I don't think it's true..I even checked by searching McDonald's and starbucks..(together an separately) on google....the web search had something about it from forums and like yahoo answers, etc...so i looked at the news part which is from reliable sources and found NOTHING about this.

i think it is true and we know it from long time espcially starbucks, it always donates money to isreal. so as musslims we all have to stop buying from them. by the way i don't like sturbucks coffee it is just not tasty.

yeaaaaaa ofcourse its true ,mcdonalds is known, its isreali and starbucks has always bein supporting isreal,
theres also fudruckers ,chillis, and heaps n heaps of other products that iv been boycotting for the past month .especially coca cola and pepsi and mcdonalds
plz guys boycot them ,cuz wen ur eatn a meal from mcdonalds or drinkin coca cola, keep in mind that ur supporting isreal over gaza
if u guys wna make sure, go c the history for these products and takeways n ull no
thx waleg for this topic cuz its really important
alla ye7meki ya gaza ya rab

Yes Waleg this has been true for may many years its nto new you know im suprised people dont know anythign about it

no really i don't think it's true, it's just some kind of propaganda to make people hate and boycott starbucks and mcdonalds just because it's something that comes from the west, it's another chance for them to foment the hostility and add fuel to the situation between the west and the arab world. but shouldn't we stick together and try to make the world better together, better than it is today??

i saw it on facebook and i texted it to everyone i know. awal shi starbucks is known for this kind of thing. the owner of starbucks said in his speech that your daily cup of coffe helps out israel. i would back it up but the paper isnt with me. satrbucks donates everything they make every saturday on a normal bases.
inshalla once i find the paper they were passing out at the protest i will post up the website. for more info check out www.ifamericansknew.com.
i also got a text saying subway will donate a quarter to gaza relief for each sub it sells...that i am not sure about.

The Starbucks bit is 100% true the CEO of Starbucks is Howard Schultz and he has not made secret his donations to Israel, on the Starbucks page a couple of years ago Schultz had listed a Zionist award given to him by a US Zionist organization in the awards page

OMG, we should totally boycott them as arabs not just muslims. I am a christian Lebanese, and I am with the boycott.
Every day i am starting to hate Israel a bit more.
PS: I heard what Hitler said after the Masre vs the Jews and I totally agree "I killed half the jews and left u the other half just so u see for urself why I killed them"

yes it is completely true
every year starbucks send millions of dollars to israel
and we should boycott them
they are killing our people and buying their products we are helping on this so please don't buy starbucks and mcdonalds
BOYCOTT

I came to this blog because I too received the text message and immediately went surfing the internet for some sort of valid source to find out if it is true...and then i read the horrific thing written by rannouch. Fine if you do not agree with these companies donating their money to Israel and the correct actions would be to not give them your money. In fact, this is what i am going to do. But to have the audacity to say that you completely agree with Hilters reasoning for massacring millions of innocent people is ridiculous, inhumane and ignorant! Thoughts such as these cause intolerance, violence, hatred, etc. I really hope you are young (given your ignorance) and inconsequential.

OMG i was gonna go to starbucks today with my friends oh and after this hell NO im not gonna go again even if i love starbucks

PLEASE GOD SAVE GAZA

For one thing,, I'm not going to stop drinking starbucks coffee, we or mcdonalds or anything.. All the Arabs say the same thing in the US about this topic.. and it's not just McDonanlds and Starbucks that these people are saying, it's A LOT of stores in the United States,, so what do we do,, die of hunger so we can help the cause. And plus they are Definetely NOT donating all their money to Isreal,, with the International Economic Crisis right now, Starbucks and Mcdonalds would be destroyed.. anyway, everyone's free to do what they want.

The last sentence I meant regular people, not the companies themselves.

I found that to be interesting I would like to hear what you think....

well starbucks has been known for this for soooooooo long and they say everywhere we go that u shouldnt buy starbucks and i got so many text messages that mcdonalds is sending to isreal and we havent even gone there in about like 3 weeks and i jut want to go there to check if any arab is there so i can like beat the heck out of them cuz if u r supporting isreal then u would be a big discrase to the world and i heard that SUBWAY IS GIVING 10CENTS OF EVERY SANDWICH TO GAZA AND I THINK THAT SUBWAY ISNT SO BAD AND IS HEALTHIER THEN MCDONALDS AND IS HELPING OUT GAZA AND THAT POEPLE SHOULD START GOING THERE AND ESPCAILLY NOW THAT GAZA IS IN THE NEED OF OUR HELP!!!!

yes it is tru caz i got the same msg saying: Mcdonald's and starbucks are donating all their profits from now until sunday to israel war. As well as adam sandler's movie bed time stories. be informed, and let others know not to contribute to and support these monsters. how can we have an apetite knwing they are supporting the zionest terror war

Yeah It is true. I also Found out that Starbucks is a Jewish Company. Omg I love starbuck so im gonna die the next two weeks. Omg so is it tru subway is donating i love subway. yessss

btw im muslim but like im not agianst other religions i just think killing other people is just wrong.

man i used to love starbucks...but after this no way im ever getting anythin from there!!!! oh and i heard about subway and that is really good... :) i just saw the news that the UN ppl finally decided to stop the war.... :P it was really late.

