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 CURRENT ACTIONS 1. NEW! Sing for justice: Download and print our 2011 Ahava Boycott Holiday Carols Songsheet to use at your local actions and events. 2. NEW! Sign the Petition against King’s College London's involvement with Ahava: King’s College London is conducting research in close collaboration with Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories, an Israeli cosmetics company partly owned by and located in the illegal Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Shalem, deep in occupied Palestinian territory. By collaborating with Ahava, KCL has itself become complicit with the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land. Noam Chomsky has signed already (signature 128). Now its your turn. 3. Will you sign our petition to big box store Bed Bath & Beyond asking them to stop carrying two products, '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. 4. 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! 5. 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 take five minutes this weekend to 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. Al Haq report: Economic and Physical Oppression: The Wall, the Occupation, and Palestinian Workers 6. 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! 7. 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. 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! READ: Omar Barghouti's new book: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights. On page 26 of the Introduction he says: "The spectacular media triumph of the CODEPINK-led campaign--brilliantly named Stolen Beauty--against Israeli cosmetics company AHAVA, which manufactures in an illegal colony, had a distinctly inspiring effect on BDS campaigns across the Atlantic, particularly in France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom." SPREAD THE WORD! Send an eCard to your friends and community members, telling them about AHAVA's real secrets. TAKE ACTION AT AN AHAVA STORE! Follow our 10-step guide here!

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! @BoycottAHAVA #bds #palestine #israel JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Brides Boycott Ahava & SodaStream at Bed, Bath & Beyond GROUND-BREAKING REPORT FROM B'Tselem: Dispossession & Exploitation: A MAJOR report that highlights Ahava's role and Israel's policy in the Jordan Valley & northern Dead Sea. Download the report here and read the excerpt here! LATEST NEWS 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 UK Student Body Slams Ahava University Link, Electronic Intifada, 30 November 2011 Ahava Boycott Action at Sephora in Lille, France, 22 November 2011 Ahava Boycott Action at Sephora in Mulhouse, France, 22 November 2011 Ahava Freedom Carols for Palestine in Sydney, Australia, 29 November 2011 BDS Movement's Strength Shown By Pro-Israel Groups' Launching Defensive "Buycott" Days, Electronic Intifada, 17 November 2011 A visit to London's World Travel Market, London BDS, 18 November 2011 King’s College London Students Vote to End Research with Ahava, BDS Movement, 6 November 2011 Protesters Target Professional Beauty North Over Exhibitor, Exhibition News (UK), 12 October 2011 Nordstrom Cares, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Seattle, 30 September 2011 BDS Update: Buttressing an Independent Palestine, Middle East Online, 26 September 2011 Palestinians Link Foreign Aid to Occupation, ABC News (Australia), 4 October 2011