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Search Results for: ariel
“Are you Palestinian? Are you a little bit Palestinian? They yelled at me”: Experiencing detention in Israel
…n a police van. All three of us in a tiny little cage. We all had to stand up as it was not a big enough space to sit down. I was still blindfolded so I could not see what it looked like. They took us to the police station in Ariel settlement. When there they let two of us take the blindfolds off, but Nayif had to have his one on longer. They seemed to treat him worse. He was also handcuffed with some kind of cables instead of handcuffs and his h… Continue reading
Arad: Supplying water meters to Sussex while helping bleed Palestine dry
…contract was signed in February 2010 and the meters are currently being installed. Arad is also providing pressure sensors to the Welsh water utility. Arad has installed 3,200 water meters in the illegal Israeli settlement of Ariel and the Barkan settlement industrial zone. The water system is managed by the Mei Ariel Water Corporation. Arad also develops water meters for the Israeli state owned company Mekorot. Mekorot has a near monopoly on wat… Continue reading
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Tagged Almog, Arad Ltd, British companies with relationships with Israeli companies, Contazara, England, Fasayil, Jordan Valley, Khan al Ahmar, Master Meter, Mei Ariel Water Corporation, Mekorot, Reservoir Au France, Southern Water, Spanish Companies, US Companies, Wales, Water
Orange: Still making the future bright for Israel’s illegal settlements
…army. The Orange brand, owned by France Telecom, is entirely separate from the Partner Communications Company, but this does not mean that it is innocent in the situation. Orange advertising and signage in the settlement of Ariel – photo taken in 2010 Orange kiosk in the East Jerusalem settlement of Pisgat Ze’ev – photo taken by Corporate Watch in 2010 The agreement by the mobile phone company Orange, which is owned by France… Continue reading
Open Letter to B&Q: Stocking Keter products supports the occupation
…uarantees from Keter to verify this claim. “We continue sourcing from Keter whilst engaging with them on the issue of the Barkan factory”Read the full letter from B&Q here Barkan, attached to the residential settlement of Ariel, was established in 1982 on the land of the Palestinian villages of Haris, Bruqin and Sarta. The industrial zone hosts a disproportionate number of factories that pollute the environment. For example, waste from Barkan… Continue reading
Dear Corporation: B&Q and illegal Israeli settlements
…tlements are illegal under international law and their illegality is recognised by British Foreign Office policy, which states that the settlements are an “obstacle to peace”. Barkan, attached to the residential settlement of Ariel, was established in 1982 on the land of the Palestinian villages of Haris, Bruqin and Sarta. The industrial zone hosts a disproportionate number of factories that pollute the environment. For example, waste from Barkan… Continue reading
Open Letter to Vichy
Vichy advertising in the illegal settlement of Ariel I am writing to you from Corporate Watch, a London based research group. We have recently returned from a research trip in the occupied West Bank. In the West Bank we noted with concern that Vichy promotional material and sales/display areas were set up in several pharmacies in illegal Israeli settlements. We noticed Vichy window displays and products for sale in the settlements of Ariel and M… Continue reading
Volvo Machines used to Demolish Palestinian Homes
…es in Al Araqib, in the Naqab, in August 2010 Volvo machines are consistently used in home demolitions and settlement building in occupied Palestine. Corporate Watch observed Volvo machinery working on settlement projects in Ariel, Givat Hamivtar and Mod’iin Illit and quarrying occupied Syrian territory near Merom Golan during 2010.[5] Adri Nieuwhof, in a recent article for Corporate Watch, detailed house demolitions using Volvo machines i… Continue reading
Ma’ale Efraim: Impertec Industries
…sealing products. Both product ranges have military applications The company also has another manufacturing site in the Barkan industrial zone, a large settlement industrial zone in the West Bank,close to the settlement of Ariel (see http://www.whoprofits.org/Company%20Info.php?id=842). Impertec was an exhibitor at the Israel Security Exhibition in 2009. An event aimed at raising the profile of the Israeli ‘security’ sector in fo… Continue reading
Working for Shamir Salads in Barkan industrial zone
Factories in Barkan Industrial Zone The Barkan industrial zone, part of the Ariel settlement block, was founded in 1982 and is the second largest industrial zone in the West Bank. As all industrial zones connected to settlements, businesses operating there receive generous tax reductions from the Israeli government. During the last few years Barkan has been making the BDS headlines through campaigns against companies such as Mul-T-Lock (Assa… Continue reading
Orange: Making the Future Bright for Israel’s Illegal Settlements
…their goods. However, by operating in a less direct way, they hope to be held less accountable for their actions. For the BDS movement to let this happen would be a mistake. Orange advertising and signage in the settlement of Ariel Orange kiosk in the East Jerusalem settlement of Pisgat Ze'ev One good example of how a seemingly distant involvement by a company can have a huge impact on the ground is the agreement by the mobile phone company… Continue reading
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