Fruit and vegetables are one of Israel’s biggest exports and all Israeli agricultural exporters are complicit in Israel’s violations of international law as they operate on stolen Palestinian land. An estimated 75% of Medjoul dates are marketed as “Products of Israel” but are grown in illegal Israeli colonial settlements. Don’t break your fast with apartheid!
Key Links
- Take the Pledge Not to Buy Apartheid Medjoul
- Report Apartheid Medjoul When You See It
- Report Other Produce Labelled “Product of Israel”
- Use Our Template to Inform Store Owners/Managers of Apartheid Produce
What should I do?
Step 1.
Pledge to not buy Israeli apartheid medjoul! Fill out our form:
Step 2.
Check the label. If it says “Product of Israel”, do NOT buy. Brands to look for: Myjool, King Solomon, Carrousel, Mehadrin, Bomaja Blue, Hadiklaim, Jordan River, La Palma, Mehadrin, and Prana
Step 3.
See if the label includes a country of origin. Some do, but many do not. Do NOT buy if it does not list the country of origin on the package.
There is at least one supplier in Canada, National Best Food/NBF which imports from Hadiklaim, an Israeli company. Who Profits has clearly documented the source of Hadiklaim’s dates as coming from occupied Palestine and Golan. Also, several countries have had victories of cutting ties to Hadiklaim such as South Africa. Some products from NBF do say “Product of Israel” but others, especially in stores where Arabs and/or Muslims shop, have NO country of origin listed. The product simply says “imported by NFB.”
Learn more below!
Step 4.
Provide the following letter to the owner / manager by printing or emailing it. You can CC info@bdscoalition.ca on your emails if you would like. (Arabic and French versions will be available soon.
Step 5.
Report the products to the Canadian BDS Coalition (us!) so we can track apartheid Medjoul across the country. Use this form and upload photos (including the box and shelf labels).
Step 6.
Look for and purchase alternatives, ideally from Palestine. Some labels you can trust include:
- Lara (sourced from Palestine Gardens)
- Palestine Just Trade (sourced from Al-Rwad)
- Nabet (sourced from Al-Rwad)
- Jericho Delights (sold by Buycott Palestine)
Learn more below!
Step 7.
Share this information with your friends / family, and ask them to help us track apartheid Medjoul. You can also use the following template to share with your organizational mailing list:
I/we are sharing a message from the Canadian BDS Coalition & International BDS Allies :
Ramadan is approaching which means Canadian grocers will be back to selling “Israeli” apartheid Medjoul dates. As we prepare for our 8th annual Ramadan campaign to boycott “Israeli” dates and buy Palestinian. To do this, we need community support to help track the sale of apartheid Medjoul.
What we ask? As you are grocery shopping, check for Medjoul dates. If any are listed as “Products of Israel” or from any of the following brands, fill out this form to let us know. Take a photo and upload it so we can document it: tr.ee/medjoul
Brands to look for: Myjool, King Solomon, Carrousel, Mehadrin, Bomaja Blue, Hadiklaim, Jordan River, La Palma, Mehadrin, and PranaQuestions? Email info@bdscoaltion.ca
Details on Medjoul dates available in Canada
Apartheid Products
National Best Foods (NBF) and Hadiklaim
NBF imports products from Hadiklaim, a date growing “cooperative” that sells Medjoul under several brand names including:
- Jordan River
- La Palma
- Bomaja Blue
- King Solomon
- Myjool
- Golden Valley*
These brands have been seen at various stores across Canada, including Fiesta Farms and The Big Carrot in Toronto.
*In the past, NBF has imported Golden Valley dates from apartheid Israel. More recently, NBF has brought in Medjoul from Palestine Gardens (Sinokrot) under the Golden Valley brand. Be careful and check the label.
Mehadrin and Carrousel
Mehadrin, and Israeli company, exports citrus, avocado, dates and other apartheid produce. The company’s Medjoul products have been spotted at Costco over the years.
In 2025, a new brand of dates was distributed by Mehadrin under the brand name Carrousel. These were spotted in Loblaws, Valuemart, and Shoppers Drugmart. Carrousel is a brand of Provincial Fruit Company Ltd. which is associated with Burnac.
Prana
Prana sells Medjoul in Canada as “Products of Israel.” We have not been able to identify the importer yet. Prana Medjoul have been spotted at Costco!
Additional Retailers
Apartheid Medjoul have also been spotted at:
- Farm Boy (Toronto)
- Strictly Bulk (Toronto)
- Apna Farms (Brampton)
- Les Marchés TAU (Pointe-Claire)
Palestinian Products
Lara
Product is from Palestine Gardens. Product available across Canada in 1KG, 2 KG and 5 KG. Look at retailers across Canada, and if your retailer does not have Palestinian Medjoul have them consider Lara.
Contact: fouad@larafood.com
Palestine Just Trade
Product is from Al-Rwad in Palestine. Quality, premium, jumbo size Medjoul. Available online for shipping across Canada. 900 + gram packages, 8 packages per case. $240 for a case of 8 packages of 900+g each (2lb) (shipping included). If ordering in multiples of two cases, the cost is $470 for two cases. Order online.
Solidarity sales, with proceeds going to justice work for Palestine, both here in Canada and with partners in Palestine, through Just Peace Advocates.
Contact: info@palestinejusttrade.ca
BuycottPalestine
Brings you jumbo-sized, fresh Medjool dates directly from Palestine (sourced from Jericho Delights). Free pick-up locations in Ajax, Mississauga, Scarborough, Toronto, Cambridge, Windsor, Halifax, Surrey, and more!
With three box sizes to choose form, supporting Palestinian farmers and the broader Palestinian economy has never been easier! Order online.
Contact: buycottPalestine@gmail.com
Nabet
From Al-Rwad in Jericho area in Palestine. Premium quality jumbo medjoul. Watch for product in grocery stores in Ontario & Quebec and elsewhere. Consider asking your retailer to stock Nabet.
Contact: nabet.ca/
Beyond Medjoul dates: Apartheid Produce
As noted, it is not only Medjoul dates that are sold as “Products of Israel” but come from occupied Palestine. There is countless produce imported from “Israel” that is the result of occupation, apartheid, and genocide. For Palestinians, agriculture is much more than the production of olives, citrus fruit and other fresh produce, or keeping livestock. Farming is tied to the Palestinian people’s identity, history and resistance to Israel’s colonial occupation.
It is important we take action. Join us by:
- Boycotting produce listed as “Products of Israel” or looking for the country code 729 (note that not all Israeli produce uses this code). TIP: Look at both the product label and the shelf label. Stores have been known to mislabel products on the shelf.
- Report any “Israeli” produce you find using this form!
- Talk to or email the store manager to ask them to take the products off the shelf and not bring in more.
- Share this information with your friends and family and promote alternate Palestinian products.