
drug dealing sparks boycott. |
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| Follow-up
Article |
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Updated: Monday, July 31,
2006
Boycott Watch Scam Alert results in change and disclosure -
BW now says the www.giyus.org 'Israel Megaphone' website is 100% safe and
legitimate
Be cautious of websites and emails - legitimate websites always
post verifiable contact information and you should know what you are signing up
for. One site posted contact information after BW article posting. |
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| Oil & a Texas
two-step |
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Monday, July 24,
2006
Citgo Launches PR Campaign - Hugo Chavez
Blinks
Venezuela's strong-man talks tough and carries a
toothpick |
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| Stand Tall,
America |
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Monday, July 24,
2006
"Interdependence Day": The Boycotting of
Freedom
Don't allow people to stand in the way of our
freedom |
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| Boycott
Backfire |
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Monday, July 17,
2006
Emailing Polls Which People Hate Only Encourages More Polls
On The Same Topic.
Some Jews are boycotting CNN claiming an anti-Israel bias, yet
regularly forward Internet polls on CNN.com to friends not realizing they are
helping CNN make money despite their boycott. Boycott Watch gets to the truth
behind polls on news websites and why the news agencies seldom quote their own
polls. |
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| City May Boycott its
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Monday, July 17,
2006
N.J. Mayor Threatens Boycott of McDonald's Over Spanish
Billboard
Should a mayor dictate business activity within the city
limits? City councils and mayors do it daily. |
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| Uncovering The
Truth |
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Monday, July 10,
2006
Is Harry Bingham really a hero or did he just do his
job?
An email is circulation claiming Hiram (or Harry) Bingham, IV
was a hero for rescuing Jews in France from the Nazi's, and Boycott Watch
reviewed the claims that resulted in a US postage stamp being issued in his
honor. |
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| News
Analysis |
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Monday, July 3, 2006
O'Reilly threatens boycott of Mexico
Boycott Watch asks: Is declaring a boycott
necessary? |
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| News
Analysis |
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Tuesday, May 16,
2006
Ohio's Battleground Myth - News Analysis By Fred
Taub
Originally published as "Ohio's Delusional Democrats"
at World Net Daily (wnd.com) |
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| Avoid Illegal Boycott
Activity |
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Tuesday, May 30,
2006
Canadian Union Adopts Arab Boycott of Israel
Note: Boycott Watch warns against doing business or
communicating with this union unless you are trained in and are familiar with
US Antiboycott Laws, as well as federal Antiboycott compliance reporting
regulations and procedures. |
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| Say Thank You To A
Soldier |
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Memorial Day - Monday, May 29,
2006
An Israeli Soldier's Story
Unbeknownst to you, a soldier may have already saved your
life. |
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| Stop A
Hoax |
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Friday, May 26, 2006
Before You Pass Along "Missing Children" Emails,
Consider This:
Do you really know who the information requester
is? |
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| Breaking A
Myth |
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Thursday, May 25,
2006
Exxon-Mobile, Hugo Chavez, Citgo and Why Gas Boycotts Don't
Work
Let's face a few facts about oil |
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| Kristallnacht
2? |
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Sunday, May 21, 2006
British Academic Boycott Of Israel, Again
A new wave of anti-Semitism emerges in Britain |
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| Boycott
Analysis |
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Tuesday, May 16,
2006
Da Vinci Boycotts or Publicity Stunt?
All the hoopla and boycott calls regarding the soon to be
released Da Vinci Code movie may be rooted in a publicity stunt, and it is not
the first time. |
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| Confirming A
Myth |
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Sunday, April 30,
2006
Email About Microwave Ovens And Boiling Water Is
True
We often debunk false emails, but this one is real |
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| Stop A
Hoax |
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Sunday, April 30,
2006
Another Gas Boycott Email Based On A False
Premise
Yet another email is circulating that calls for an ineffectual
gas boycott because the author does not know how gas is sold. |
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| Reader
Response |
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Sunday, April 30,
2006
Boycott Watch responds to an email from a supporter of the
'Great American Boycott of 2006'
People sometimes fool themselves because they want to believe
something, regardless if it is the truth or not. |
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| Stop A
Hoax |
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Friday, April 28,
2006
Gas Pump AIDS Warning Email Is a Hoax
A hoax email is causing panic, and someone may have been fired
for writing it and sending it out using her official governmental
status. |
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| US Report to
Congress |
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Wednesday, April 19,
2006
Report for Congress on the Arab boycott of
Israel
The Arab League has maintained an official boycott of Israeli
companies and Israeli-made goods since the founding of Israel in 1948. The
United States actively opposes the boycott and works on both bilateral and
multilateral fronts to end it. The U.S. government also enforces laws that
prohibit U.S. firms from participating in the boycott. This report will be
updated as events warrant. |
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| Breaking A
Myth |
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Monday, April 11,
2006
NPR Interview of USMC General - Email Is Not
True
While some may like to believe the email circulating about a US
Marine Corps General hammering an NPR interviewer is real, it is not. For
starters, people need look at such emails for documentation, of which the email
in question has none... |
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| Analysis |
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Monday, April 10,
2006
Gay Groups Complain About Car Ads Again
Boycott Watch recently reported about gay groups boycotting
advertisers because ads were pulled from gay publications, possibly with the
attitude that somehow the ads are owed to their publications forever once
placed, and how religious groups are turning up the pressure against the
advertisers placing ads in gay publications. |
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| Op-Ed |
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Monday, April 10,
2006
Op-Ed: Dubai Still Won - By Fred Taub, President, Boycott
Watch
Even before the Dubai Ports World deal had been scuttled,
analysts warned of retribution from the UAE if the deal were to fall apart.
These same analysts have left out one factor – Dubai may have had a
victory in their loss... |
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| Boycott Watch
Testifies |
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Friday, March 17,
2006
Proposed Connecticut Sudan Divestment Legislation won’t
stop Darfur Genocide, only federal action will said Boycott Watch
representative in Hartford Capitol Hill Hearing
Proposed Connecticut Sudan Divestment Legislation won’t
stop Darfur Genocide, only federal action will said Boycott Watch
representative in Hartford Capitol Hill Hearing |
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| Op-Ed |
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Wednesday, March 1,
2006
Op-Ed: The UAE Port Deal Would Irreparably Harm Israel - By
Fred Taub, President, Boycott Watch
We have all heard the Bush administration telling us not to
worry about the deal to allow the Arab Emirates owned Dubai Ports World Company
run major US ports. There is one important factor people should all be worrying
about - how the deal affects Israel. Let's examine the facts... |
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| Boycotts Can
Backfire |
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Friday, February 19,
2006
Islamic Boycott of Denmark - Who will really be
hurt?
We all have heard and read about the recent Islamic riots after
a Danish newspaper printed a cartoon depicting Mohamed, and how Muslims claim
drawing such images is blasphemy. The question is, however, is the insult claim
correct and does the resulting boycott of all Danish products by Muslims have
merit... |
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