Israel/Palestine
Related: About this forumBDS Victory: Durham drops $1 million contract with Israeli occupation profiteer
http://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/blog/bds-victory-durham-drops-1-million-contract-with-israeli-occupation-prDURHAM, NC, November 24, 2014 -- Durham has become the first U.S. municipality to boycott a company because of its role in perpetuating injustice in Israel/Palestine.
On a night when the Ferguson grand jury failed to indict Darren Wilson for the murder of Michael Brown, Durham residents successfully brought an end to a $1 million annual contract between the County and with private security corporation G4S Secure Solutions.
G4S previously provided security at Durham County libraries and civic buildings. Durham reconsidered its security contract after residents protested the role of the privatized police force in the community and the companys involvement in Israeli institutions that detain and discriminate against Palestinians.
As a long-time Durham resident, the presence in my community of a company that participates in the oppression of my people makes me feel unsafe and unwelcome, said Ahmad Jitan. Given their track record in occupied Palestine, I do not expect G4S to have the best interests of people of color here in Durham in mind. If Ferguson cant even keep the public police force accountable for their actions, how can we expect to keep a private police force like G4S accountable? For the sake of both my homes, I am proud that the county dropped the G4S contract. I do not want my tax money to fund a company that profits from the occupation of my people's land.
King_David
(14,851 posts)By
Anna Irrera and
Orr Hirschauge
Nov. 20, 2014 4:33 a.m. ET
Chinese financial powerhouse Ping An and Russias largest lender Sberbank are in advanced discussions to back Israeli online trading company eToro, according to people familiar with the matter, as Chinese interest in Israels technology sector heats up.
The company is expected to raise about $15 million from Ping An Insurance Group, Sberbanks financial technology fund SBT Venture Capital and existing investors, the people said. The final amount of the investment has yet to be finalized, they said.
http://m.wsj.com/articles/chinese-russian-lenders-to-back-israels-etoro-1416476018?mobile=y
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)Birds of a feather so they say...
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)King_David
(14,851 posts)4now
(1,596 posts)Well maybe North Korea too.
Don't forget that Israel murdered over 400 innocent Palestinian children this year alone.
Now that is something to be proud of.
King_David
(14,851 posts)Ever .
Even before 1948.
shira
(30,109 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Or Russia?
King_David
(14,851 posts)Has Chineese and Russian products.
Would be interesting if they released the rest of their portfolio.
King_David
(14,851 posts)The bank seeks new opportunities for the affluent clients of its wealth management business
Swiss Financial giant Credit Suisse is interested in investing in Israeli startups for the affluent clients of the bank's wealth management business, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Thursday.
The bank held a forum with Israeli high-tech companies this week as a way of building connections with them.
In September, Credit Suisse invested $12 million in the Israeli cybersecurity startup Secure Islands.
http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/economy/50819-141113-credit-suisse-to-invest-in-israeli-startups
Dick Dastardly
(937 posts)Its just the common attempt by the BDS movement to claim a victory where there was none due to its abysmal failure.
In any case it obviously did not mean much because a private equity firm baught it out today.
grossproffit
(5,591 posts)Response to R. Daneel Olivaw (Original post)
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