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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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  1. ....as you sip your latte, — Cafine
  2. coca cola? — think
  3. Coca-Cola — VG
  4. More coke — VG
  5. check out www.bigcampaign.org — big
  6. Two small points — ank
  7. unconsuming — VG
  8. Intel — IT Dept
  9. igence — Danny
  10. Don't forget — Sadam
  11. Another very good site — Stop Armageddon
  12. Thanks for the info and links — VG
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