We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned with On the Go and Wollaston's sale of Sabra hummus. Sabra's parent company vocally and financially supports the illegal occupation of Palestinian land.
Founded in 1986 as Sabra-Blue & White Foods, the company was sold to Israeli food manufacturer the Strauss Group in 2005, a corporation known for its explicit support for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), namely the elite Golani and Givati infantry brigades. Although the IDF itself has a long history of violating international law, the Golani and Givati Brigades, since 1948, have been notorious for their severe human rights abuses in Lebanon and Palestine. The brigades have recently attracted attention for their atrocious war crimes during the three-week assault on Gaza in 2009 that killed over 1,400 Palestinian men, women, and children, most of whom were unarmed civilians. The Strauss Group's active support for the Golani and Givati brigades is an active endorsement of egregious violations of human rights.
In light of the Strauss Group's ongoing support of the Golani and Givati brigades, which both act against international human rights standards, the University's affiliation with the stocking of Sabra Hummus is inconsistent with Northeastern's Core Values of Contribution and Integrity. Continued distribution of Sabra hummus products aligns Northeastern University with the perpetuation of egregious harms and shocking injustices. Therefore, we call on Northeastern to permanetly refrain from buying, stocking, and using Sabra hummus products.
