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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The indigenous people of the Golan Heights have never accepted Israel’s annexation of their land. The Golan Heights (Alternative Information Centre) “The Knesset decision in December 1981 to annex the Golan to Israel and to force the inhabitants to change their Syrian citizenship to Israeli citizenship ignited opposition from the whole community, and on…
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On 14 December 1981 Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, illegally annexed the Golan Heights by passing the Golan Heights Law which put the illegally occupied territory under Israeli law, jurisdication, and administration. The UN Security Council responded on 17 December 1981 by passing resolution 497 which reaffirmed “the acquisition of territory by force is inadmissible, in…
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Eden Springs Ltd (Mayanot Eden), the parent company of Eden Springs UK, markets and distributes mineral water and is listed on the Tel Aviv stock exchange. In Israel its water is sold under the brand name of Mei Eden. The company extracts this water from the Salukia spring in the Golan Heights and has…
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On 8 May 2007 Eden Springs Ltd (Mayanot Eden) announced it was to buy out Groupe Danone in their joint venture. Israel business news (www.globes.co.il) reported that “Eden Springs will pay 86 million for Groupe Danone’s 59% holding in Danone Springs of Eden and will pay an additional 10 million for Group Danone’s stake in…
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