Tag Archives: Ahava

Dear ‘New York Times’, Don’t put a pretty face on Ahava’s occupation profiteering

A response to the New York Times Frequent Flyer column featuring Ahava North American CEO Elana Drell-Szyfer.

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Boycott Israel movement creates ‘sea change’: an interview with Palestinian human rights activist Omar Barghouti

Modeled on the international campaign of economic and political pressure that helped bring an end to South African apartheid nearly two decades ago, the growing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement targeting Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories has notched notable … Continue reading

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Ahava uses ‘crazy pants logic’ to try and beat stolen-minerals rap

Ahava, the beauty products company that mines Palestinian lands, is feeling the heat. That comes through in this Code Pink presentation of evidence of Ahava’s illegal activities in the West Bank at Saturday’s London Session of The Russell Tribunal on … Continue reading

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Liberal rabbis Lippman and Bachman urge Brooklynites to buy products from Occupied West Bank!

This is amazing. Next Tuesday evening, several groups will be picketing Ricky’s NY, a cosmetics store in Brooklyn Heights that sells Ahava products, which are made in the occupied West Bank from minerals that belong to Palestinians. Nancy Kricorian of … Continue reading

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South African human rights group responds to Zionist Federation criticism of Ahava boycott

This is an open letter sent to the South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) from Open Shuhada Street (OSS). OSS recently launched a boycott campaign against Ahava products and received a pernicious response from both Ahava and the SAZF; this is … Continue reading

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