Egyptian cleric Hazem Abu Ismail called for a boycott of Pepsi during a February 16, 2009 interview on Al-Nas TV, saying that name stands for "Pay Every Penny to Save Israel". “Pepsi says: Donate the small change you don't need, but give it to the right cause. If you collect small change, you can buy this drink. They took the first letter of each word – ‘Pay Every Penny Saving Israel’ - and they formed the word ‘Pepsi.’ When you pay [to buy Pepsi], you are saving Israel."
“I am not talking about Pepsi, but about Coca Cola and all of them. I don't want to specify the products. See for yourselves. You are Muslims. You can tell me. I don't know. My little son knows more about the boycott than me. When we go shopping, he says to me: "Buy this, don't buy that." He knows them by heart. He has become an expert in this.”