Israeli and international companies that face criticism owing to their activities in the occupied West Bank often attempt to legitimize their businesses in settlements by claiming that they provide labor to Palestinian workers. These claims are blatant attempts to distract public attention from the Israeli occupation. Who Profits uncovers facts that undermine these claims.
Agrexco renewed its activity in October 2011 under the name Agrexco Carmel agricultural export company. The company, now privately owned by the Bickel group, exports agricultural produce to Europe, North America and South East Asia since January 2012.
Soda Stream and Eden Springs, two Israeli companies that operate production facilities on occupied land, collaborate in a joint sale for the Israeli and British markets.
In contradiction to SodaStream's recent statements, the company's main manufacturing facility is still located in the settlement Industrial Zone of Mishor Adumim.
Mul-T-Lock relocated its factory from the Barkan settlement to the Israeli city of Yanve.
This report describes the involvement of Israeli and multinational pharmaceutical industries in the occupation. As the pharmaceutical industry is a highly globalized arena, the report reveals some of the ways in which Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands offers opportunities to exploit the captive Palestinian market. Concurrently, the report describes the development of a vibrant but struggling Palestinian industry. For the vast majority of the Palestinian population, this situation generates higher prices of basic health products, which is especially troubling in light of the fact that the economic situation continues to deteriorate.
The following flash-report is an update on the major Israeli agriculture export companies presently operating in Occupied Territories.
Barkan Mounting Systems, a manufacturer of mounting systems for consumer electronics, relocated its factory from the industrial zone of Ariel, an illegal settlement in the West Bank