Who profits from the occupation?

October 27, 2014
Richard Kuper
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Update on Coca Cola’s involvement in the Occupation

The Central Bottling Company (CBC) or Coca Cola Israel is a manufacturer and distributor of soft drinks, dairy products and alcoholic beverages. CBC began its operation in 1967 upon receiving the Israeli franchise of Coca Cola products from Coca Cola International.

Through its fully owned subsidiary – The Central Company for Sales and Distribution, CBC holds a regional distribution center in the Atarot settlement industrial zone. The Atarot distribution center is responsible for marketing the company’s beverages to the Palestinian population of East Jerusalem. Simultaneously, the Palestinian franchisee – The National Beverages Company (NBC) is denied access to East Jerusalem, which therefore constitutes a captive market for the Israeli distributor.

In 2006 CBC purchased Tabor Winery – an Israeli winery that owns vineyards near mount Shifon in the occupied Golan Heights. Grapes from the Shifon vineyards are used in Tabor’s white wines.

CBC also owns Tara (Milco Industries), whose subsidiary, Meshek Zuriel Dairy (81%), holds a dairy farm and a head office in the settlement of Shadmot Mehola in the Jordan Valley.

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See the company’s page on Who Profits database

 

 

quarryAn updated list of Israeli quarries in the West Bank
The mining and quarrying operations of Israeli companies in the occupied Palestinian territories were legalized by the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) in December 2011. In an egregious ruling, the HCJ validated this form of economic exploitation and authorized the companies to continue their activities without any hindrance.Nearly three years after this ruling, nine Israeli quarries are still active in the West Bank and profit from the exploitation of Palestinian natural recourses. This, in grave violation of international humanitarian law, international human rights standards and corporate social responsibility codes of conduct. The following list provides an updated picture of the situation on the ground.

  1. Yatir Quarry – This is an equal partnership of Kfar Giladi Quarries (owned by Kibbutz Kfar Giladi) and Lime and Stone Production (Owned by Readymix Israel – a subsidiary of Cemex). The quarry is located south of the Palestinian city Dhahiriya and West of the Teneh Omarim settlement.
  2. Meitarim Quarry – The quarry is owned by Yehoshua Koren, Yoel Azaria (through the Oron Group) and Daniella Zamir and Rafael Rodnik (through Dhahiriya Quarries). It is situated close to the settlement of Teneh Omarim.
  3. Beit Hagai/ Lahav Quarry – The mining rights for this site are owned by the settlement of Beit Hagai, but the quarry is operated by the Israeli company Medan – Roads and Quarries. In September 2012, the Civil Administration allowed Medan to expand the quarry’s activity to the land of the Palestinian town Dura. The quarry is located near the settlement of Eshkolot, close to the Green Line from its eastern side.
  4. Adora/ Trans-Judea Quarry – The quarry is operated by the Elyakim Ben Ari company. It is located near the settlement of Adora and Highway 35, known as the Trans-Judea Highway.
  5. Salit Haadumim Quarrying and Factory for Stone Works – Located north of the Mishor Adumim industrial zone, on Road 437.
  6. Nahal Raba Quarry – Situated near the settlement of Elkana. It is owned by Hanson Israel, a subsidiary of Heidelberg Cement – the world’s largest cement producer.
  7. Natuf Quarry – Situated near Nili settlement. It is owned by Shapir Civil and Marine Engineering.
  8. Beitar Illit Quarry – Owned by Ashtrom through its subsidiary Netivey Beitar. It is located in the area of the Beitar Illit settlement.
  9. Kochav Hashahar Quarry – The quarry is owned and operated by Mordechai Binyamin and Sons Earth Work. It is located near the settlement of Kochav Hashahar and sprawls onto the land of the Palestinian village Kfar Malik.

Three other Israeli sites in the oPt, in which Who Profits previously monitored mining activities, are no longer active. These quarries were located in the expansion of the Barkan industrial zone, near the settlement of Tzofim and near the settlement city of Modi’in Illit.

For the full update in WP website: Link
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