Lupilu
Lidl’s brand Lupilu wipes are currently made in Ashdod, Israel. Formerly the Palestinian town of Isdud.
Alternatives:
WaterWipes, Aveeno
Brands to Boycott for Palestine
Below is a list of recommended brands to boycott.
This list is not comprehensive, but in order to be effective, it’s better to focus on a small number of specific targets. We also recommend users try the No Thanks boycott app to identify products they use regularly that should be avoided.
You can download the app for Apple users here or Android users here.
You can purchase sheets of BDS stickers here.
HP
Hewlett Packard runs the biometric ID system that Israel uses to restrict Palestinian movement, as well as other systems for the IDF.
Avoid buying HP products.
Alternatives
Asus
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola has a factory in the illegal Israeli settlement of Atarot, built in Occupied Palestine.
Don’t buy Coca-Cola.
Don’t sell Coca-Cola.
Alternatives
Supermarkets own brand products.
McDonald’s
McDonald’s Israel supports the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) by providing free food and drinks to Israeli soldiers.
Don’t eat at McDonald’s.
Alternatives:
Local family-owned restaurants
Puma
Puma is the main sponsor of the Israel Football Association (IFA), which includes teams in Israel’s illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian land.
Don’t buy Puma products until they stop sponsoring IFA and Israeli teams operating in illegal settlements.
Alternatives
Sports brands which do not sponsor Israeli teams in occupied territories
Wix
Israeli-owned website building tool. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Wix in Dublin fired an employee who criticised Israel on her personal social media account. Some Wix staff were also encouraged to support Israel online.
Don’t use wix to build your website, use another service. Don’t work for Wix.
Alternatives
WordPress. Weebly, Squarespace
AXA
AXA continues to invest in Israeli banks which are complicit in Israels occupation and apartheid in Palestine. Don’t take insurance from Axa. If you already have AXA insurance, switch as soon as you can.
Don’t work with Axa.
Alternatives
123.ie, FBD Insurance, Irish Public Bodies Insurance, Zurich
Siemens
Siemens is deeply involved in a project to enable the state-owned Israel Electricity Corporation (IEC) to send fossil fuel-based electricity to Europe using assets based on illegal settlements.
This will further entrench EU complicity in Israeli war crimes against Palestinians and the climate crisis.
Don’t buy Siemens products.
Alternatives
No alternatives researched yet.
Nestle
Osem is an israeli food manufacturer which operates in Occupied Palestine. Nestle owns a controlling stake in Osem.
Avoid Nestle products until they divest all operations in Occupied Palestine.
Especially avoid any Osem brands such as Sabra Salads and others which can be found via the wikipedia page in the source.
Alternatives
Supermarket own brand options.
Airbnb
Airbnb allows listings in occupied Palestinian territory, and after announcing it will remove 200 of such listings, it reversed its decision, showing it is knowingly complicit in Israels occupation.
Don’t rent property on Airbnb. Don’t list property on Airbnb. Delete the Airbnb app. Don’t work for Airbnb.
Alternatives
halalbooking.com
Volvo
Volvo heavy machinery has been used in the demolition of Palestinian neighbourhoods in Occupied Palestine, benefiting them commercially from the Israeli occupation.
Don’t buy Volvo machinery. Don’t sell Volvo machinery.
Alternatives
No alternatives researched yet.
Hyundai
Hyundai heavy machinery has been used in the demolition of Palestinian neighbourhoods in Jerusalem, benefiting them commercially from the Israeli occupation.
Don’t buy Hyundai cars or machinery. Don’t sell Hyundai cars or machinery.
Alternatives
No alternatives researched yet.
Caterpillar / CAT
Caterpillar bulldozers have been used in the demolition of Palestinian homes. The D9 bulldozer was specifically designed for the IDF.
Don’t buy Caterpillar clothes or machinery.
Don’t sell Caterpillar clothes or machinery.
Alternatives
No alternatives researched yet.
Motorola
Motorola has well-documented links to the Israeli military occupation and settlement enterprise and supplies the IDF with numerous technology products.
In the past, they manufactured bomb fuses for IDF bombs.
Don’t buy Motorola products.
Alternatives
No alternatives researched yet.
Pampers
Pampers are made in factories on occupied territory, and is owned by Procter and Gamble, who opened an R&D center in Tel Aviv, Occupied Palestine, in which it invests $2bn annually.
Don’t buy Pampers products. Don’t sell Pampers products. Don’t work for Pampers.
Alternatives
Supermarket own brand products
L’Oreal
L’Oreal is a ‘warm friend of Israel’. After sending a letter to the Arab League with information helping the boycott, they paid a $1.4m fine and issued an apology, before fostering a new relationship with Israel, with heavy investment and even operating a factory in Occupied Palestine.
Don’t buy L’Oreal products. Don’t sell L’Oreal products.
Alternatives
Lush cosmetics