Local Hudson Valley boycott

Stop selling SodaStream products at Williams Lumber

-Whereas: Israel occupies Palestinian land in opposition to official US policy and international law, and holds Gaza under siege, murderously attacking its residents;

-Whereas: Israel and its lobby undermines US efforts to reach a peace agreement with Iran and pays our politicians millions of dollars to advocate for renewed war in the Middle East; 

-Whereas: A boycott of Israeli products is a nonviolent way to pressure Israel to reform its policies toward the Palestinians and its Middle East neighbors in general;

-Whereas: Williams Lumber carries SodaStream, still manufactured in the illegally occupied West Bank;

We the undersigned therefore respectfully request that Williams Lumber Company promptly stop selling SodaStream products in its stores.

Not too late to sign the petition

Ahava victory

Six years ago this month we launched our international boycott campaign against Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories with a protest inside their shop at the Tel Aviv Hilton. Today we’re writing to you to share with you some good news and our brand new Stolen Beauty Ahava boycott website. Check out the web site and read on for the good news!

Last week, after five years of our campaign and hard work by activists around the world, it was reported first in the Israeli business paper The Globes that Ahava is considering moving its factory out of the West Bank. The Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, and The Electronic Intifada picked up the story. But by far our favorite piece was this one from U.K. Cosmetics Business News.

Stolen Beauty has been targeting Ahava since 2009, because of "the illegality of its practices". Nancy Kricorian, Campaign Manager at Stolen Beauty, told Cosmetics Business: "We welcome the news that they are considering moving their manufacturing facility out of an illegal West Bank settlement. This is a clear indication of the growing power of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS) movement, which is scoring new victories every day."

Ahava stopped selling its products in the UK late last year and has recently closed two of its seven Israeli stores.

However, Stolen Beauty was not ready to drop its boycott of Ahava products. Kricorian added: "While moving out of Mitzpe Shalem will address one of Ahava's violations of international law, there would still remain the issues of the pillage of occupied natural resources and the subsidies to the two illegal settlements that are co-owners of the enterprise." Yet, the group's reaction to the news was still overwhelmingly positive. Kricorian added: "That said, when Ahava's plant and visitors center in the occupied West Bank are definitively shuttered, I'm going to throw a party."

Even before the factory is moved out of the West Bank, let’s take a moment to savor this partial victory and the growing strength of our movement. Then, as the tenth anniversary of the Palestinian BDS call approaches next month, let’s get back to work taking the profit out of Israel’s occupation.

Cheers,
Nancy K and the Stolen Beauty Team

Nakba Day in Beacon is a big success

Quite gratifying to see so many people, about 50 at the speakers forum, and there were more at the vigil. We picked up about 40 signatures for our SodaStream petition (thanks, Nic).

If you haven't signed yet, it only takes two minutes:

https://www.change.org/p/president-sandy-williams-stop-selling-sodastream-products-at-williams-lumber

Commemorate Al Nakba

Williams Lumber in Rhinebeck, NY carries SodaStream

-Whereas: Israel occupies Palestinian land in opposition to official US policy and international law, and holds Gaza under siege, murderously attacking its residents;
-Whereas: Israel and its lobby undermines US efforts to reach a peace agreement with Iran and pays our politicians millions of dollars to advocate for renewed war in the Middle East; 
-Whereas: A boycott of Israeli products is a nonviolent way to pressure Israel to reform its policies toward the Palestinians and its Middle East neighbors in general;
-Whereas: Williams Lumber in Rhinebeck, NY carries SodaStream, still manufactured in the illegally occupied West Bank;

We the undersigned therefore respectfully request that Williams Lumber Company promptly stop selling SodaStream products in its stores.

SIGN PETITION

RE/MAX: doing the dirty work of apartheid

Now's is the time!

Throughout the USA 

Our Israel Homes Program can coordinate your purchase of properties in Jerusalem either for your personal use or for investment. Without obligation, contact our coordinator in the U.S. for additional details or to arrange a group seminar.

We offer a multimedia presentation on "Buying a Home in Israel" to any interested group of any size in the Northeastern U.S.

For more details, please contact GARY STEINMAN:
(email) DAV4601@aol.com; (fax)718-278-0354

Click to see a Map
http://www.remax-capital.com/new/html/project_2_about.php

Crash the party with the truth about Ahava

On Thursday, March 26 from 1-2 p.m. EST, Ahava US and several of its beauty partners will be hosting an #AhavaSkincare “Twitter Party.” We’re planning to crash the party with the truth about Ahava and its occupation profiteering.

Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories is an Israeli cosmetics company that has been the target of an international boycott campaign since 2009 because of its illegal practices. The company’s primary manufacturing facility and visitors center are located in an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. It pillages mud from occupied shores for use in its products. Further, it labels its goods “Product of Israel” when they are in fact made in the occupied West Bank. Check out more info about Ahava and the ongoing boycott campaign.
 
 DETAILS ON THE TWITTER PARTY

This is how Ahava, BeautyStat, Freebies4Mom, and Zipporahs are pitching their party:

GIVEAWAY: Join #AHAVASkincare Twitter Party With BeautyStat, Freebies4Mom & Zipporahs! Ask Us Why Skin Loves Dead Sea Minerals and Save 20% on all AHAVA Products

You can sign up your twitter account to be part of the giveaway contest, although you don’t need to do this to be part of the culture jam.

 HOW TO CRASH THE PARTY

You can sign up your Twitter account for our Occupation isn’t Pretty Thunderclap, which will automatically post our message via your feed during their Twitter party.

We will also send a follow up email on Thursday, 26 March to remind you to participate in the party as part of our own #BDS Twitter storm. The email will include sample tweets that you can cut and paste.

You can send also a note to Nancy to be added to the Stolen Beauty online action team. You will get detailed information on our culture jam, and will be on our list for future online actions. THANK YOU!

We think occupation profiteering is ugly. There is nothing festive, pretty or fun about stealing other people’s land and resources. Thanks for being part of the team working to take the profit out of occupation.

Nancy K and the Stolen Beauty Team

PS: Get your CODEPINK "Occupation Isn't Pretty" t-shirt now!