Israeli companies, including AHAVA, generate around 3 billion USD annually from the sale of Dead Sea minerals. The Dead Sea is in Palestinian territory which is being illegally occupied and raided by Israel.
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Documentation:
“Ahava – Dead Sea Laboratories . . . is a private Israeli
cosmetics corporation that operates from the occupied West Bank:” http://www.whoprofits.org/content/ahava-tracking-trade-trail-settlement-products
AHAVA’s “factory and
visitor's center is located in the Mitzpe Shalem settlement in the occupied
Jordan Valley. In addition, Ahava is partially owned by the settlement of
Mitzpe Shalem and Kalia. The company's products are sold in Europe under a
misleading label, which doesn't indicate the name of the settlement the factory
is located in. The company uses mud which is excavated from the occupied
Palestinian area in its products:” http://www.whoprofits.org/company/ahava-dead-sea-laboratories
“Pillage of the Dead
Sea: Israel’s Unlawful Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory:” http://www.alhaq.org/publications/publications-index/item/pillage-of-the-dead-sea-israel-s-unlawful-exploitation-of-natural-resources-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory
“Israel’s total
control of the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea is depriving the Palestinian economy
of income and jobs, while bringing in big profits for the occupation.” http://www.imemc.org/article/65987
“Israel is stealing
and damaging Palestinian natural resources, including Dead Sea salt,
mud and land, and using this for profit.
Israeli companies generate around 3 billion USD annually from the sale of
Dead Sea minerals (primarily potash and bromine) and from other products, which
are derived from Dead Sea Minerals. That
is a huge amount of money being generated by and for a state which upholds
apartheid and occupation of Palestinian lands.”
http://www.boycottisraelisalt.com/why-boycott/
When “you buy Ahava
products you help finance the destruction of hope for a peaceful and just
future for both Israelis and Palestinians.” http://www.stolenbeauty.org/article.php?id=4951
AHAVA documents its
own use of minerals found near and in the Dead Sea: http://www.ahavaus.com/discover-ahava/our-story#
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Take Action! In addition to
boycotting, Code Pink offers a number of action plans; from those you can
engage in from your home computer to a ten step guide to taking action at a
store that sells AHAVA products: http://www.stolenbeauty.org/
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Participate! If you can get a decent photo of AHAVA
products or even just one product, we may be able to use it in an upcoming
meme. Contact us by private message on
our facebook community page: https://www.facebook.com/boycott4peace
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Be sure to boycott
table salt from the Dead Sea as well:
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If you have any
question about why we boycott Israel please check out the posts at this link:
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Boycotting is the
right thing to do! Here is our complete
boycott list:
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