State Involvement with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Germany
Company
Address
German Companies Involved in the
Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Bomag
Hellerwald D-56154
Boppard
Germany
Description of Activities in OPT
Bomag is a private-owned manufacturer of compaction
equipment, headquartered in Boppard, Germany. It is part of the
Fayat Group, a French conglomerate.
Bomag equipment was used to pave roads leading to settlements
in the West Bank, including Israelis-only roads, and roads at West
Bank checkpoints, including the Jaba and Huwara checkpoints.
Bomag rollers have also been used in the construction of the Tel
Aviv-Jerusalem fast train line (A1), near the West Bank settlement
of Mevo Horon. The new train’s route crosses into the occupied
Palestinian territory in two areas. Because of its illegal route,
Deutsche Bahn (German Railways), which was advising Israel
Railways on the line’s construction, withdrew from the project.
H+E Logistk
Josef-Baumann-Strasse 18
D-44805 Bochum
Germany
H+E Logistk is a private Germany firm that specializes in the
planning, construction, supply and assembly of tunnel belt and
conveyor systems.
The company provided a conveyor belt system for transporting
excavated material during the construction of Tunnel No. 3 of the
new Tel Aviv-Jerusalem fast train line (A1). The new train route
crosses into the occupied Palestinian territory in two areas (see
above).
Heidelberg Cement
Berliner Strasse 6
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
Heidelberg Cement, a publicly-traded German company, is the
world's largest producer of cement and aggregate composites.
In 2007, the company bought Hanson UK and became the owner
of three plants in West Bank settlements and one Israeli
aggregates quarry in the occupied West Bank through Hanson
Israel. The quarry exploits the occupied Palestinian natural
resources for the Israeli construction industry.
Herrenknecht
Liebherr
Schlehenweg 2
77963 Schwanau
Germany
Herrenknecht is a private German manufacturer of mechanized
tunneling equipment.
45 Hans-Liebherr Strasse
D-88400 Biberach an der
Riss
Germany
Liebherr is a private German manufacturer of appliances,
machinery and tools.
The company supplied 3 tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for the
excavation of Tunnels Nos. 1 and 3 of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem fast
train (A1), which crosses into the occupied Palestinian territory in
two areas. Tunnel No. 3 lies partly within the OPT. Because TBMs
are custom-made for each tunnel project, Herrenknecht would be
well-aware that the tunnel boring would span into the OPT.
Further, Herrenknecht representative are on-site to oversee the
TBMs’ operation.
The company's heavy machinery have been used in the
Company
Address
Schwing
Heerstrasse 9-27 D-44653
Herne Germany
Description of Activities in OPT
construction of the Separation Wall in the occupied West Bank.
Schwing is a privately-held German manufacturer of concrete
pumps.
Its concrete pump vehicles are used in the construction of West
Bank settlements, and in the construction of the Jerusalem Light
Rail, which connects Israeli settlement in occupied East Jerusalem
with the city center.
Siemens
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
Munich, 80333
Germany
Siemens is a publicly-traded engineering conglomerate.
Through its Israeli representative, Orad Group, Siemens installs
traffic control systems on Israelis-only highways in the occupied
Palestinian territory, including Road Nos. 5 and 443.
Through its fully owned Israeli subsidiary, Siemens Israel, the
company sold 118 passenger coaches to Israel Railways for use in
the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem fast train (A1), which is currently under
construction. The new train’s route crosses into the occupied
Palestinian territory in two areas.
Wirtgen Group
Hohner Strasse 2
Windhagen, 53578
Germany
Wirtgen is a privately-owned German manufacturer of road
construction, and mineral mining equipment. Its Joseph Vögele
brand develops and manufactures asphalt pavers for road
construction.
Joseph Vögele pavers have been used for Israeli road construction
in the occupied West Bank, including an expansion of the Israelisonly Road No. 433.
Israeli Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in Germany
Bank Leumi
Wöhlerstrasse 5
Frankfurt am Main 60323
Germany
Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. is Israel’s largest commercial bank by
total assets, with 278 domestic branches and 60 foreign branches
in 17 countries. It has German representative offices in Frankfurt
and Berlin.
Leumi supports the settlement enterprise in various ways. It
provides financing for housing construction projects within the
settlements. It supplies mortgages to settlers through Leumi
Mortgage Bank. It provides loans and financial services to the
settlements’ local authorities (e.g.. as an investment consultant to
the Maale Adumim settlement in East Jerusalem). It financed the
Jerusalem Light Rail project, which was designed to connect East
Jerusalem settlements with the city center. And it operates
branches in settlements throughout the West Bank, including East
Jerusalem.
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank
German Representative
Office
Woehlerstrasse 5
60323 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Mizrahi Tefahot is an Israeli commercial bank with a German
representative office in Frankfurt.
The Bank provides financing for constructing housing projects in
the settlements of Modi'in Ilit, Ariel, Har Homa, Ramat Rachel,
Maale Adumim and Pisgat Zeev in the occupied West Bank
(including East Jerusalem). Additionally, the Bank provides loans
and financial services to settlement municipal authorities,
settlement businesses, and has four branches in the occupied
Palestinian territory.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
France
Company
Address
French Companies Involved in the
Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Alstom
3 avenue André Malraux
92300 Levallois-Perret
France
Description of Activities in OPT
Alstom is a publicly-traded French-based multinational corporation
in the power generation and transport markets.