OMG, we should totally boycott them as arabs not just muslims. I am a christian Iraqi, and I am with the boycott.

Also :All arab countries should go against having McDonald's and starbuck in thier locations.

GOD WITH GAZA.

hey all,
im from australia
and one thing for sure is that there is no way mcdonalds will support israels in bombing gaza the reason being is because i have a cousin thats muslim and she is head manager of mcdonalds in sydney and she told me all this stuff isnt true but she told me usually israel have this sorta thing that whatever any shops make in money they have to give israel some of the money amount its like paying tax in aus so now whether there was bombings in gaza or not stilll israel will have to get some amount of those companies money whether it was mcdonalds or not!

NO COMMENT,

I doubt very much that companies in AUSTRALIA pay or are forced to pay such a thing!!!... I would say that no offense but that comment amounts to no more than "7aki neswen elfern"... If individual corporations decide to donate money that is up to them but there is no such 'unwritten law'... It would have created a huge scandal as you well know.

Unless I misunderstood your comment as I am sorry but it was not very clear to me and you meant American companies then that is another matter.....

You shouldn't be eating in Mcdonalds/ Burger King/ KFC anyway unless u wanna be obese. Sheesh does it take a war 2 get the message through to you? I haven't eaten at Mcdonalds for 12 years or more because I know that the people serving the food don't wash their hands after weeing, probably use lard regardless of what they say-that's pig fat to those of u who r unfamiliar with lard, drop foods on the floor but use them anyway. It's generally unhealthy, I've read so many stories about Mc customers finding insects in their food & in one case someone supposedly found a human finger.

Just buy like half a kg of chicken or lamb mince & learn to make your own burgers, it's easy & more tasty!

Starbucks...You can just buy a big jar of coffee & a tub of coco powder (mix them) & it will probably be cheaper than a cup of cappuccino anyway. Or just stick a few sachets in your bag & all you'll need is boiled water.

Compromise people compromise!!!

And yes everyone knows that everything is ultimately Jew so stop going to the cinema too because Hollywood is run by Jews who sponsor Israel.

You're right Mima it's not true and if Arabs want to boycott Starbucks and McDonald's why don't they refrain from using computers, mobile phones, electronic devices and cars that are mostly Western products?

guys this is undoubtly true however if you are really concerned and wanna take positive action then you need to do at least some web search and be affirmative about it. I advise u check this link it is British based. I think it is time to stop such passive attitudes and at least try to find the truth and spread it.

As a Muslim I want to let everyone know that a family member of mine is a Mcdonalds employee for over 15 years and has told me that he has not heard any news of Mcdonalds donating money to Israel.

Silvana
itsz ok if u dont understand my comment because like imo said as well he/she has sum1 working in the industry of maccas and hasnt heard anything bout mcdonalds donating money 2 israel so thatsz wat i was trying 2 say but yeah thatsz all from me im gunna belive ma cousin because she has been workin in maccas since she was 15 and now she is about 32 yrs old so she must know somthing 4 sure bout this

At least 5,000 people protested outside the US embassy in Malaysia on Friday, and around 300 held a noisy protest outside the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur to urge Arab countries to cut off oil supplies to the US and boycott goods from Coca-Cola, Colgate and Starbucks.

Addressing the crowd, Mahathir Mohamed, a former prime minister, told Malaysians that they "will not die if they do not use the US goods" and urged those working for US companies such as fast-food giant McDonalds to quit their jobs.

"I hope Starbucks and McDonald's employees will stop working there," he said.

Coca-Cola officials said any boycott would only hurt the local economy and its citizens.

http://electronicintifada.net/bytopic/251.shtml
Macdonals israel fires employee for speaking Arabic. Does this sound like a company that in neutral?

Of course it's not true. I personally received that message. Since Starbucks and McDonald's has not publicly announce about such political donations, why bother refraining them? Furthermore, it's just a propaganda to boycott both U.S food chains. To be on the safe side, I suggest we all do some thorough research on both food chains in your respective country if they're supporting the Israel war.

