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 Moreover, prominent European corporations like Veolia, Orange, and CRH have withdrawn from the Israeli market following extensive campaigns highlighting their alleged complicity in Israeli violations.

Relatives carry the bodies of children from the Abu Quta family killed in Israeli strikes on the Palestinian city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during their funeral on October 8, 2023. At least 8,663 children have been killed in Gaza in Israeli attacks since the beginning of the war on October 7. [Said Khatib/AFP]

Overall, while the impact of the current boycott is yet to be quantified formally, past outcomes indicate that BDS actions have been consequential in shaping corporate decisions and international perceptions of Israel’s policies towards Palestinians.

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