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 Read more…

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: Read more…

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 Read more…

Check Point Software: Ex-Israeli military spooks profiting from the cyber-security industry

By Eliza Egret and Tom Anderson First published by Corporate Watch Check Point Software Technologies sells internet security products across the world, including to public institutions such as the UK’s National Health Service. Israel’s fourth largest company, it is closely intertwined with the Israeli military and security services. Several of Read more…

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? Read more…