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Sunlight has to be boycotted

Sunlight is a brand of Unilever

Unilever supports Israeli illegal settlements in occupied Palestine. When Ben & Jerry's, their sub-brand, decided to stop selling its products in Israel, Unilever sold off the Israeli distribution rights to Avi Zinger to circumvent their decision and to force Ben & Jerry's brand name to continue selling in Israel.

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Alternatives to Unilever Products

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Perrigo

Clorox

Microban

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Some other brands to boycott

Carrefour Mart

Carrefour made huge investments into Israel last year, opening 50 stores and is planning to open a further 100 by 2024.

Osem

Osem is Israels 4th largest food & beverages company (by turnover) after Tnuva, Strauss and Coca-Cola. It has a turnover of $712 million and nearly 5000 employees with 14 factories in Israel.

The Home Depot

Its founder and co-chairman of the Board is an active Zionist. He created the board of directors of Emet, the Pro-Israel Media ‘War Room’ whose function is to ensure that all media in the US stays biased in favor of Israel

Curver

The parent company of Curver operated facilities in the Occupied West Bank's Barkan Industrial Estate. After boycott pressure it seems to have closed the facility, however its history of complicity in the occupation means it should still be boycotted.

Keter

Keter operated facilities in the Occupied West Bank's Barkan Industrial Estate. After boycott pressure it seems to have closed the facility, however its history of complicity in the occupation means it should still be boycotted.

SharkNinja

Founder Mark Rosenzweig has been organizing and contributing to pro Israeli causes, attending IDF events, and also found to be raising funds for an assortment of pro Israeli causes with Sharon Mishkin.

Johnson & Johnson

Invests in Israel and has a long relationship with Isreal

Booking.com

Booking.com allows listings in occupied Palestinian territory, and after announcing it will remove 200 of such listings, it reversed its decision, showing it is knowingly complicit in Israels occupation.

Fiverr

Israeli company. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel. CEO, Micha Kaufman, is a staunch zionist who supports the IDF.

History of Sunlight

Sunlight is a famous brand of Unilever that was first introduced in 1884 in the United Kingdom by William Hesketh Lever. It began as Sunlight Soap and was one of the world’s earliest branded household products, promoting the idea of cleanliness and hygiene at a time when unbranded soap was common.

The success of Sunlight helped grow Lever Brothers into a major company. In 1930, Lever Brothers merged with Margarine Unie to form Unilever, bringing Sunlight under the Unilever umbrella. Over the years, the brand expanded beyond bar soap into dishwashing liquids and detergents.

Today, Sunlight is a trusted Unilever brand in many countries, especially across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It is known for its strong cleaning power, affordability, and long-standing reputation in household care products.