Sentences with phrase «calls for a boycott because»

But not only has the Israeli company been hit with calls for a boycott because of its manufacturing facility in the disputed West Bank, it seems changing consumer habits are hurting sales, too.

Meanwhile, some European scientists, who had called for a boycott because they believed the conference unfairly maligned embryonic stem cell research, cheered its cancellation.

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But one high - profile critic of the shirt had his post deleted from Instagram because he was told that his call for a boycott «does not promote harmony.»

Footnote: In poking around for background on this piece, I once again came across blog and social media comments from dopes that have persisted in calling for a boycott on Caribou because it was Muslim - owned and followed Shari'ah law.

That's the message that some progressives have for colleagues like Netroots Nation's Raven Brooks, who called for a boycott of the political software startup NationBuilder, and Matt Browner Hamlin, who says he'll stop recommending the software to clients, all because NationBuilder has struck a deal to provide software to Republican candidates for state legislatures.

A spokesman for North Carolina Gov. Gov. Pat McCrory called Cuomo's ban on nonessential publicly funded travel to the Tar Heel State «hypocrisy and demagoguery,» and questioned whether Cuomo would ask the SU basketball team to boycott the upcoming Final Four because it is hosted by Houston, where voters last year defeated a non-discrimination ordinance.

After Hogg called for a boycott of Fox News host Laura Ingram, who criticized him for not being admitted into several colleges for which he applied, Ward tweeted, «Every time that idiotic Hogg person speaks I am compelled to do the opposite of whatever he's advocating, because it's so clear that he's nothing more than a tool & a drone.»

Mr Watson had led calls for Labour to boycott David Cameron's crony - packed resignation awards list — thinking the party would be safe because Mr Corbyn had previously said he would not appoint to the House of Lords.

He stopped short of calling for a medical boycott of these facilities because, he said, it is less evil to be inside the system bearing witness and providing medical care, and public opinion would not support such a boycott.

Fifty - seven scientists from 29 countries have called for a boycott of a top South Korean university because of a new center aimed at using artificial intelligence (AI) to bolster national security.

These vocal voices called for a boycott of Jordan's work because he dated outside his race.

The Leftists have called for a boycott of Amazon because of their relationship with the National Rifle Association.

Animal - rights activists have called for a boycott of the Loews hotels at Universal Orlando because the resorts have decided to change their stance on providing a safe harbor for feral cats.

Cartoonists and graphic novelists called for a boycott of the Angoulême International Comics Festival, because no women were nominated for France's most prestigious comics prize.