Results for: Divestment

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Martijn Lauwens - The Belgian-French financial group Dexia has announced it will no longer finance Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories through its Israeli branch Dexia Israel.

 

This is the result of a months-long campaign in Belgium, supported by NGO’s, political parties, local authorities, trade unions and other organisations. Dexia’s management states that financing Israeli settlements is indeed against the bank’s code of ethics and it will stop giving loans due to this.

June 15, 2009
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REFUSE THE INSTALLATION OF THE ISRAELI COMPANY AGREXCO IN SETE !

Not a single euro of public money should be used against the Palestinian people!
Support the creation of jobs that respect Palestinian rights and protect Languedoc farmers

 

June 11, 2009
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In the first smashing and convincing victory of the global BDS movement in the field of corporate responsibility and ethical compliance, Veolia is reportedly abandoning the Jerusalem Light Rail project, an illegal project that aims at connecting Israeli colonies built on occupied Palestinian territory to the city of Jerusalem.


As the Haaretz article below admits, the BDS campaign's success in costing Veolia some $7 billion worth of contracts is the key behind this decision by the troubled company to pull out of the project.

June 8, 2009
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by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation

MR Zine, Chicago, IL (June 3) -- For the sixth year in a row, members of Jewish, Christian, and human rights organizations will be present at Caterpillar, Inc.'s annual shareholder meeting to demand that Caterpillar end its complicity with violations of human rights and international law in the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.

June 4, 2009
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Below

- Saudi told to axe rail deal over Israel link (Maktoob.com)

- Palestine urges withdrawal of rail contract (Gulf News)

 


 

Saudi told to axe rail deal over Israel link
Maktoob.com - May 30, 2009


France’s Alstom, part of consortium building Mecca-Medina rail link, involved in disputed Israel rail project.

June 1, 2009
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*New York, NY, May 9 *– On the day before Mother’s Day, 40 New York human rights advocates gathered at the Leviev jewelry store on Madison Avenue and called on throngs of weekend Madison Avenue shoppers to boycott Israeli diamond mogul Lev Leviev over his companies’ construction of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land in West Bank villages including Bil’in and Jayyous.

 

 

May 10, 2009
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Jayyous broad coalition
Open letter distributed by email, May 4, 2009

To:
The Council on Ethics
Norwegian Government Pension Fund
Government of Norway


Cc:Kristin Halvorsen, Minister of Finance
The Office of the Prime Minister
Henriette Westhrin, Deputy Minister
Roger Sandum, Deputy Minister
Geir Axelsen, Deputy Minister
Roger Schjerva, Deputy Minister
Ole Morten Geving, Deputy Minister

Dear Members of the Council on Ethics,

May 6, 2009
Analysis

Adri Nieuwhof and Omar Barghouti
The Electronic Intifada
5 May 2009

May 6, 2009
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Adri Nieuwhof and Omar Barghouti
The Electronic Intifada
5 May 2009

May 6, 2009