Companies Supporting the Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Land October, 2009 This information is a gift from Hoder Investment Research (HIR). HIR wishes to thank the Coalition of Women for Peace (CWP) in Israel for information used in this report. Their web site is www.whoprofits.org. HIR encourages donations to their work. Items in blue were published by the New England United Methodist Divestment Task Force (www.neumc.org/divest) and have been updated here. Questions or suggestions may be directed to
[email protected]. Neither Hoder Investment Research nor the Interfaith Peace Initiative assumes any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the material included in this report or for actions based thereon. Readers should go directly to the sources listed to learn more about the companies and assess their role in the occupation. 1. AFRICA ISRAEL INVESTMENTS LTD. (TLV:AFIL) (TLV:AFPR) (TLV:AFHS) builds settler housing in multiple settlements through its subsidiary construction firm, Danya Cebus. The company also owns the Israeli franchise of the real estate agency Anglo Saxon, which has a branch in the settlement of Ma'ale Edomim and offers apartments and houses in many settlements in the Occupied Territories. The company owns 26% of Alon Group, which is also involved with the settlements (see below). Note: Africa Israel Chairman and founder Lev Leviev and his brother are responsible for the settlements of Zufim (Tsufim) and Zufim North on land belonging to the village of Jayyous in the northern West Bank. They are being built by a Leviev company called Leader Management & Development. The village‘s water wells, greenhouses, and most of its agricultural land have been confiscated for these settlements.