DISCOVER THE REAL AHAVA Ahava promises “Beauty Secrets from the Dead Sea.” But the real secrets it keeps are an ugly truth—its products actually come from stolen Palestinian natural resources in the Occupied Territory of the Palestinian West Bank, and are produced in the illegal settlement of Mitzpe Shalem. More... JOIN US IN BOYCOTTING AHAVA: BOYCOTT PLEDGE NOW AVAILABLE IN: Arabic | Czech | Dutch | French | Hebrew | Spanish TAKE ACTION AT AN AHAVA STORE! Follow our 10-step guide here! TAKE ACTION ONLINE! We invite you to sign our petitions, send letters to chain store CEOs, or join our online action team! 1. Tell Macy’s to stop carrying Ahava and SodaStream! To honour Palestinian Land Day (March 30) we are asking you to contact Macy’s, the department store and ask that they stop selling Ahava and SodaStream -- products made in illegal Israeli settlements. More... 2. Ask Nordstrom to stop selling AHAVA! Nordstrom, a chain of department stores that touts itself as a socially responsible business needs to live up to its socially responsible business promises! 3. Tell Ricky’s NYC, a family-owned chain store in New York City, to‘Stop carrying AHAVA cosmetics!' Click here to join us in sending a message to Ricky's NYC president, Dominick Costello. 4. Will you sign our petition to big box store Bed Bath & Beyond asking them to stop carrying 'Ahava' cosmetics and 'SodaStream' home carbonation system, made in illegal Israeli settlements? These products are fraudulently labeled as “Made in Israel”, but are in fact produced in illegal settlements under the conditions of the military occupation in the West Bank, way outside the internationally-recognized borders of Israel. 5. Join us in sending an email to ULTA President, CEO and Director Carl "Chuck" Rubin urging ULTA to stop carrying Ahava products! Learn more here and click here to email him now! 6. Ask Lonely Planet to take Ahava off their agenda! Lonely Planet's Guide to Israel and the Palestinian Territories has a recommendation for shopping at the Ahava Factory Outlet and Store. Please explain to Lonely Planet that there is an international boycott campaign against Ahava. Ahava is engaged in illegal practices, making products in a factory in an illegal Israeli settlement—Mitzpe Shalem— that it then falsely labels as ‘Products of Israel'. Please make sure you choose the option ‘Warning: Health or safety risk; theft or scam' when making your complaint. TAKE ACTION: Fill out a feedback form on the Lonely Planet Site Select Israel & the Palestinian Territories, Edition 6 Follow options: Business or Service: Dead Sea, Palestinian Territories (Israel is offered--but type in Pal. Territories): AHAVA: Dead Sea, p. 335 Choose an option: Warning: Health or safety risk; theft or scam OR send Lonely Planet a letter, use ours as your template. OCCUPATION ISN'T PRETTY BUT THIS T-SHIRT SURE IS! Soft and black, it comes in both shapely and loose styles. Front: Occupation Isn't Pretty, Don't Buy AHAVA Cosmetics, Back: AHAVA Cosmetics: Made by Israeli Profiteers in Occupied Palestine, StolenBeauty.org Wear! SPREAD THE WORD! Send an eCard to your friends and community members, telling them about AHAVA's real secrets.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! @BoycottAHAVA #bds #palestine #israel JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Brides Boycott Ahava & SodaStream at Bed, Bath & Beyond LATEST NEWS United Methodists Recommend Sanctions and Boycott, Reject Divestment, Jadaliyya, 7 May 2012 United Methodists call for boycott of ‘products made by Israeli companies operating in Occupied Palestine,’ BDS Movement, 3 May 2012 Brother, Can You Buy me a Beer? Jew School, 3 May 2012 Methodists Vote Against Ending Investments Tied to Israel, New York Times, 2 May 2012 Davies Under Fire for “Made in Israel Label,” Business Day (South Africa), 11 April 2012 Retail Chain in Norway Halts Ahava Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 1 April 2012 Norway’s Vita Halts Sales of Ahava Products, YNet, 1 April 2012 Palestinian Rights Activists Join BDS Global Day of Action Commemorating Land Day, BDS Movement, 31 March 2012 BDS Victory: Ahava dropped by major retail chain in Norway, The Electronic Intifada, March 28,2012 Major Norwegian retail chain stops sale of occupation products from Ahava, BDS Movement, March 27. 2012 Sephora protest in Lille, France, March 17, 2012 (in French) BDS Victory: Ahava products spiked in Japan because of legal and ethical issues, The Electronic Intifada, February 27, 2012 Distributor in Japan Drops Israeli Company Due to Its Illegal Practices, WAFA Palestine News Agency, 27 February 2012 Japanese Distributor Ends Contract with Ahava, IMEMC, 27 February 2012 Europe Funding Illegal West Bank Lab, The Scientist, 23 January 2012 After Its Diplomats Slam Illegal Israeli Settlements, Can EU Continue Funding Them? Mondoweiss, 22 January 2012 London’s Natural History Museum Blasted for Collaborating with Ahava, End the Occupation (blog), 20 January 2012 European Commission Slammed for Links to West Bank Lab, Nature, 19 January 2012 Israeli company's EU funding under scrutiny, Science Insider, 19 January 2012 U.K. museum lambasted over links to Israeli Dead Sea firm, Haaretz, 18 January 2012 British Museum urged to quit study that includes Ahava, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 18 January 2012 British Academics Condemn Museum for Working with Ahava, Arutz Sheva, 18 January 2012 Natural History Museum Attacked Over Links to “Illegal” Israeli Company, The Independent, 17 January 2012 Letters: Natural History Museum Must Drop West Bank Link, The Independent, 17 January 2012 UK Museum Attacked Over Links to Dead Sea Firm, Reuters, 17 January 2012 Canadians Urged to Shop at Bed, Bath & Beyond, The Canadian Jewish News, 12 January 2012 U.K.’s Student Body Endorses Divestment, The Electronic Intifada, January 6, 2012 NUS Criticizes King’s College London Links to Ahava, NUS (National Union of Students) Connect, 4 January 2012 It’s Never Too Late to Boycott Israel: The Proper Disposal of Already-Purchased Goods, The Electronic Intifada, 4 January 2012 Flashmob: Brides Boycott Ahava and SodaStream at Bed, Bath & Beyond, Jadaliyya, 2 January 2012 BDS Roundup: "Don’t put the fruits of apartheid under your Christmas tree!” The Electronic Intifada, 22 December 2011 The NGO’s That Stole Christmas, Israel National News, 22 December 2011 Third Annual BDS Conference Highlights Progress, Challenges, Palestine News Network, 19 December 2011 National Union of Students (NUS) Calls to End Ahava and King’s College Project, Jewish Chronicle (UK), 1 December 2011