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49. Soda Stream is sold from an illegal Israeli settlement. Boycott!!!

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 12:50 AM

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Why is Sodastream a BDS target?
The principal manufacturing plant for the SodaStream Drinksmaker
is located in an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.
The settlement, called Ma’ale Adumim, is built on land stolen from
Palestinians and is one of the largest in the West Bank. It is built on
the remains of seven Palestinian villages, which were destroyed so
that it could be built.
This particular land theft is considered ‘the largest single
expropriation in the history of the Israeli occupation.’ (Who Profits:
The Israeli Occupation Industry)
The SodaStream plant brings financial benefits to Ma’ale Adumim
and helps to cement the occupation through the economic
strengthening of the settlement.
Municipal tax paid by SodaStream goes to the Ma’ale Adumim
Municipality, which uses these funds solely to support the growth

https://palestinecampaign.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/The-case-against-SodaStream.pdf

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Sodastream is on sale at a retailer I like, but... [View all] nilram Wednesday OP

It's too bad that some here apparently don't want others to be able FoxNewsSucks Wednesday #1

It's too bad that some here apparently don't want others to be able nilram Wednesday #2

You probably did, my comment was for the anonymous alerter. FoxNewsSucks Wednesday #4

ah, thanks. Do posters see the alert? Or, you're on a team that handles them. nilram Wednesday #8

I saw that too. Honestly, I had never thought to boycott companies other than US companies hlthe2b Wednesday #11

Nestle is surely the most boycotted company vanlassie Yesterday #59

True enough... hlthe2b Yesterday #60

I totally agree with you! I don't want to mucifer Wednesday #7

Are you also boycotting products made in the U.S.? yardwork Wednesday #31

Yes, I do sometimes boycott USA products if the company does thing like Soda Stream. We all make choices. I personally mucifer Wednesday #36

What is SodaStream doing? yardwork Wednesday #37

Here, let me help! Violet_Crumble Wednesday #46

I certainly am Violet_Crumble Wednesday #45

A quick google search turned up numerous alternatives TheProle Wednesday #10

To ask if people know of alternatives is a way of saying I'm not buying the product. nilram Wednesday #16

"To ask if people know of alternatives is a way of saying I'm not buying the product." TheProle Wednesday #22

And to the same effect. Thanks. nilram Wednesday #24

Well, except you have well-intentioned people TheProle Wednesday #26

And I am considering -- and, notice, discussing -- those alternatives. nilram Wednesday #29

That is baloney. choie Wednesday #44

As I understand it, it's not only made in Israel... regnaD kciN Wednesday #3

They moved operations Manatee Wednesday #5

More reason to avoid them. FoxNewsSucks Wednesday #6

Not true Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #14

is it produced by their government? Skittles Wednesday #9

Are company profits and employee salaries taxed by the government? nilram Wednesday #12

the same could be said about America Skittles Wednesday #15

Yes, and it is a broad brush. sheshe2 Yesterday #54

Israel is a great country and ally gulliver Wednesday #13

Are they a "great" country right now under BiBi? TVguyCards Wednesday #18

Thanks. The sodastream option looks like about 50-55 cents per liter, nilram Wednesday #21

It is about dime a liter gulliver Wednesday #32

Thanks! nilram Wednesday #35

We buy a case of Trader Joe bottled club soda each visit. NewHendoLib Wednesday #17

We add Diet Sprite to juice TxGuitar Wednesday #19

Yeah. When I splurge on fresh-squeezed OJ (rarely, lately) I have it with some club soda hlthe2b Wednesday #20

I love club soda and ice with a splash of OJ for my post gardening recovery! NewHendoLib Wednesday #27

The Poppi sodas are actually pretty good. LuvLoogie Yesterday #62

Yeah, that's what we do. They're about the cheapest. nilram Wednesday #23

Aarke obamanut2012 Wednesday #25

Thanks, I'll check them out. nilram Wednesday #28

Are you boycotting every product made in the U.S.? yardwork Wednesday #30

excellent question, yardwork Skittles Wednesday #33

Thanks. I'm interested in the reply. yardwork Wednesday #34

yeah well Skittles Wednesday #39

Is the US at fault for the destruction of Gaza? nilram Wednesday #40

omfg Skittles Wednesday #43

I'm boycotting any product, company, or service that benefits Trump or Israel. nilram Wednesday #38

Boycotts are powerful tools. yardwork Wednesday #41

No. I'm not so organized, systematic, or absolutist. nilram Wednesday #42

That's like me! Violet_Crumble Yesterday #51

Which tonic is that? progressoid Yesterday #47

Whups, looking more closely, I don't find evidence for this. nilram Yesterday #57

Fever Tree is my latest favorite. progressoid 20 hrs ago #65

I had no idea they had that kind of manufacturing for export Melon Yesterday #48

Apparently historically at exploitive wages. vanlassie Yesterday #52

Is it anywhere near our minimum wage here in the US? sheshe2 Yesterday #56

Soda Stream is sold from an illegal Israeli settlement. Boycott!!! hookaleft Yesterday #49

Sodastream moved their factory in 2015 Violet_Crumble Yesterday #50

I wish somebody could tell me how to make vanlassie Yesterday #53

I've never tasted it... Violet_Crumble Yesterday #63

Yea. For years I turned my nose up at it vanlassie 18 hrs ago #66

You have one? sheshe2 Yesterday #58

No. I don't have one. I tasted the water once and vanlassie Yesterday #61

My daughter gave me her Sodastream Violet_Crumble Yesterday #64

What other countries edhopper Yesterday #55