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Over the last few months, many of us have been actively taking action to register our opposition to the Israeli government siege of Gaza. There has been a move to boycott Israeli companies - military and non-military - and companies which accept Israeli products, especially those grown in settlements. Corporate Watch have published the first of a couple of articles examining this for people who want to know more, which can be read here.
FoR has also just published an article examining Britain’s role within the history of the conflict, which is available to read and download from here. Any comments or suggestions are welcome and can be emailed to the FoR office via martha@for.org.uk.
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And along a similar line:
Who Profits from the Israeli Occupation?
Announcing a new on-line database:
www.whoprofits.org
Now, more then ever, Israeli activists need a powerful global movement to help us build a just peace in Israel/ Palestine. Looking for effective tools for ending the occupation, we have launched a new website listing companies directly involved in the occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. The grassroots initiative, of the Israeli Coalition of Women for Peace, includes a database and an information center, and reflects an on-going two-year effort, rigorous research, documentation and site visits.
This unprecedented on-line resource already lists about 200 companies, and hundreds more will be added during 2009, offering an extensive and intricate mapping of the corporate aspects and interests in the continued occupation. The website offers a new useful categorization of all corporate interests in the occupation, and exposes specific examples of direct involvement of many international and Israeli companies for the first time. In tracing ownership links it shows in detail how some of Israel’s largest corporations are tied in with the occupation.
The database allows for advanced searches, such as: Which U.S. corporations support the West Bank military checkpoints? Which of the companies are listed in the London stock-exchange? What settlements’ production is formally registered inside Israel? Note, however, that the on-line data is always partial, always growing, and please send us any relevant information, further requests for information or suggestions.
As Israeli activists, we feel obligated to try and educate ourselves and others about the economic incentives and corporate involvement in the occupation, but this is not enough. You can support our efforts by continuing this investigation in your own country, by informing others of our website.
Hi Martha
Just joined the blog. Amazing. Will publicise. Reading it stirs me very much, to want to go there myself. Who knows...
Hi Martha. This is Christine.
Just looked at the blog for first time, am very moved to want to go there myself.
Martha sorry I am not as active these days. A fallow time - which God will no doubt use to his good purposes. I really appreciate the FoR blog, and all that you and the others have been through in order to witness here..
Hi Christine,
Thanks for your comments and encouragement. It would great for you to go there and see for yourself and we miss working with you!!!!
Best wishes, Martha
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