The US giant food chain McDonald’s and coffee chain Starbucks both blamed pro-Palestine boycott campaigns for slower sales after they saw grassroots protests over their pro-Israeli stance in the Gaza war.

Amid the global anti-Israel boycott campaign over the genocide in Gaza, American multinational fast food and coffee chains such as McDonald’s and Starbucks have suffered major losses.

“Several markets in the Middle East and some outside the region are experiencing a meaningful business impact due to the war,” the burger chain stated on LinkedIn.

If the anti-BDS bill makes it onto the statute book, it will prevent public bodies across the UK from adopting their own approach to international relations, which represents an assault on local democracy, writes former British MP Chris Williamson

The international pro-Palestine Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement calls for the boycott of German sportswear company Puma over sponsorship of the Israel Football Association.

Dozens have signed an open letter endorsing the boycott of the 2022 Sydney Festival over a sponsorship deal with Israel.

Ben & Jerry’s board chair, Anuradha Mittal, has received death threats ever since the company decided last month not to sell ice cream in illegal West Bank settlements.