the following companies are NOT part of the european boycott of israeli companies

the following companies are NOT part of the european boycott of israeli companies

♦ Trader Joe’s: Dorot Garlic and Herb s, 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 Joe’s 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 Israel’s illegal settlements inside Palestine’s West Bank.  Ask them to not carry these or any other shoes made in Israel: info@birkenstockmidtown.com.

♦ 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 Israel’s 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: smrsmr@pacbell.net & Shuz: Beauty Field Shoes

♦ AHAVA: This brand’s 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 CODEPINK’s “Stolen Beauty” campaign:www.stolenbeauty.org.

♦ Delta Galil Industries: Israel’s largest textiles manufacturer provides clothing and underwear for such popular brands as Gap, J-Crew, J.C. Penny, Calvin Klein, Playtex, Victoria’s 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.

♦ L’Oreal / 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, L’Oreal was given the Jubilee Award by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for strengthening the Israeli economy. More info: www.australiansforpalestine.com/25884

♦ Estee Lauder: This company’s 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 Lauder’s 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 Israel’s 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 world’s 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.

♦ Victoria‘s Secret: Most of Victoria’s Secret’s bras are produced by Delta Galil (see #2), and much of the cotton is also grown in Israel on confiscated Palestinian land. Victoria’s 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. That’s 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.