#BDS ALERT: Don't buy #Agrexco - Don't support Occupation

"Last month, Israel exporter company Agrexco has gone bankrupt because of the world wide BDS campaign for the company's long and deep involvement with the illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestine.

But now a Japanese company are going to buy the fallen Agrexco with two other Israeli company for 40 million NIS, to make the Apartheid business survive.

We ask you urgently to sign the petition below to put pressure on the company to divest from the Apartheid business."

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#BDS Works! Palestinian civil society welcomes the liquidation of #Agrexco

"Campaigners for Palestinian rights are celebrating after the primary Israeli agricultural produce export company Agrexco, which has been a key target of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement in support of Palestinian rights, has been ordered into liquidation after being unable to pay its creditors.

Agrexco is a partially state-owned Israeli exporter responsible
for the export of a large proportion of fresh Israeli produce, 
including 60-70% of the agricultural produce grown in Israel’s 
illegal settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). In 
a translation of the court documents on the liquidation process 
that the BNC obtained, it is clearly stated that Agrexco acted as 
an arm of the Israeli state, effectively providing state subsidies 
to the agricultural sector. The documents indicate criticism of 
the government for allowing the company to default on its debts 
and also warn that Agrexco is a primary Israeli symbol and that 
its downfall is likely to have great implications."

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#BDS: إعلان إفلاس أكبر شركة تصدير فواكه إسرائيلية

قالت صحيفة الاعمال الاسرائيلية "ذي ماركر" اليوم الاربعاء إن مجموعة "اغريكسكو-كارمل" اهم مصدر اسرائيلي للفواكه والخضر والتي استهدفتها حملات مقاطعة في اوروبا، ستعلن إفلاسها الاسبوع المقبل

وبحسب الصحيفة فإن الشركة راكمت ديونا قيمتها 31 مليون يورو وسيتم الاعلان عن تصفيتها في 11 سبتمبر من قبل محكمة تجارية.

ونقلت الصحيفة عن القاضية في المحكمة فردا الشيش أن صعوبات الشركة سببها عمليات تبذير وسوء تصرف. وقالت القاضية للصحيفة "إن 

الشركة استثمرت بشكل واسع في السفن مما اسهم بشكل واسع في غرقها في لج عميق من الديون".

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#BDS: Is BDS campaign working? YES!

"Ynetnews special: Anti-Israel boycotters increasingly successful in strangling economy of Jewish state: More than 20 organizations in Europe in 13 countries endorse boycott of Agrexco, Israel’s leading flower exporter

Many Israeli agricultural products have been recently targeted by the Israel boycott campaign: tomatoes, peppers, citrus fruit, carrots, melons, strawberries and celery. But the flowers have been the primary obsession of the divestment movement, which wants to strangle the Israeli economy."


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#BDS: Swedish chain kicks out #SodaStream drink machines made in Israeli settlements

"The summer of 2011 has been a long, hot one for Israeli and international companies complicit in human rights violations in the occupied West Bank.

Facing an intense Europe-wide boycott campaign, Israel’s largest produce exporter, Agrexco, filed for bankruptcy. French multinational Veolia, an urban systems corporation contracted with the Israeli government to provide light rail services for Israeli settlers in the West Bank, announced massive losses due to sustained pressure by activists around the world.

Meanwhile, in Sweden, the Israeli maker of home carbonation devices, Sodastream, took a direct hit when the Coop supermarket chain announced on 19 July that it would stop all purchases of its products due to the company’s activity in illegal Israeli settlements. This marked another important victory for the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, as Sweden is Sodastream’s largest market, with an estimated one in five households owning a Sodastream product (“Coop Sweden stops all purchases of Soda Stream carbonation devices,” 21 July 2011)."

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#BDS: شركات اسرائيلية تعلن افلاسها بعد مقاطعة منتجاتها في 20 دولة اوروبية

كشفت وسائل إعلام إسرائيلية أن الكثير من المنتجات الزراعية فياسرائيل باتت مستهدفة بحملة المقاطعة التي تشن ضدها، لاسيمافي عدد من دول اوروبا.

وقالت صحيفة "يديعوت احرنوت" ان المنتجات المستهدفة هذه تشملالطماطم والفلفل والحمضيات والجزر والبطيخ والفراولة وكذلك الكرفس،فيما يسيطر الآن هاجس ازاء امكانية سحب الاستثمارات الخاصةبالزهور، ما يمكن أن يساهم في خنق الاقتصاد في اسرائيل.

واضافت ان شركة "اغرسكو" التي تعد الشركة الرائدة في مجال تصدير الزهور، اعلنت اخيرا عن افلاسها الذي كان احد اسبابهالمقاطعة العالمية التي تفرض على منتجاتها وفقا لما ورد في بعض التقارير.

واعلنت نحو 20 منظمة في اوروبا تشمل 13 دولة قرارها فرض مقاطعة تامة على المنتجات والصادرات الخاصة بشركة "اغرسكو".

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#BDS: Action Alert: Write to #Total Produce (#Ireland) telling them not to buy Israeli company #Agrexco

"Irish food company Total Produce is considering purchasing Agrexco , a notorious Israeli company complicit in Israel’s regime of occupation, colonisation and apartheid (see the IPSC Press release here). It should be unacceptable for any Irish company to buy out an Israeli company as this would violate the Palestinian call for a a campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it ends its occupation of Palestine and complies fully with its obligations under international law. The case of Agrexco is particularly striking, as it markets 60-70% of the agricultural produce grown in Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory in violation of international law."

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#BDS: Boycotters ramp it up: “put an end to #Agrexco’s presence in Europe”

"The BDS movement in Europe appears to be going for a knockout.  A coalition of 23 organizations from across Europe issued a "Political declaration after the Forum against Agrexco" outlining their campaign against the Israeli agricultural giant which is half owned by the Israeli Government and responsible for 60-70% of the agricultural produce grown in Israel’s illegal settlements. Here is a press release:

Facing a bankruptcy hearing in a Tel Aviv court Tuesday, Israeli export company Agrexco has been beset by bad headlines in recent months. Now its problems look set to worsen, after Palestinian solidarity groups from across Europe joined forces to escalate a boycott campaign."

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#BDS: Political declaration of the European Forum Against #Agrexco

"In June 2011, campaigners gathered for the first ever European Forum Against Agrexco. The following declaration was agreed upon by organisations from across Europe. 

Political declaration after the Forum against Agrexco

We, Palestinian and Europeans together, affirm our determination to put an end to Agrexco’s presence in Europe. Our actions are taking place within the framework of the Palestinian-led global Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement."

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#BDS: #Agrexco, #Israel’s largest goods exporter, facing possible bankruptcy

"The fate of Agrexco, the largest exporter of Israeli produce, may be decided in a Tel Aviv court Wednesday, as a two week extension on bankruptcy proceedings expires. The company has been in receivership for several months, but if new sources of funding are not secured by Wednesday's deadline, the company will be unable to pay growers for produce, and will essentially cease operations."
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#BDS: A concerted effort from Europe against Israeli produce exporter Agrexco

"This past weekend in the Montpellier, France, over 100 activists from 9 countries gathered for the first ever European Forum Against Agrexco. Delegates from Italy, UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Palestine joined the French organizers for two full days of workshops aimed at strengthening the boycott campaign against the Israeli agricultural export giant.


Agrexco is Israel's largest fresh produce exporter and European markets account for the vast majority of their sales under the brand Carmel. The Israeli government's 50% stake in the company as well as their marketing of 60-70% of the fruit and vegetables grown in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank have made Agrexco a prime strategic target for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign."


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