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eToro has to be boycotted

Yoni Assia is the CEO of eToro and is a staunch zionist who supports the IDF.

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Taboola

Taboola's CEO, Adam Singolda, is a staunch zionist who tweets about Palestine supports being ISIS and terrorist sympathisers.

Disney

Disney donated $2m to Israeli organizations while Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. Disney made an official announcement that it will be pledging $2m and further initiatives to support Israel. Whilst the CEO explicitly condemned attacks on Jews in Israel, he made no mention of the Palestinian people who are being killed by the Israeli military.

Paramount+

Highly Israeli supportive. Openly posted on Twitter confirming they support people of Israel and global Jewish community, all this during Gaza genocide. Paramount issued a statement on twitter that the company stands with israel.

Spyglass Media Group

Spyglass Media Group fired Melissa Barrera from the Scream movie franchise for opposing genocide of Palestinians.

Hewlett-Packard

Provides mass support and equipments to Israel apartheid. Notably, HP helps run the biometric ID system that Israel uses to restrict Palestinian movement. Hewlett Packard runs the biometric ID system that Israel uses to restrict Palestinian movement as well as other systems for the IDF.

Siemens

Siemens is complicit in apartheid Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise through its planned construction of the EuroAsia Interconnector. This will link Israel’s electricity grid with Europe’s, allowing illegal settlements on stolen Palestinian land to benefit from Israel-EU trade of electricity produced from fossil gas.

Intel

Al-Awda, the Palestinian Right to Return Coalition, has called on Intel to close its plants in Kiryat Gat, site of the former Palestinian villages Iraq al-Manshiya and Faluja. Israeli historian Benny Morris has written that during the 1948-49 Israeli war of independence with Palestinians and their Arab allies, the villages’ residents were all expelled in line with Israel’s “strategic desire to achieve ‘Arab-clear’ frontiers.” Intel, whose processors can be found in about 80 percent of the world’s computers, has reportedly invested $2.7 billion to upgrade its Kiryat Gat plants where it is working on new chips that will make computers lighter and faster. That brings its total investments in Israel to about $10 billion, and it has also benefited from more than $1 billion in Israeli government. Intel Invests heavily in israel including in towns stolen from Palestinians

Vishay Intertechnology

Vishay Intertechnology operates manufacturing facilities in Israel and owns 90% of them.

International Business Machines

IBM invests heavily in Israel . IBM senior vice-president and general counsel, Lawrence Ricciardi, who noted that his company employs 1,700 people in Israel, said in an interview with the Jerusalem Post, ‘This wedge of land and the huge ideals it represents are very important to IBM.’ IBM was one of three US companies that was lauded at the America-Israel Friendship League Partners for Democracy Awards dinner ( 25th June 2001 ) hosted by Sharon. In May 2002 the Israel-America Chamber of Commerce awarded IBM the Ambassador’s Award’ in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the development of the Israeli high-tech industry and to advancing trade between the U.S.and Israel. IBM established operations in 1949 and was the first large American company with a wholly owned subsidiary in Israel , introducing computers to the country.

History of eToro

eToro, founded in 2007 by brothers Yoni and Ronen Assia along with David Ring, emerged as a pioneering platform in the world of online trading and investing. Initially launched as a social trading platform, eToro revolutionized the way individuals engage with financial markets by integrating social networking features with traditional trading functionalities. The platform allowed users to follow and copy the trading strategies of successful investors, enabling less experienced traders to learn from seasoned professionals and potentially replicate their success.

Over the years, eToro expanded its offerings beyond just forex trading to include a wide range of assets such as stocks, commodities, cryptocurrencies, and more. Its user-friendly interface and innovative features attracted a diverse global clientele, including both seasoned investors and newcomers to the world of finance. Additionally, eToro's introduction of commission-free trading and fractional shares made investing more accessible to a broader audience.

In recent years, eToro has continued to evolve, embracing new technologies like blockchain and cryptocurrencies. It became one of the leading platforms for trading cryptocurrencies, offering a wide selection of digital assets and pioneering features like staking and DeFi integration. Through its commitment to innovation and user-centric approach, eToro has solidified its position as a prominent player in the fintech industry, empowering millions of users worldwide to participate in the financial markets efficiently and effectively.