Phoenix112
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♦ Trader Joes: Dorot Garlic and Herbs, Israeli Cous Cous and Pastures of Eden Feta. Dorot garlic and herbs are shipped halfway around the world when they could easily be purchased locally. Tell Trader Joes to stop carrying Israeli Products. Talk to store management or give comments on line: www.traderjoes.com/about/product-information-form.asp
♦ Birkenstock Midtown: Naot shoes. Noat maintains a factory outlet in one of Israels illegal settlements inside Palestines West Bank. Ask them to not carry these or any other shoes made in Israel: [email protected].
♦ Safeway: Sabra Humus; Osem; Tribe Humus; Pampers; Yes to Carrots. Tell Safeway to stop carrying these products. Sabra hummus, baba ghanoush and other foods is co-owned by Israels second-largest food company The Strauss Group and Pepsico. On the Corporate Responsibility section of its website, The Strauss Group boasts of its relationship to the Israeli Army, offering food products and political support. Fill out the in-store comment card or go on line, www.safeway.com/IFL/Grocery/Comments#iframetop
♦ Arden Fair Mall: Dead Sea cosmetics and other products.
♦ In Davis: Davis Food Coop: Israeli Couscous, OSEM products, Wine from occupied Golan Heights. Contact Co-op Board: [email protected] & Shuz: Beauty Field Shoes
♦ AHAVA: This brands cosmetics are produced using salt, minerals, and mud from the Dead Sea natural resources that are excavated from the occupied West Bank. The products themselves are manufactured in the illegal Israeli settlement Mitzpe Shalem. AHAVA is the target of CODEPINKs Stolen Beauty campaign: www.stolenbeauty.org.
♦ Delta Galil Industries: Israels largest textiles manufacturer provides clothing and underwear for such popular brands as Gap, J-Crew, J.C. Penny, Calvin Klein, Playtex, Victorias Secret and many others. Its founder and chairman Dov Lautman is a close associate of former Israeli President Ehud Barak. It has also been condemned by Sweatshop Watch for its exploitation of labor in other countries such as Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey.
♦ Motorola: While many of us know this brand for its stylish cellphones, did you know that it also develops and manufactures bomb fuses and missile guidance systems? Motorola components are also used in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) and in communications and surveillance systems used in settlements, checkpoints, and along the 490 mile apartheid wall. Info about the Hang Up on Motorola campaign: www.hanguponmotorola.org.
♦ LOreal / The Body Shop: This cosmetics and perfume company is known for its investments and manufacturing activities in Israel, including production in Migdal Haemek, the Silicon Valley of Israel built on the land of Palestinian village Al-Mujaydil, which was ethnically cleansed in 1948. In 1998, LOreal was given the Jubilee Award by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for strengthening the Israeli economy. More info: www.australiansforpalestine.com/25884
♦ Estee Lauder: This companys chairman Ronald Lauder is also the chairman of the Jewish National Fund, a quasi-governmental organization that was established in 1901 to acquire Palestinian land and is connected to the continued building of illegal settlements. Estee Lauders popular brands include Clinique, MAC, Origins, Bumble & Bumble, Aveda, fragrance lines for top designers, and many others. Info: www.causes.com/causes/213167?recruiter_id=13274364
♦ Intel: This technology company that manufactures computer processors and other hardware components employs thousands of Israelis and has exports from Israel totaling over $1 billion per year. They are one of Israels oldest foreign supporters, having established their first development center outside of the US in 1974 in Haifa. Al-Awda (the Palestinian Right to Return Coalition, www.al-awda.org) has urged action against Intel for building a facility on the land of former village Iraq Al Manshiya, which was cleansed in 1949.
♦ Sara Lee: Sara Lee has a 30% stake in Delta Galil (above) and is the worlds largest clothing manufacturer, which owns or is affiliated with such brands as Hanes, Playtex, Champion, Leggs, Sara Lee Bakery, Ball Park hotdogs, Wonderbra, and many others. Sara Lee received the Jubilee Award from Netanyahu for its commitment to business with Israel.
♦ Victorias Secret: Most of Victorias Secrets bras are produced by Delta Galil (see #2), and much of the cotton is also grown in Israel on confiscated Palestinian land. Victorias Secret has also been the target of labor rights groups for sourcing products from companies with labor violations, and by environmental groups for their unsustainable use of paper in producing their catalogues. Thats not sexy! More info: www.palestineinformation.org/Victorias_Secret_handbill
♦ Caterpillar: Maker of weaponized bulldozers that destroy Palestinian homes. One of these machines was used as a weapon by the Israeli soldier who killed Rachel Corrie, a young American volunteer as she tried to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian house in 2003. Info: www.endtheoccupation.org/section.php?id=158
♦ TEVA: An Israeli company that is one of the largest generic drug manufacturers in the world. Ask your pharmacist and doctor to find another brand. It can and has been done! Be on the lookout for other Israeli generic drug brands.
If you know of others then please add to this list and spread this to everyone!
