SIO Telangana calls for boycott of selected Israeli products

HYDERABAD: The Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) Telangana has issued a call to boycott selected Israeli products in protest of ongoing Israeli occupation and ethnic cleansing in Palestine.

The organisation said that the boycott serves as a protest against the Israeli government's policies towards Palestinians, deemed as violations of international human rights standards due to the "belligerent occupation." SIO Telangana urged consumers to be conscious of their purchases and opt for alternatives.

SIO Telangana provided a list of specific Israeli products, which are a part of the ‘Selective Boycott’, part of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement. This list includes categories of beverages, snacks, food chains, and groceries. They clarified that these brands are complicit in the genocide, as they openly support the brutal persecution of Palestinians and provide financial support to the state of Israel.

SIO Telangana emphasised that the military assistance from global powers, including supply from a Hyderabad-based joint venture between India’s Adani Defence and Aerospace and Israel’s Elbit Systems, has facilitated the destruction of lives in Gaza

State Secretary of SIO Telangana, Mohammed Faraz Ahmed said “As residents of Hyderabad, Telangana, we vehemently condemn the manufacturing and exchange of arms with the state of Israel. We call upon the people of Hyderabad to take cognizance of the matter, boycott, and raise their voices against all corporations complicit in this genocide."