The vote had been precipitated by the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, or BDS, movement, which seeks to use economic and political pressure to force Israel to withdraw from the West Bank. It was mostly symbolic: there were only a handful of Israeli products sold at the co-op, including tapenade, organic paprika, kosher marshmallows, and a […]

You wouldnt think that owning a water-carbonating machine would be any more controversial than having a toaster, but when the product in question is manufactured in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, things start to get a little complicated. New York Magazine has this week taken a look at the ethical objections to owning and using a SodaStream […]