What kinds of companies are included in the Boycott Israel list?

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boycott-israel.org describes its boycott list as targeting "firms in Israel" and "businesses operating substantially in Israel." That is the only scope the site states. It does not publish specific company names, sector categories, or a threshold for what counts as "substantial" operations on the pages available here, so the list's inclusion criteria are defined at the level of principle rather than a published standard.

What the site says the list covers

The site's stated scope rests on two overlapping groups:

  • Israeli firms — companies it identifies as being in Israel.
  • Businesses operating substantially in Israel — companies based elsewhere but with what the site calls substantial operations in the country.

The stated purpose is economic pressure: a "global boycott against Israeli companies, and businesses operating substantially in Israel," intended to push the Israeli government to stop settlements and comply with international law. The site frames this as "boycott with purpose" and "mindful consumption choices" that individuals can act on.

What the site does not specify

Based on the available page content, the following are not defined:

Question What the site provides
Which companies are on the list No names shown in the available content
Which sectors are covered Not stated
What "substantial operations" means Not defined
Whether there are tiers or categories Not described
How companies are added or removed Not explained

The site presents the list as "streamlined" and directs visitors to "See what to boycott," which suggests the actual entries sit behind that link rather than in the descriptive text.

How to read the list's criteria

Because the site states goals rather than rules, the practical test it implies is: does this company fall into one of the two stated groups? The stated aims behind the list are:

  • Reducing illegal settlements in the West Bank
  • Promoting peace, dialogue, and reconciliation between Israel and Palestine
  • Opposing what the site calls Israeli apartheid and advocating equality and justice

These are the outcomes the boycott is meant to serve, not filters applied to individual companies. If you need to know whether a specific company is included, the site's own list page is the only authoritative source — the descriptive pages here do not resolve individual cases.

Before relying on the list

Two things are worth checking directly on the site: whether the list is current, and whether it explains how entries were selected. The available content does not address either. The site does carry a contact page, which is the route to use if you want to ask how a company was classified or request an addition.