♦ Trader Joes: Dorot Garlic and Herbs, Israeli Cous Cous and Pastures of Eden Feta. Dorot garlic and herbs are shipped halfway around the world when they could easily be purchased locally. Tell Trader Joes to stop carrying Israeli Products. Talk to store management or give comments on line: www.traderjoes.com/about/product-information-form.asp
♦ Birkenstock Midtown: Naot shoes. Noat maintains a factory outlet in one of Israels illegal settlements inside Palestines West Bank. Ask them to not carry these or any other shoes made in Israel: [email protected].
♦ Safeway: Sabra Humus; Osem; Tribe Humus; Pampers; Yes to Carrots. Tell Safeway to stop carrying these products. Sabra hummus, baba ghanoush and other foods is co-owned by Israels second-largest food company The Strauss Group and Pepsico. On the Corporate Responsibility section of its website, The Strauss Group boasts of its relationship to the Israeli Army, offering food products and political support. Fill out the in-store comment card or go on line, www.safeway.com/IFL/Grocery/Comments#iframetop
♦ Arden Fair Mall: Dead Sea cosmetics and other products.
♦ In Davis: Davis Food Coop: Israeli Couscous, OSEM products, Wine from occupied Golan Heights. Contact Co-op Board: [email protected] & Shuz: Beauty Field Shoes
♦ AHAVA: This brands cosmetics are produced using salt, minerals, and mud from the Dead Sea natural resources that are excavated from the occupied West Bank. The products themselves are manufactured in the illegal Israeli settlement Mitzpe Shalem. AHAVA is the target of CODEPINKs Stolen Beauty campaign: www.stolenbeauty.org.
♦ Delta Galil Industries: Israels largest textiles manufacturer provides clothing and underwear for such popular brands as Gap, J-Crew, J.C. Penny, Calvin Klein, Playtex, Victorias Secret and many others. Its founder and chairman Dov Lautman is a close associate of former Israeli President Ehud Barak. It has also been condemned by Sweatshop Watch for its exploitation of labor in other countries such as Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey.
♦ Motorola: While many of us know this brand for its stylish cellphones, did you know that it also develops and manufactures bomb fuses and missile guidance systems? Motorola components are also used in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) and in communications and surveillance systems used in settlements, checkpoints, and along the 490 mile apartheid wall. Info about the Hang Up on Motorola campaign: www.hanguponmotorola.org.
♦ LOreal / The Body Shop: This cosmetics and perfume company is known for its investments and manufacturing activities in Israel, including production in Migdal Haemek, the Silicon Valley of Israel built on the land of Palestinian village Al-Mujaydil, which was ethnically cleansed in 1948. In 1998, LOreal was given the Jubilee Award by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for strengthening the Israeli economy. More info: www.australiansforpalestine.com/25884
♦ Estee Lauder: This companys chairman Ronald Lauder is also the chairman of the Jewish National Fund, a quasi-governmental organization that was established in 1901 to acquire Palestinian land and is connected to the continued building of illegal settlements. Estee Lauders popular brands include Clinique, MAC, Origins, Bumble & Bumble, Aveda, fragrance lines for top designers, and many others. Info: www.causes.com/causes/213167?recruiter_id=13274364
♦ Intel: This technology company that manufactures computer processors and other hardware components employs thousands of Israelis and has exports from Israel totaling over $1 billion per year. They are one of Israels oldest foreign supporters, having established their first development center outside of the US in 1974 in Haifa. Al-Awda (the Palestinian Right to Return Coalition, www.al-awda.org) has urged action against Intel for building a facility on the land of former village Iraq Al Manshiya, which was cleansed in 1949.
♦ Sara Lee: Sara Lee has a 30% stake in Delta Galil (above) and is the worlds largest clothing manufacturer, which owns or is affiliated with such brands as Hanes, Playtex, Champion, Leggs, Sara Lee Bakery, Ball Park hotdogs, Wonderbra, and many others. Sara Lee received the Jubilee Award from Netanyahu for its commitment to business with Israel.
♦ Victorias Secret: Most of Victorias Secrets bras are produced by Delta Galil (see #2), and much of the cotton is also grown in Israel on confiscated Palestinian land. Victorias Secret has also been the target of labor rights groups for sourcing products from companies with labor violations, and by environmental groups for their unsustainable use of paper in producing their catalogues. Thats not sexy! More info: www.palestineinformation.org/Victorias_Secret_handbill
♦ Caterpillar: Maker of weaponized bulldozers that destroy Palestinian homes. One of these machines was used as a weapon by the Israeli soldier who killed Rachel Corrie, a young American volunteer as she tried to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian house in 2003. Info: www.endtheoccupation.org/section.php?id=158
♦ TEVA: An Israeli company that is one of the largest generic drug manufacturers in the world. Ask your pharmacist and doctor to find another brand. It can and has been done! Be on the lookout for other Israeli generic drug brands.
If you know of others then please add to this list and spread this to everyone!
