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❌ Large Israeli corporations have been profiting from the dates industry through forceful exploitation of Palestinian land and labour, with Israel being the world’s third largest exporter of dates worth $181 million in 2017. Further, these dates are harvested on stolen Palestinian land, mostly on illegal settlements within the West Bank.
Alongside looking out for Israeli brands such as Hadiklaim, Jordan River, Mehadrin, Delilah, King Soloman etc., consumers should beware that Israeli date brands mask themselves — including as supermarket dates, such as ASDA, Tesco, Iceland, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Aldi who was also recently exposed selling Israeli dates, produced by Mehadrin, yet hiding the origin on the otherwise deceptive packaging.
Beware also of labels like “Made in Israel” of course, but also “Made in the West Bank” or “Made in the Jordan Valley.”
