Apartheid in the Fields: From Occupied Palestine to UK Supermarkets (2020 Update), Endnotes
Here are the references for our 2020 update to Apartheid in the Fields P3. Introduction https://mondoweiss.net/2019/11/un-publishes-database-ofcompanies-profiting-off-human-rights-abuses-not-on-israel-but-myanmar/ P4. The ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Jordan Valley https://btselem.org/jordan_valley See, for example, https://corporateoccupation.org/2010/08/11/the-jordan-valley-meeting-point-the-jewish-national-funds-racist-alternative-reality/ https://m.btselem.org/jordan_valley http://jordanvalleysolidarity.org/reports/al-jazeera-how-israel-engages-in-water-apartheid/ http://jordanvalleysolidarity.org/reports/al-jazeera-how-israel-engages-in-water-apartheid/ http://jordanvalleysolidarity.org/news/tractors-and-water-tanks-confiscated-in-al-maleh/ http://jordanvalleysolidarity.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/jv%20map%20tony.jpg https://www.btselem.org/jordan_valley https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/jordan-palestine-refugee-camps-photography-a8341826.html https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Nahal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalya Corporate Occupation has interviewed multiple Jordan Valley residents who were forced […]
Apartheid in the Fields: From Occupied Palestine to UK Supermarkets (2020 Update), Part 7.9: Lidl
Lidl, the German discount supermarket chain, has stores all over Europe and the US. During 2019, we photographed Mehadrin grapefruit on sale in Lidl stores in the UK. Mehadrin is one of the largest exporters of fruit from the Israel’s Jordan Valley settlements (see page 26). We also photographed Israeli […]
Apartheid in the Fields: From Occupied Palestine to UK Supermarkets (2020 Update), 5: Jordan Valley settlements and the companies exporting from them
During 2018, we visited the settlements of Argaman, Na’ama, Mehola, Tomer, Gilgal and Beit Ha’Arava. We photographed the signage and packaging of a number of Israeli companies (listed below). Argaman settlement Argaman is a Jordan Valley settlement off route 90, which is the road running north from Jericho, through the […]
Apartheid in the Fields: From Occupied Palestine to UK Supermarkets (2020 Update), 4: Some international companies involved in the export and marketing of settlement goods
Brousse Vergez Brousse is a French company with a German subsidiary, supplying France and Germany’s supermarkets with dried fruit. Brousse products can be found in French supermarkets such as Carrefour. In the summer of 2018, we photographed French company Brousse’s packaging for organic dates in a central refrigeration unit on […]
Apartheid in the Fields: From Occupied Palestine to UK Supermarkets (2020 Update), Part Two – Interviews with Palestinian workers
Interview one Making a Killing in Tomer Settlement Yousef,* Samih,* and Hasan* are exhausted. Their eyes are heavy and Samih is slumped in his chair. It’s after 10pm and the 14, 15, and 16 year olds need to get up for work in less than six hours. Making a killing […]
Apartheid in the Fields: From Occupied Palestine to UK Supermarkets (2020 Update), Part One
You can download a copy of Apartheid in the fields by clicking here. Or carry on reading the full report below. Introduction We have released this report as an update to our publication, Apartheid in the Fields. Originally published in 2016, Apartheid in the Fields examined the companies exporting food […]
Apartheid in the Fields: From Occupied Palestine to UK Supermarkets (2020 Update): Contents
Part 1 Introduction The ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Jordan Valley Israel’s annexation plan for the Jordan Valley (map) Mislabelling: A systematic and deliberate attempt to mislead consumers Why do companies mislabel settlement goods as ‘Produce of Israel’? Examples of systematic mislabelling uncovered by Corporate Occupation’s research in 2018 Timeline: […]