{
  "id": 11888604,
  "title": "Gaza Friendly: the French label turning consumer choices into Palestine solidarity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/gaza-friendly-the-french-label-turning-consumer-choices-into",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T08:51:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-friendly-french-label-turning-consumer-choices-palestine-solidarity"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gaza Friendly, a French app launched in 2025, empowers consumers to turn their purchases into a form of solidarity with Palestine. The app, inspired by the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, lists over 80 businesses in France that boycott products from Israeli settlements and promote alternative brands. These certified merchants include butchers, restaurants, bakeries, caterers, tea rooms, and food distributors. Users can access the app's interactive map to locate certified shops near their homes.\n\nFounder Pierre-Amael Noailly Charny, a Tunisian-origin paediatrician from Lyon, explains that the label enables outraged individuals to transform their consumption habits into a tool for justice and support for the Palestinian cause. The app, which has been downloaded more than 500 times, is based on a three-point charter: no Coca-Cola or PepsiCo beverages, and no fresh products imported from Israeli settlements. The boycott is seen as a peaceful method with strong symbolism due to the companies' involvement in the illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.\n\nSome shopkeepers adopted the boycott voluntarily before the app's inception, expressing their support for Palestinians by ceasing to sell Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Among these early participants is Akli, a certified shopkeeper in Creteil, who attributes his commitment to his customers' concerns about his association with Coca-Cola's operations in the West Bank. By removing these products from his inventory, Akli claims his business continues to thrive.\n\nTo aid certified merchants, Gaza Friendly provides promotional materials, such as posters and stickers, and suggests alternative products from companies committed to Palestine. Examples of these solidarity brands include Belgian sodas from Pales Drinks, which donate 10% of its profits to humanitarian causes in Palestine, and Palestine Cola, a Swedish soft drink partially funded by sales, with profits supporting emergency aid projects. The app's extensive list of certified businesses and its emphasis on consumer choice make Gaza Friendly a unique platform for fostering Palestinian solidarity through everyday purchasing decisions.",
  "summary": "Gaza Friendly: the French label turning consumer choices into Palestine solidarity Submitted by Tassa Adidi on Mon, 09/28/2026 - 15:10 In France, a unique app certifies shopkeepers boycotting products linked to Israeli settlements while promoting alternative brands Gaza Friendly, launched in 2025, is inspired by the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement (provided) Off Among the many apps…",
  "key_points": [
    "Gaza Friendly app launched in 2025 to turn consumer choices into Palestine solidarity",
    "Lists over 80 French businesses boycotting Israeli settlement products",
    "Users access interactive map to locate certified shops near their homes"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}