Israeli businessmen working in Turkey like to point out the fact that most enraged Turks demonstrating against Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza rally could not use their mobile phones, personal computers and their plasma screens since most of their components and technologies are produced in Israel.
“Turks would find it very hard to boycott Israeli goods because you won’t find any in Turkish supermarkets,” Mr. Carmon said. “But most of the software Turks use in everything from cell phones to medical equipment is made in Israel. So unless Turks want to stop using their computers, boycotting Israel would mean punishing themselves.” (NYT)
