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Pressure increases to deny Dutch bus contract to Israeli settlement profiteer Veolia

Pressure to deny a public transport contract to Veolia because of its role in Israel’s violations of international law increases in the Netherlands.

Book review: Putting occupation's profiteers in the dock

David Cronin
1 December 2011

Corporate Complicity in Israel’s Occupation is required reading to understand how some enterprises are accomplices to murder.

Swedish chain kicks out drink machines made in Israeli settlements

Stephanie Westbrook
29 August 2011

Popular Sodastream products directly benefit the largest Israeli settlement colony in the occupied West Bank. Meanwhile the company exploits Palestinian factory workers and attempts to “greenwash” its profit from Israel’s occupation.

Move Over AIPAC challenges business-as-usual in Washington

Linda Khoury
Washington, DC
3 June 2011

Late last month AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, held its 2011 annual policy conference in Washington, DC. Just across the street hundreds of social justice activists from all corners of the United States, in addition to a handful of internationals, met with the formidable goal of building a counter-force to AIPAC.

BDS victories: Dexia bank to sell Israeli subsidiary; Veolia loses another contract

Just six weeks after French-Belgian bank Dexia gave notice that it was looking for a buyer for its Israeli subsidiary company, the Israeli business news website Globes reported on 15 May that the bank will sell off its 65 percent stake in Dexia-Israel (established in 2001) “by the end of the summer,” even as the parent company faces a loss with its sale. 

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