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The Don't Support Israel Shopping Guide

VG | 13.08.2006 06:54 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression

A useful list of products to avoid if you want to take part in the Israeli Goods Boycott.
More information at the War on Want and at the Boycott Israeli Goods web sites.

I've been putting together a list of products made by Israeli companies and those which support Israel in various ways.

Here's what I've found. Many of these are sold in local shops and in
supermarkets.

FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

The countries of origin will change from week to week, so the safest
thing to do is always read the label to check. Israel exports lots of
tomatoes, avocados, potatoes, mangoes, figs, dates, lychees, herbs...
all sorts of stuff... also flowers.

60% of Israeli fresh fruit and vegetable exports end up in the UK,
making the UK by far the most important importer for Israel. Agrexco
(trading as Carmel in the UK) is the main exporter and is 50% owned by
the Israeli state. This reliance on the UK market means a UK boycott of Israeli fresh produce could prove very effective.

KRAFT

Dairylea products and Philadelphia soft cheeses etc. Oreo biscuits,
Planters peanuts, Capri fruit juice drinks, Ritz Crackers, Milka milk
chocolate.

NESTLE (trades under many different names)

Cereals; chocolate and sweets; Nescafe; Nesquik; Perrier, Vittel and
Buxton Mineral Waters; Ski & Sveltesse yoghurts and lots of other
chilled desserts with Nestle brand; Maggi soups; Bonio, Go-Kat, Gourmet,
Winalot, Bakers, Beta, Propian, One and Felix pet foods; Libby's
products (including organic fruit juice); Buitoni Italian products;
Herta frankfurters; Fussell's and Carnation condensed/evaporate d milks;
L'Oreal cosmetics, shampoo etc. - L'Oreal has recently bought out the
Body Shop.

DANONE

Yoghurts (including Activia/Actimel) , Jacob's biscuits and cakes, HP
foods, Lee & Perrins sauces etc., Evian and Volvic bottled water.

KIMBERLEY-CLARK

Tissues, nappies, sanitary products: brands include Pull-Ups, Huggies,
Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Depend. Andrex.

JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Baby lotion and other baby products, sticking plasters, Reach dental
care products, amongst other things. Also Benecol cholesterol- lowering
products and Splenda sweeteners.

SARA LEE

World's largest clothing manufacturer: brands include gossard, lovable,
wonderbra and playtex underwear; Pretty Polly tights; Brylcreem; Sanex
and Radox body care products.

ESTEE LAUDER

Beauty products.

REVLON

Cosmetics etc.

COCA-COLA

Loads of other reasons to boycott this company as well as its
support for Israeli policies.

DELTA

Clothing sold under brand names such as Marks and Spencer, Calvin Klein,
Gap.

SAINSBURY'S

Own brand frozen veggie hotdogs are made by Tivall.


Worth a read - the new War on Want report "Profiting from the
Occupation" which can be downloaded from  http://www.waronwant.org/?lid=10004

The report accuses Sainsbury's, Tescos and Waitrose, amongst others, of
selling produce marked as "made in Israel" but which is actually
produced on illegally occupied settlements.

For example:

Beigel and Beigel snacks - this company operates from the West Bank
settlement of Barkan.

Barkan wine from the same settlement.

Yarden wine from the Golan Heights.

Soda Stream products.

There's a good section at the end of the report about what you can do to
challenge this.

Other companies profiting from the occupation in various ways include:
Caterpillar (branded shoes and clothes etc. as well as bulldozers), JCB,
Volvo, Daewoo, Carmel.

There is a list of companies to boycott at the BIG campaign site:
 http://www.bigcampaign.org/

Hope that's helpful.

VG

Comments

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....as you sip your latte,

13.08.2006 07:18

Don't forget Starbucks.

Cafine


coca cola?

13.08.2006 07:49

"COCA-COLA - Loads of other reasons to boycott this company as well as its
support for Israeli policies. "

err ... can you explain in which way this company "support for Israeli policies"??

think


Coca-Cola

13.08.2006 08:35

Here's one:

In October 2005, Coca-Cola increased its investment in Israel by buying a 51 percent controlling interest in the Tavor Winery.

VG


More coke

13.08.2006 08:40

Oh, and this sort of thing:

On October 11th 2001, Coca-Cola World Headquarters hosted the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Eagle Star Awards Gala in which “Israeli Company of the Year”, “Israeli Technology of the Year”, etc. awards were given out by Israel’s Economic Minister to North America. The Coca-Cola Company was also the Platinum sponsor of the whole event.

VG


check out www.bigcampaign.org

13.08.2006 10:59

www.bigcampaign.org

big
mail e-mail: info@bigcampaign.org
- Homepage: http://www.bigcampaign.org


Two small points

13.08.2006 11:40

1) Tee hee :-) You're going to be quite the hungry little bunnies if you boycott all those things that Israel produces. Not to mention naked (Oh, my eyes!)

2) Can you not see the irony here? How productive little Israel is, with no natural resources and constantly fighting for its very existence, yet she manages to produce all these goodies that you want no part of; Meanwhile those "poor" Palestinians, with all the oil wealth that their "loyal" brothers will not share with them, have yet to produce anything of value besides suicide bombers and plane hijacking.

Boycott away. Your loss is our gain. At least now I know which products to look for and request if necessary.

ank


unconsuming

13.08.2006 19:08

Well, as most of my clothes have been pre-worn and those that haven't are pretty old, I don't think going naked will be necessary. :o)

60% of Israeli fresh produce may come to the UK, but it's only a small percentage of our fresh produce so I doubt we'll go hungry either.

Apart from the fresh produce, I thought the food list made rather unhealthy eating.

Bon Appetit.


VG


Intel

13.08.2006 21:37

Intel has a massive operation in Israel so I suggest you switch off your computers now. Medical breakthroughs and medication are researched in Israel so next time you at the doctor, tell him you want to die on your own.
Omanis and Bahranis (BTW Oman and Bahrain are arab gulf states - I point this out becasue you probably only know Iraq, Israel, Lebanon and Syria) are happy to trade with Israel, it just the naive westerners who think they are making a diffrrence. You are not.

IT Dept


igence

14.08.2006 01:00

AMD produce better and cheaper chips than Intel. Medical breakthroughs and medication are researched everywhere. Car speed limits were devised from sick nazi research in the death camps for example, that doesn't make the death camps worthy places.
Bahrain was bribed by the US to end the boycott with Israel but that doesn't mean the two populations trade - and if Bahrain was a democracy then it would still boycott Israel, as their parliament voted to do. The Jerusalem Post doubt your supposed Omani trade - Boycott of Israel still in effect, Omani official tells ’Post’.

If naive westereners don't make any difference then you wouldn't be here to propagandise.

Danny


Don't forget

14.08.2006 13:38

Don't forget most of the high street shops run by Jewish companies with links to Israel- Woolworths, Tescos, Macdonalds, Curries, Dixons, Sainburys, Marks and Spencers, WH Smiths, ASDA, BENJIS and most Jewellers and Tailors shops. Also anything connected with Rupert Murdoch and Conrad Black.

Sadam


Another very good site

14.08.2006 16:05

A complete list of Israeli-supporting corporations to boycott and also links to many Jewish groups(including some in Israel) who support the Internatioanl Boycott of Israel:

Stop Armageddon
- Homepage: http://www.mylinkspage.com/israel.html


Thanks for the info and links

14.08.2006 17:24

This is really helpful - thank you all.

VG