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Search Results for: kalia
Photo blog: ‘Organic’ Carmel Agrexco crops grown in the settlement of Kalia
A sign in the fields of the illegal settlement of Kalia in the Israeli occupied Jordan Valley for ‘organic goods’ grown by Hayun Yitzhak – taken by Corporate Watch researchers on 26/01/2013 Corporate Watch visited the fields of the illegal settlement of Kalia, a settlement kibbutz on the coast of the Dead Sea, on the 26th January 2013. Carmel-Agrexco was Israel’s main agricultural export company, exporting 70% of all fresh prod… Continue reading
Who profits from the E1 settlement expansion? A profile of Kfar Adumim
…. On the internet Nof Canaan is advertised through www.booking.com where it is described as being located in Israel rather than in an illegal West Bank settlement. Booking.com also advertise accommodation in the settlement of Kalia. There were also signs for a horse riding facility at the entrance to the settlement. Wine and industries Vineyard at the entrance of Kfar Adumim Other activities in Kfar Adumim included a vineyard and a small industri… Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Watch Research Blogs
Tagged Caterpillar, Construction, E1, Jahalin, JCB, Kfar Adumim, Khan al Ahmar, Psagot Wineries, Telecommunications, Tourism, Volvo, Wine
Ahava Victory
…rmed that Shaftesbury PLC’s decision was linked to the ongoing protests. Ahava manufactures its products at the Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Shalem in the occupied West Bank. The settlements of Mitzpe Shalem and Kibbutz Kalia are shareholders in the company (see here). A campaign was launched against Ahava’s Monmouth Street branch in 2008. Protests have been held on a fortnightly basis outside the store since then. The Zionist Federat… Continue reading
Ahava blockaded for the fifth time
Police arrive at Ahava, Monmouth Street On Monday 21st November 2010 two campaigners locked themselves inside the Ahava Dead Sea laboratories store in Monmouth Street, Covent Garden. Ahava is an Israeli settler company, owned by the illegal settlements of Kalia and Mitzpe Shalem. The London store has admitted that all the products stocked in the shop, barring tweezers from China, are manufactured in their factory in Mitzpe Shalem. This is the f… Continue reading
Tourism in apartheid Israel – a ‘unique’ experience
…dvertise a trip taking in the occupied Syrian Golan and the West Bank settlements without once implying that the destinations are not in Israel. The company advertises ‘economy’ accomodation in the settlements of Kalia and Almog, helping to prop up the settlement economy. Longwood Holidays can be found at: 3 Bourne Court Southend Road Woodford Green IG8 8HD Explore (http://www.explore.co.uk/about-explore/), a travel company based in… Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Watch Research Blogs, Uncategorized
Tagged Dead Sea, Golan Heights, Media, Tourism
Construction on the Illegal Settlement, Kibbutz Kalia
Construction Sign outside Kibbutz Kalia Several companies were advertising construction work at the settlement of Kibbutz Kalia when Corporate Watch visited in April. At the gate to Kalia half finished homes can be seen, along with a sign for the Evelon (www.evelon.com) Real Estate Company. The ‘luxury villa project, dubbed “Qalya Vistas, The Cherry of the Dead Sea”, advertises 54 new housing units. The executing contractor i… Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Watch Research Blogs
Tagged Construction, Dead Sea, Israeli Companies, Jordan Valley
Agrexco Exporting from Kibbutz Kalia
Agrexco's Packing House near Kalia Corporate Watch paid a visit to Agrexco’s packing house on the land of the illegal settlement of Kibbutz Kalia, on the Northern Coast of the Dead Sea, during April 2010. The packing house is next to fields of date palms. Thai migrant workers could be seen tending to the palms from cherypickers. Inside the packing house herbs were being packed into boxes marked ‘Carmel ECOFRESH: Produce of Kibbu… Continue reading
Kibbutz Kalia Part 1 – A Holiday in Israeli Apartheid
Tourist a Kalia beach in the Israeli occupied West Bank Kibbutz Kalia is an illegal Israeli settlement on the North coast of the Dead Sea. It offers bed and breakfast and a private beach and is attempting to tap in on the steady flow of tourists to the area. Visitors to the area could be forgiven for not realising that Kibbutz Kalia lies in occupied territory. Its a straight drive along route 90 which bypasses Palestinian communities almost enti… Continue reading
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