I came across your blog while researching the message I also got. I found nothing.

People can make up rumors all they want. But what kills me is that they give themselves the liberty to cite the BBC and the CNN, who have mentioned nothing of the sort.

maybe we should start off with a BOYCOTT for most of our arab countries goverments who support isreal far more than Starbucks and McDonalds

VIVA HUGO!!!!

PEOPLE, PLEASE DON'T JUST ACT ON ANY RUMOR BEFORE YOU MAKE SURE ITS BASED ON UNDENIABLE FACTS. FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES, EVERYTHING AROUND YOU SUPPORT ISRAEL IN A WAY OR ANOTHER, EVER WONDERED WHERE YOUR TAX DOLLAR GO? ISRAEL RECEIVES ANNUALLY FROM THE FEDERAL BUDGET ABOUT $3 BILLION, THE MAJOR SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE GOVERNMENT IS THE TAXES LEVIED ON WORKING AMERICANS, SO GUESS WHAT YOU ARE SUPPORTING ISRAEL TOO.WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? QUIT YOUR JOB! I AM SURE YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. WHAT YOU CAN DO IS TO PRESENT THE PALESTINIAN CRISIS TO OTHERS FELLOW AMERICANS FROM HISTORICAL AND HUMANITARIAN PERSPECTIVE, RATHER THAN ASKING THEM TO GIVE UP ADDICTIVE STARBUCKS COFFEE AND MCDONALD'S $1.00 MENU.

my friends say its true, and so does my dad but everyone else dosent...
allahs gonna put me in hell because i spend at leaste 20 dollars eveery time i walk into starbucks.
buying coffee for noty only me , but my cousins.
i really want to know if this it true!

Have a look at this link and READ it !!!

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=78731&d=4&m=8&y=2006

We should not allow Israel to kill innocent people by our money, we must boycott these products, this will be a personal protest against the henous killing of innocent.

Whether Mc Donald, Starbucks or any other company sponsor Israel or not, the fact remains that; the hands of George "stupid" Bush, Condoleeza 'prostitute' Rice and the Israeli leadership is soaked with the blood of the Poor people of Palestine. One thing for sure is that "What Goes around comes around'. If the jews could survive the holocaust and emerge as a strong nation today, den i hv no doubt that the Palestinians will recover frm ds greatest injustice & massacre eva committed under d heavens and grow to claim their lands from the stupid zionists. I really dnt blame the Israelis, i blame d puppet Arab leaders who stood-by & watch Israel wt d help of America, killing their brothers. I pray Israel wld try 2 attack Iran and see wat happens 2dem n i wsh Hitler had killed all d bastards.

No matter who...!! Just boycott if you know that they help to kill innocent people....
and Find an alternate for the stuff as the world is very big and there are lots of things to consume.

And no body will die if he change a Branded Food or any other Items...

So For God Sake Please Boycott whom ever help to kills innocent People....!!!

How Ever All mighty Allah knows what he should do....!!!

May Allah bless the world with peace and harmoney.

To be honenst every little helps if we can do something small to prevent further weapons being purchased to kill palestinians then we should try and do our best ultimately we will all be questioned for our deeds... something like paying tax is innevitable so unless u move to another country i doubt u can stop funding isreal... So many of us protested in london but were constantly ignored even when we turn out in our thousands the media claims it was only 500 ppl.... BUT MAINLY SHAME ON THE ARAB COUNTRIES FOR ONE NOT RESPONDONG OR VOCALLY RESPONDING AND 2) FOR NOT SHOWING ISREAL WAT THEY'RE DOING IS WRONG BY TELLIN THE ISREALI AMBASDOR RO LEAVE... VANEZUALA IS IN SOUTH AMERICA AND HE ACTUAL DONE SOMETHING SYMBOLIC WHILST OUR OVERALLY FAT ARAB LEADERS WHO PROBABLY SCUFF A MCDONALD MEAL A DAY SIT ON THEIR GOLD CHAIRS SIPPING TEA AND WATCH BELLY DANCERS...

i think its true. i know for a fact about starbucks, but im not sure about mcdonalds. who likes mcdonalds anyway? u want mcdonalds, go to burger king or wendys. they are alot cleaner. if you want starbucks, go to caribou coffee. its the same! you are just being sure to do better in the world.
May Allah bring peace upon Gaza
actually, may Allah bring peace to the world. so many things are so different from the past. May Allah open our minds to the truth and bring peace upon our hearts. May Allah carry us peacefully out of the wars and hatred and bring us strongly to a better world. PLEASE pray for our brothers and sisters in Gaza! how will our world stay intact with all of the war? our brains are shrinking with each generation! filled with trash about war and blood and lies! this is not how the world is meant to be! its supposed to be a peaceful united place, where everyone can get along no matter what. pray for our world. May Allah give us hope.

