Adidas faces boycott over amputee campaign featuring Israeli soldier

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Adidas faces boycott over amputee campaign featuring Israeli soldier. (2026, September 7). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/7/adidas-faces-boycott-over-amputee-campaign-featuring-israeli-soldier?traffic_source=rss

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A pro-Palestinian advocacy group is calling for a boycott of Adidas after the company featured a former Israeli soldier who lost his leg in combat in an advertising campaign promoting a service for amputees. The campaign highlights that over 5,000 Palestinians have also lost limbs. The inclusion of the Israeli soldier has sparked criticism from those who view it as insensitive and hypocritical.

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Adidas is facing calls for a boycott over an advertising campaign that features a former Israeli soldier who lost his leg during the 2021 Israel-Gaza conflict. The ad promotes the company's single-shoe service for amputees and shows Shalev Biton trying on a shoe in a store in Israel and then wearing it while running outdoors. Critics, including human rights campaigners and pro-Palestine activists, argue that the campaign is an "affront to Palestinians" because it normalizes Israeli actions against them and allows Israel to continue committing crimes with impunity. The outrage and online boycott campaign is not surprising, given Adidas' previous involvement in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Biton's story highlights the devastating impact of conflict on civilians, as over 5,000 Palestinians also lost limbs** during the same 11-day assault that injured him. The controversy has sparked a renewed debate about Adidas' role in perpetuating Israeli actions against Palestinians and its commitment to human rights.

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“Both articles report on Adidas' advertising campaign featuring Shalev Biton, a former Israeli soldier and amputee, at the same time (within one day) and describe it as sparking calls for a boycott”

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Adidas faces boycott over amputee campaign featuring Israeli soldier Adidas is facing calls for a boycott after featuring a former Israeli soldier in a campaign promoting its single-shoe service for amputees. asserted

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Shalev Biton lost a leg in Gaza, with a social media campaign emphasising more than 5,000 Palestinians also lost limbs. asserted

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