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 Read more…
Jordan Valley Solidarity campaign is a network of Palestinian grassrootscommunity groups from all over the Jordan Valley, as well as internationalsupporters. Our aims are to protect Palestinian existence and the uniqueenvironment of the Jordan Valley by building international support andsupporting communities on the ground. This includes monitoring, recording and aiming Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
Mor is an Israeli fruit-sourcing and export company with global reach. In 2018, Belgian corporation Greenyard bought a stake in Mor. We found Medjoul dates being packaged for export under the Mor International brand during our visit to the colony of Na’ama in the occupied Jordan Valley in 2018. Mor Read more…
Mehadrin boasts that it is “Israel’s largest grower and exporter of citrus fruits and vegetables”. It is a major supplier of the Jaffa brand, which has become synonymous with Israel’s agricultural apartheid policies.As well as being an exporter, it is a grower and owns 8,500 hectares of land.[1] Mehadrin has Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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: Read more…
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 Read more…