Sodastream is on sale at a retailer I like, but...

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If you click on this link, it will assist in learning about why Sodastream is being boycotted.

I'm not sure if yr request for information is genuine, but I'll take it at face value and give you a very lazy answer thanks to my buddy copilot (if it's good enough to use at work, it's good enough for something like this).

SodaStream is being boycotted primarily because of its **historic and ongoing links to Israeli settlement activity and alleged human‑rights violations**, according to multiple recent sources.

### 🧭 Core reason for the boycott
The boycott originates from the **Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)** movement, which began targeting SodaStream in 2011 because the company operated a major factory in **Ma’ale Adumim**, an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. This settlement was built on the remains of several Palestinian villages, and economic activity there is considered illegal under international law. [cjpme.org](https://www.cjpme.org/fs_244)

### 📌 Key allegations behind the boycott
- **Operating in an illegal settlement *
SodaStream’s West Bank factory directly contributed to the settlement’s economy and benefited from tax breaks, cheap land, and lax labour oversight. [cjpme.org](https://www.cjpme.org/fs_244)

- **Exploitation of Palestinian labour *
Palestinian workers reported **inhumane conditions**, 12‑hour shifts, discriminatory permit systems, and fear of instant dismissal. One worker described feeling “humiliated” and “enslaved.” [cjpme.org](https://www.cjpme.org/fs_244)

- **Misleading marketing *
UK regulators were alerted in 2025 that SodaStream marketed itself as a symbol of “Jews and Arabs working side‑by‑side in peace,” despite evidence of discriminatory practices and broader human‑rights concerns. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/international-centre-of-justice-for-palestinians_pressrelease-palestine-freepalestine-activity-7394762287225532417-Obms)

- **Ongoing concerns after relocation *
Although SodaStream closed its West Bank factory in 2014–2015 due to international pressure, its new plant in the **Negev (Naqab)** is located near areas where **Bedouin communities have been forcibly displaced**. Activists argue the company still benefits from unjust land policies. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/international-centre-of-justice-for-palestinians_pressrelease-palestine-freepalestine-activity-7394762287225532417-Obms)

- **Continuing legal and ethical exposure *
Advocacy groups note that SodaStream’s past settlement operations and current location near displacement zones keep it tied to activities deemed unlawful by international legal bodies. [palestiniangenocide.org](https://palestiniangenocide.org/boycott/companies/sodastream/)

### 🧨 Why the boycott continues today
Even after relocating, SodaStream remains on boycott lists because critics argue the company is still **entangled in systems of occupation, discrimination, and forced displacement**, and because its marketing allegedly obscures these issues. Retailers in the UK and elsewhere have been urged to suspend sales pending ethical reviews. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/international-centre-of-justice-for-palestinians_pressrelease-palestine-freepalestine-activity-7394762287225532417-Obms)

There ya go. You don't have to agree with someone's decision to boycott, you could even make fun of that decision, but what there's absolutely no right to is to feel morally superior to someone who does boycott. In Sodastream's case it's very easy because it's total crap anyway. Much more difficult for me has to no longer buy anything from Weber