As the world witnesses the Israel’s relentless air and ground offensive that has claimed over 37,400 lives in Gaza over the past eight months, an increasing number of people globally are opting to boycott pro-Israel companies and institutions.
The international Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement has long advocated for such boycotts, citing alleged involvement in Israeli regime war crimes, settler-colonialism, and apartheid against Palestinians. The ongoing Israeli genocidal war on Gaza has galvanized broader support for the movement, particularly in the Muslim world, prompting many young individuals to expand their boycott to include any companies expressing support for “Tel Aviv’s genocide in Gaza” on social media.
Assessing the effectiveness of this boycott remains to be seen, but historical examples suggest BDS campaigns can wield significant influence. According to a UN report, BDS was pivotal in a 46% decrease in foreign direct investment into Israel from 2013 to 2014. Moreover, prominent European corporations like Veolia, Orange, and CRH have withdrawn from the Israeli market following extensive campaigns highlighting their alleged complicity in Israeli violations.
List of Israeli and pro-Israel products
BDS National Committee (BNC) is currently encouraging consumer boycotts of the following products and brands:
Pro-ISRAEL COMPANIES
- HP (and all departments and sub-companies)
- Starbucks
- Disney
- Coca-Cola
- Fox entertainment (and all fox channels)
- Nestle`
- IBM
- Caterpillar (Also known as CAT, yep, that construction machines company)
- Burger King
- Adidas
- Adobe
- Amazon
- American Airlines, American Crew, American Eagle, American Express
- Apple
- Audi
- BMW (They also own Rolls-Royce, Mini, and ofc, BMW itself)
- Ralph Lauren
- Cheetos
- Dasani (is owned by Coca-Cola)
- Dior
- Dell
- Airbnb
- Cisco
- General Motors (GM, they own companies like: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, and Hummer)
- Intel (They own a lot of companies most remarkable though, is McAfee, and obviously Intel CPUs, also a lot of their companies have the word intel so it’s easy to tell)
- Johnson & Johnson
- Meta
- Microsoft
- Netflix
- Nvidia
- Oracle
- Pfizer
- Tesla
- Volkswagen (owns companies like [Audi, Bentley, Prosche, Volkswagen automotive, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, Lamborghini, Ducati])
- Warner Bros
- WWE
- Dunking Donuts
- Zoom
- McDonald’s
- Allianz
- PepsiCo
- Carrefour
- HikVision
- Papa John’s
- Domino’s Pizza
- Pizza Hut
- Booking.com
- Puma
- Volvo
- Siemens
- SodaStream
- Ahava
- Sabra
(Source: BDS, Reddit)
Israeli Product List
Drugs, Health, Medicine & Food Products
- Teva Pharmaceuticals
- CardiacSense Ltd
- Super-Pharm
- Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Food & Dairy Products
- L’Chaim Vodka
- Landwer Coffee
- Lone Tree Brewery
- MacDavid
- Max Brenner
- Mey Eden
- Neviot (Spring water)
- Noblesse (cigarette)
- Osem (company)
- Rabl (company)
- Strauss Group
- Tara (Israel)
- Tempo Beer Industries
- Time (cigarette)
- Tiv Ta’am
- Tnuva
- Vodka Perfect
- Wissotzky Tea
- Angel Bakeries
- Bamba (Snack)
- Berman’s Bakery
- Bissli (Israeli wheat snack)
- Carmel Agrexco
- Carmel Winery
- Cow Chocolate
- Ein Gedi Mineral Water
- Galilee Green
- Klik (Candy)
- Krembo
Clothing & Fashion Accessories
- Source Sandals (Tekking and hiking sandals)
- Elie Tahari
- TNT (clothing)
- Tzomet Sfarim
- YVEL (Necklaces, Rings, Earrings, Bracelets)
- Leibish & Co. (Natural fancy color diamonds Fine jewelry)
- Cassidi
- Castro
- Fox (Clothing)
- Gottex (Designer swimwear)
- Honigman
- Kenvelo
- Naot (Shoes, sandals)
(Source: rgkarmch.org)
