Does Venue Support Israel? Facts, BDS Links & How to Help

Public reporting on corporate positions toward Israel focuses on well-known companies and large contributions to relief or security efforts rather than small brands by name. Where brands have spoken publicly, outlets noted the content and timing of those statements; we found no equivalent, verifiable coverage describing Venue’s official position or a documented Israel-based operation in these sources.

The BDS Movement publishes target guidance at https://bdsmovement.

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🚫 What Is BDS and Why It Matters

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement began as a call from Palestinian civil society in 2005 to apply economic, cultural, and academic pressure on Israel. That original 2005 call is described in accessible overviews of the movement What Is BDS? – My Jewish Learning and in historical summaries BDS Movement – Jewish Virtual Library.

The movement’s stated tactics include consumer boycotts, calls for divestment from listed companies, and cultural or academic actions; coordination has grown over time through umbrella groups that seek to organize those efforts.

 

The 2005 BDS call by Palestinian civil society launched campaigns tracked by BBC and AP News, with notable actions reported between 2010-2015 against academic and consumer targets.

Major outlets like Reuters, BBC and AP catalogged incidents such as university divestment drives in 2014 and corporate boycotts in 2011, but none list Venue on official BDS target databases. Reference: Psalm 122:6 about seeking peace for the city.

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How You Can Support Israel Today

In Israel and communities in Judea and Samaria, families sell food, crafts, and personal-care items at markets like Machane Yehuda in Jerusalem and weekly bazaars in Hebron.

These makers depend on steady export partners; losing a distributor can force staff cuts, a trend documented by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics in its 2018 small enterprise reports.

Small producers face limited international shelf space, high shipping costs, and certification hurdles like obtaining EU organic labels, as advised by Israel Export Institute guidance from 2019.

Predictable orders let producers schedule harvests, secure loans from banks such as Bank Hapoalim, and retain seasonal workers during peak months, per 2020 agribusiness reports.
Ways to help: 1) Subscribe to a monthly Lev Haolam box to provide steady orders; regular purchases aided Galilee olive growers during the 2019 harvest, per Israel Agriculture data.

2) Share products with friends and churches to broaden markets, echoing community fundraising models used by early kibbutzim in the 1950s that expanded sales networks.

Subscribe to a Lev HaOlam Box

Each monthly box may include 6–8 products such as za’atar blends, date honey jars, or Galilee-made tahini certified by the Israel Export Institute and dated product lines from 2018-2024. The contents vary from month to month.

Crafts may feature hand-stitched challah covers by Jerusalem artisans or ceramics from Safed (Tzfat) potters sold in the Safed Artists Quarter, with maker names and workshop locations noted on product tags.

Subscriptions help families in the Galilee and Judea by creating predictable income for harvest planning and regular wages, patterns documented by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.

Supporting artisans also counters boycotts reported by Reuters and helps maintain trade links that fund local schools and services, similar to diaspora funding for Tel Aviv institutions in the 1920s.