PETITION: Supermarkets must stop stocking Israeli produce

To Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer, ASDA, Waitrose, ALDI and Lidl,

We, the undersigned, demand that you stop stocking all Israeli produce, including dates, avocados and peppers.

Israeli agricultural exporters, which ship fruit and vegetables to supermarkets in Britain, operate farms and facilities on stolen Palestinian land. By stocking their products, supermarkets are contributing to Israel’s land theft, military occupation and apartheid.

During Ramadan, supermarkets in Britain increase their stock of Israeli Medjool dates. These dates are grown in illegal Israeli settlements, often in the Jordan Valley area of the occupied West Bank. Palestinians in the Jordan Valley are facing intensifying land grabs and attacks by the Israeli military and settlers. In January 2026, hundreds of Palestinians were forcibly dispossessed from Ras Ein al-Auja in the Jordan Valley. By selling dates from Israeli agricultural exporters, you are providing the economic underpinning for this violence.

The International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) Advisory Opinion issued in July 2024 is clear that Israel’s military occupation of Palestinian land, including its settlement infrastructure, is illegal and must end. Stemming from this ruling, supermarkets are under an obligation not to trade with Israeli agricultural exporters that do business in Israel’s settlements.

Last year, the Co-op became the first supermarket chain in Britain to commit not to stock any Israeli goods across all of its stores. It’s long past time that other supermarkets follow suit.

We demand that you stop stocking all Israeli products, including dates, avocados and peppers.