Salam all ...... I think we should try to BE more Effective and Better than before...Yess we should Pray as it is a VERY STRONG weapon, Thanks God....BUT ALSO we have to " WORK ON OURSELVES ", with no doubt that's one of the ways we can share with , to free GHAZA...
Trying to :
1- win the Satisfaction of Allah.
2- be Stronger to defend & have better minds to think of more effective ways.
3- have a guranteed Pray to free Ghaza , if Allah wanted..

We can call Palestinians on the phone to make them feel better and hopeful ..
We can donate our BLOOD...
We can donate our FOOD...
and to Boycott (at least what u can boycott from food & drink which u can get from other places ) of course is a Stronggggg way...

People against this Bloodshed are a large number , so of course we can do something...

Allah is the Greatest...
Think Green

i don't believe the rumours of mcdonalds and other american companies actively sending profits to israel are true. starbucks is a publicly owned company although the ceo is a zionist and he most likely does send a lot of support from the money he makes from starbucks to israel so it is best to avoid starbucks. also, ethically, for the way they shut out smaller coffee growers is despicable, too. mcdonalds are franchises so what an owner of a particular branch in mcdonalds in say tel aviv might think, does not represent the company's corporate policy. however, i am sure mcdonald's is questionable on ethics for many reasons and if you live in a western country, the meat is not halal :) PEACE

Good to know that spreading rumors is so effective. I'd like one person to give me proof to support what you're all claiming, then I'll start believing.

stop saying its true from what you heared or read and start POSTING SOURCES

just because everyone got a text or read it in facebook dont make it true

True or not true!! I think the best relieve to the Muslim world is to try and buy islamic and arabic products to refreash the local markets!
If it is true I hate to pay for bullets that kills muslim infants.

So, I heard this, and everyone is saying it, even on the news its said, but if you check the "source," BBC, they denied saying it, see for yourself.

Just because some shareholders in these companies, and many many other companies, are Israelies, so they support the war? This includes almost every company that we use products every day.

In the time of this credit crunch and cash crunch, you think these companies, in desperate need of increase in sales will do this? So they can gain horrid social rep. and make losses?

There is no clear and realiable source that this is true, and if you're trying to harm USA, these businesses suffering, will not kill them, seriously...

If you believe in this truly, don't be a sheep and just follow, look for the source, and please post it here for all to see.

Sorry if some got offended, I just hate to see people believe something when there's no reliable source behind it...

If you wanna help the people of Gazza for real, BETTER YOURSELF! Boycotting, being sheep, with absolutley no trustworthy source, such a great contibution yeah? Just shutting off everything forgein that you fear, really great yeah?

You think this will make Arabs look great? I bet...

I'm urging all the insane humans, please boycott US and Isreal products. I have kids, I cannot stand to watch kids died due to their insanity.

it's true.....here's why;
McDonald's Corporation is a major corporate partner of the Jewish United Fund and Jewish Federation. Through its Israel Commission, the Jewish United Fund "works to maintain American military, economic and diplomatic support for Israel, monitors and, when necessary, responds to media coverage of Israel." The Jewish United Fund provides $1.3 million annually to Israel, through its "Partnership to Israel" program.

The Starbucks Coffee corporation (owner of Seattle Coffee and Tazo Tea) has over 15,000 stores in over 40 different countries worldwide. According to the website, "Starbucks is a non-political organization and does not support political causes." However, Howard Schultz, the chairman of Starbucks, is an active zionist. In 1998, he was honored by the Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah with "The Israel 50th Anniversary Friend of Zion Tribute Award" for his services to the zionist state in "playing a key role in promoting close alliance between the United States and Israel." Also, he recently made a provocative speech blaming the Palestinians of terrorism, suggesting the intifada was "a manifestation of anti- Semitism," and asked people to unite behind Israel. While there is nothing that clearly states whether or not Starbucks donates a certain amount of money to Israel, it is clear that the CEO is 100% behind the occupation. The company is worth billions of dollars, so even though boycotting it wont have an immediate impact, driving an extra block to Peet's Coffee and Tea (current rival of Starbucks) or Coffee Bean to get your daily coffee fix would probably be a wiser investment.

If you google and dont found any answer that means its not there?

if you google and its there that means its right?
...sheesh.. thats frightening...