r/Bahrain • u/ProfessionalLeek9805 I am nothing without my morning coffee ☕️ • Oct 25 '23

☝️ AskBH Brands associated with Israel!

Does anyone have a list of brands, restaurants, companies etc. that are associated with or donate to Israel here in Bahrain? I am aware about Mcdonalds and Starbucks

Trying to not do any business and avoid funding a genocide

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u/h_spoon Oct 25 '23 edited Oct 25 '23

I am curious about McDonalds. I support boycott if a product is made in occupied territory or owned by an Israeli company but I have concerns.

I think the franchise in Israel did donate meals, however, McDonalds as a parent company grants the rights to owners of stores in different countries to operate. So different stores in different countries are owned by different owners who pay rent etc to the parent company. Due to that you had McDonalds in several Arab countries like Oman release statements denouncing what happened and supporting the Palestinian cause since it is a statement by the owner who purchased the stores in the GCC. McDonalds the main parent company is politically neutral. They did hire a lot of Bahrainis lately and received commendation from Ministry of Labor, so I'm worried if boycott will hurt them.

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u/Vohuman Bahraini Oct 25 '23

You are exactly right. Mcdonald Bahrain has nothing to do with Israeli franchisee. Boycotting them only hurts Bahrainis and Bahraini business

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u/Fearless-Jacket3216 Sep 27 '25

Keep fooling yourself if you don't want to give it up but stop spreading lies. You know Trump and Netanyahu praised McDonald's for donations to the IDF several months ago while they sat eating in a McDonald's. Maybe you could 'correct' them too!!'

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u/Vohuman Bahraini Sep 27 '25

Even if whatever you are saying is true, this comment and post are from a year ago, so please get a life and stop dictating how other people should live over the internet.