It seems the Haredim have [unofficially] joined in. All over the place I see calls form Haredi leaders and activists to boycott Strauss over their boycott of Channel 14. According to Haredi news sites, now Haredi camps are boycotting Strauss products in addition to previous calls to join the boycott..

So what is so interesting and fascinating about this?

Well, I still remember the good old days when the Haredi community believed that television is prohibited. It eventually became so prohibited that it became a condition for acceptance to many yeshivas - that the family of the applicant not have a television in the home. 

And now? Now the Haredi community is supporting a television station and boycotting companies that do not advertise with a specific station. I guess they now believe television is ok.  I have thought for a while that the ban on television should be stopped. Since the Internet is so popular, and it can potentially be so much worse than television (it can also be so much better), what is the point of continuing the ban on tv? They mostly succeeded with the ban on tv but mostly failed with the ban on Internet, so the ban on tv seems pointless at this point in history. And now they are supporting television stations anyway.

As a matter of fact, now that I think of it, the Haredim boycott Channel 14, and the other stations, so maybe they should be boycotted, just like Strauss is being boycotted by some. Haredim who do not watch Channel 14 are upset that Strauss does not advertise on Channel 14 and are therefore boycotting Strauss. As I am writing this I am scratching my head.