Under Capitalism, Money is Power: Utilize It & Boycott Genocide
- Lee
- Sep 9
- 4 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
Put your money where your mouth is by boycotting companies that have shown support for and/or profit from the genocide committed by Israel in Palestine:
I will be expanding this as I can. Including, but not limited to the subsidiaries listed.
I'm going to list more "mainstream" companies that people might recognize first and work from there.
*Unfortunately, some of the alternatives here are just settling for companies that have been silent on the genocide, rather than openly supporting Israel; I will try to differentiate later. From what I can find, the companies under Alternatives are boycott safe.
*Alternatives listed based on what I can find specifically involving the Palestine and Israel conflict, it'll take more time to look into the ethics and entire background of the companies.
I'm doing my best.
Cosmetics:
Bath & Body Works
White Barn
Il Makiage
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez
Benefit
Sephora
MoroccanOil
Fenty Beauty
Pantene
Eucerin
Kylie Cosmetics
Estée Lauder
Tom Ford
Clinique
La Mer
Bobbi Brown
Too Faced
Aveda
Smashbox
The Ordinary
MAC
Bumble and Bumble
L'Oreal
Lancôme
Maybelline
Garnier
Saint Laurent
Urban Decay
Essie
NYX
IT Cosmetics
CeraVe
Ralph Lauren
Biolage
PULPRIOT
Redken
Thayers
Vogue
Revlon
Neutrogena
Covergirl
Olay
Alternative Makeup & Cosmetics Brands:
Huda Beauty
Glossy Makeup
FARSÁLI
SimiHaze Beauty
Topicals
Wet N Wild
Tarte
NARS
Milani
Clothing:
American Eagle
Adidas
MeUndies
Victoria's Secret/Pink
Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, all of those bougie brands
Puma
Reebok
Calvin Klein
Express
H&M
Skechers
Tiffany & Co.
Clothing Alternatives:
WATAN Apparel
Muslim Breakfast Club
Bella Hijabs
ArabCollective
CHNGE
PaliRoots
Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Under Armour
Vans
Dolce & Gabbana, Balenciaga, Coach
Levi Strauss & Co.
Drinks:
Coca-Cola:
Fresca
Sprite
Fanta
Hi-C
Monster Energy
Powerade
PepsiCo:
Quaker
7 UP
Doritos
Cheetos
Gatorade
Lipton
Alternative Drink Companies:
Drink Palestina
Red Bull
Jarritos
Bang Energy
Dr. Pepper
Candy/Sweets:
Mars
M&Ms
Snickers
Twix
Skittles
Ben & Jerry's* - Both Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are outspoken activists, including Ben having been arrested earlier this year for protesting Israel's genocide during a Senate hearing.
"Congress kills poor kids in Gaza by buying bombs and pays for it by kicking kids off Medicaid in the U.S.!"
-Ben Cohen (Ben & Jerry's co-founder)
UPDATE 9/20/2025: Three days ago, Ben & Jerry's co-founder, Jerry Greenfield resigned from Ben & Jerry's due to their parent company, Unilever, supporting Israel and having differing values when it comes to humanity.
Nestlé
Hershey
Lays
Mondelez
Oreo
Cadbury
Trident
Alternatives for Candy and Sweets:
Old Dutch
Sun-Rype
Mondoux Confectionery
Newfoundland Chocolate Company
Huer Foods
Ben & Jerry's* - This one is sticky.
Ben Cohen is planning to stay with the company and hopes to sever ties with Unilever in the future. Stating that while Jerry is doing the work from the outside, he will continue to do good work from the inside.
Time will tell where this company ultimately lands, I don't know, this one doesn't feel like it has a right answer. Use your best judgment - The boycott websites vary.
Restaurants/Fast-Food:
Shake Shack
Krispy Kreme
Starbucks
Domino's
McDonalds
Popeyes
Taco Bell
KFC
Burger King
Papa John's
Pizza Hut
Instacart
Alternative Restaurants & Fast-Food Companies:
Grubhub?
General Shopping:
Amazon - END YOUR PRIME SUBSCRIPTION ALREADY, DUDE!
Walmart
UPS
Peloton
American Express, Bank of America, Mastercard, Wells Fargo, Visa
Johnson & Johnson
Ikea
Home Depot
Alternatives for Shopping:
*More rural areas and food deserts do not have as many places to choose to shop from, some do not have alternatives.
ACE Hardware
Winco
eBay
Zaytoun
Haymarket Books
Thriftbooks
Costco*
*Costco - Sells Israeli products, but is not on any official boycott lists from what I can find.
Entertainment:
Netflix
Disney - From its treatment of its workers, to censoring Jimmy Kimmel, and supporting Israel, it's been time, y'all.
Hulu
ESPN
Pixar
Marvel
A&E
FX
National Geographic
ABC
21st Century Fox
Apple - Another non shocker, but still, gross.
However, Samsung is also shady with its ties to Israel, and Google gives software to aid the IDF.
Smartphones are going to be unethical, regardless of how you cut it, and there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, so you've got to do what works best for you. Just worth the mention.
Warner Brothers
Google (Alphabet Inc.)- mentioned previously, but worth another.
YouTube
It would take me all day to list all of Google's subsidiaries; most are AI based. Gross.
Microsoft
Comcast
META
The NBA and NFL
Skydance
Zoom
Fox Corporation (Separate from 21st Century Fox)
BBC
Forbes
Paramount
Alternative Entertainment:
Dropout.tv -- I will recommend Dropout until I am dead. No notes. 10/10.
NBC - Struggling to find more information on this one, will come back.
Travel:
Marriott
Booking dot com
Tripadvisor
Keller Williams
Airbnb
Alaskan Airlines
Delta Airlines
Boeing
Auto/Etc.:
Chevron
Tesla
Audi
BMW
Porsche
Volkswagen
Ford
Volvo
GM
Hyundai
Mercedes-Benz
Rolls-Royce
Toyota
Progressive
It's so important to note that a lot of these things won't have an easy alternative. Some of these things are just going to have to be gone without, if possible. Some things, there just won't be a work around or alternative.
I'll state it again: There is no ethical consumption under capitalism. All we can do is our best, keep going.
I do need to point out the irony of this post being on Wix, I found out during my research that this is an Israeli company that supports the IDF and will course correct when my subscription is up. Incredibly embarrassing.
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