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'Though limited to only one of the three basic forms of Israeli injustice and violation of Palestinian rights, this is an excellent, well-researched database that can help the BDS movement worldwide in targeting companies implicated in the Israeli occupation and colonization in the Palestinian and Syrian territory occupied in 1967.

Please spread the word about this long-awaited and badly needed website -- now officially launched.

While all Israeli companies and all international companies that support Israel, by investing or building alliances in it, outsourcing to it, importing from it, etc., are comlpicit, to various degrees, in the Israeli oppression of the Palestinians, those companies that are specifically complicit in the occupation and colonization projects in the OPT, in particular, should be the easiest to target with boycott, for obvious reasons.

For those who are interested, here's my take on the related issue of boycotting settlement products or all Israeli products, in a recently published article:
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9948.shtml

Omar'Barghouti


Who Profits from the Israeli Occupation?
Announcing a new on-line database: http://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, or by sending us a much needed donation.'