By Mick Napier 25 Nov 2008 Israeli water cooler company Eden Springs has closed its East of Scotland depot after losing ‘hundreds of contracts across Scotland’. Among the major losses in recent months are contracts with East Lothian and West Lothian Councils, Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries, and Heriot–Watt University. The Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations, Scottish trade…
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18th November 2008Israeli Pirates kidnap British citizen at gun pointGaza City, 10 a.m.18th November 2008 – Andrew Muncie, 34, from Spean Bridge in the Highlands of Scotland has been arrested while accompanying Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the Gaza Strip.Muncie was taken this morning with fifteen Palestinian fishermen and 2 other international Human Rights…
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Yes. Ben & Jerry’s (ice cream) has a reputation as an ethical brand. In June 1998 however the company concluded an agreement with Eden Springs Ltd (Mayanot Eden/Mei Eden) to use only Eden Springs water in its sorbet products. A campaign was launched by New Yorkers for a Just Middle East Peace (NYJMEP) and in…
Yes. Gush Shalom, the Israeli peace activist group, campaigns for the economic boycott of all settlement products. They have been campaigning for a boycott of Eden Springs for 10 years. Read Gush Shalom’s letter of support for our campaign to boycott Eden Springs
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Yes. A number of Jewish citizens of Israel have joined with Palestinian citizens of Israel to support the call for boycott, divestment and sanction (BDS) “actions against institutions, companies and individuals sustaining the Israeli occupation and profiting from it.”
No. Eden Springs UK sources their water locally. We call for a boycott of Eden Springs UK because its parent company Eden Springs Ltd operates in the Golan Heights, territory illegally occupied by Israel, where it ‘pillages’ water resources for profit. Any company or institution that does business with Eden Springs UK is in effect…
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