Court support callout – Four People in court for resisting JCB’s complicity in Israel’s home demolitions
As people in Palestine face the guns of the Israeli military to resist the demolitions of their homes, international solidarity movements can take action against the companies manufacturing the bulldozers. British company JCB manufactures both civil and military bulldozers, which are regularly used by the Israeli police, military and Civil […]
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 […]
The role of British universities in supporting Israel’s demolitions of Palestinian Homes
By Tom Anderson First published by Corporate Watch Palestinians are calling for people internationally to take action against the companies complicit in Israel’s systematic demolition of Palestinian homes. This article focuses on British university partnerships with JCB, Caterpillar, HSBC and Volvo – four companies which are complicit in the home […]
An open Letter to JCB and its owners, Anthony and Carole Bamford
We write to you in the hope that you will share our concern for justice and human rights worldwide. July marked the anniversary of the 2018 Israeli preparations to destroy the entire village of Khan al Ahmar, in the occupied West Bank. The demolition of this village has so far […]
Stop the demolitions statement – Protesters defiant after court finds them guilty in first #JCB5 court case
Today three activists were found guilty in Derby Magistrates court. They were charged with an offence under the Trade Unions Relations Consolidated act, and accused of causing a ‘private nuisance’. Their ‘crime’ was to blockade the entrance to a JCB factory in the Midlands for in September 2018. Their intention? […]