"As Israel's Settlements Expand, Church Boycotts Grow", 13 Nov 2014

United Methodist Kairos Response (UMKR) today announced a global boycott of six product lines produced in illegal Israeli settlements of the West Bank.  These are Ahava cosmetics, Keter plastic products, Royalife linens, Ram Quality toys, SodaStream drink machines and Smart-Fab disposable fabrics...

All these products are granted US tax exemptions intended to stimulate trade between the US and Israel.  Instead, they help sustain illegal settlements Israel has built in the occupied territories, which the United States has criticized as an obstacle to peace. These imports also undercut products made by American firms that obey US environmental and labor laws.  Israeli laws to protect workers and the environment are not enforced in the settlements, where companies frequently pollute farmland and exploit workers.