Why Target SodaStream ? | Global Exchange
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Why Target #SodaStream?
The following information and photos are from a report by Who Profits from the Occupation? entitled: “Production in Settlements: The Case of SodaStream.”
Mishor Edomin
SodaStream’s main production site is in the illegal West Bank settlement (Ma’aleh Adumim) and industrial zone of Mishor Edomin. Companies that produce in the settlements enjoy several structural advantages, such as tax incentives, lax enforcement of regulations, as well as additional governmental support. Despite SodaStream’s location in the West Bank, goods produced here do not serve the local population; instead, 65% of goods are shipped elsewhere and taxes and profits go to support the Israeli economy---not Palestinians. The settlement of Ma’aleh Adumin itself is strengthened by the factory’s taxes, which go towards activities like road construction and municipal employee salaries. Additionally, this settlement is strategically positioned to disconnect the southern West Bank from central and northern areas to prevent Palestinian movement and development (see map below).
#palestine #occupation #colonies #Israël #cisjordanie #made_in_Israël #union_européenne #commerce #bds #conflit_israëlo-palestinien
cf : ▻http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2014/01/27/scarlett-johansson-conflit-israelo-palestinien_n_4673489.html
