They were handing out leaflets recommending that people boycott Israeli produce such as avocados and citrus fruits, and also the companies which are supporting Israel - including Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Costa Coffee, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Macdonalds, Nestle, Walkers crisps, Starbucks, various perfume companies like Estee Lauder, Chanel and Clinique, and various entertainment companies like Disney, Paramount and Fox. Another company that supports Israel is Caterpillar, who supply armour plated bulldozers to the Israelis, who use them to demolish Palestinian homes and olive groves.
I also noticed this sign, taped to a signboard by the back gates of Hay Castle. AirB&B is a problem in Hay, as I found when I was trying to move a couple of years ago. I can see that each individual landlord is making a choice that makes sense for them financially, but when too many people do the same thing at the same time it becomes a problem for the wider society - in this case taking properties out of the pool of long term letting for local people.
I hadn't realised that the AirB&B company had links to Israel (clicking on the picture should make it big enough to read).
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