The company is involved with the Jerusalem Light Rail, which was
designed to connect Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem with West
Jerusalem. Alstom manufactured the system’s trains. It formerly
owned 80% of EPC, the Light Rail’s engineering, procurement and
construction contractor, and fully owned Citadis Israel, its
maintenance contractor. In 2013, Alstom sold its 20% stake in
Citypass, the consortium that built and operates the Light Rail, but
it retains shares in EPC and Citadis Israel.
Egis Rail
25 Cours Emile Zola
69100 Villeurbanne
France
Egis Rail is a French transport infrastructure engineering company.
It is part of the Egis Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caisse des
Dépôts.
The company won a €11.9-million contract with Jerusalem
Transportation Master Plan to assist in the construction and
expansion of the light rail project in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem light
rail is designed to connect Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem to
West Jerusalem.
Veolia Environnement
36-38 avenue Kléber
75116 Paris
France
Veolia Environnement is a multinational French provider of water,
waste management, energy and transport services. It fully controls
its subsidiary, Veolia Environnement Services Israel.
Veolia Environnement owns and operates the Tovlan Landfill in the
occupied Jordan Valley. The waste transferred to the landfill
originates from recycling factories within Israel and Israeli
settlements in the West Bank. The company uses captured
Palestinian land and natural resources for the needs of Israeli
settlements from both side of the green line.
Another subsidiary, Veolia Water Services Israel, operates the
Ayalon sewage treatment plant, which collects sewage from the
settlement of Modi'in Illit.
Veolia Transdev
Mehadrin International
S.A.R.L (France)
32 boulevard Galliéni CS
50002
92442 Issy-Les-Moulineaux
Cedex
France
Veolia Transdev is a French transportation services provider owned
in equal shares by Veolia Environnement and Caisse des Dépôts et
Consignations(CDC), a French state-owned financial institution.
696 Chemin du Barret
13160 Châteaurenard
France
Mehadrin International S.A.R.L (France) is a fully-owned subsidiary
of Mehadrin Group, an Israeli agricultural conglomerate.
Through its subsidiary, Connex Israel, Veolia Transdev operated bus
services through the occupied West Bank, serving settlements in
the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The company stopped
operating the Modi’in bus network (which services West Bank
settlements near Modi’in) in July 2013, and sold Connex Israel to the
Israeli company Afikim in September 2013.
Mehadrin owns and operates at least three orchards in the occupied
West Bank.
Company
Address
Description of Activities in OPT
The company is engaged in planting various vegetable and fruit
groves, processing, packing, marketing and exporting agricultural
products in Israel and abroad.
Israeli Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in France
Delek Israel Fuel
Delek Europe
Princenhagelaan 9,
4813 DA Breda
The Netherlands
An Israeli fuel distributor. The company owns and operates a chain
of Delek gas stations and Menta convenience stores in West Bank
settlements of Alfei Menashe, Ariel and Givat Ze'ev and in the Neve
Ya'akov and French Hill settlements in East Jerusalem. Additionally,
the company supplied fuel for construction projects in the
settlement of Carmel.
Subsidiaries include the British Roadchef and Delek Europe, which
activates gas stations and convenience stores in France, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Luxemburg.
NaanDan Jain Irrigation
NaanDan Jain France
2, rue d’Oc
31200 Toulouse
As of October 2010 Delek Europe B.V has purchased the retail
activity of BP France SA mainly located in northern France
(including Paris) and at the South Corridor, which includes 401 fuel
stations, 356 convenience stores and 235 car wash facilities. The BP
branded network consist of 55 fuel motorway stations, which are
approximately 12% of all highway stations.
Provider of irrigation solutions for agriculture. The company
provides services to farms of settlers in the occupied Jordan Valley,
Mount Hebron and the Golan Heights.
The company has an French subsidiary, NaanDan Jain France.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Belgium
Company
Address
Belgian Companies Involved in the
Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Dexia Group
Dexia Tower
Place Rogier 11B
1210 Brussels
Belgium
Description of Activities in OPT
A European bank which specializes in public sector banking. In
2001 the bank bought the Israeli Municipality Treasure Bank and
established Dexia Israel.
The bank is the major shareholder of Dexia Israel, holding 65.3% of
its shares. Dexia Israel has been giving long-term loans and other
financial services to municipalities of Israeli settlements in the
occupied territories.
In 2009, Dexia Israel issued a 6.8 million NIS loan for waste
management systems in the settlement of Bat Ayin. The loan is
given from state funds through the administration for sewage
infrastructures.
Dexia Israel provided a guarantee for a project of the Israeli
Ministry of Defense to purchase and install lighting around Kdumim
settlement.
Dexia Israel provides fund management for several settlements:
Gush Etzion settlements' regional council receives all of its state
funds through Dexia Bank; The bank operates the account of
Katzerin settlement in the Golan Heights. Katzerin receives funds
from the different government offices through Dexia Bank.
Following public campaigns led by the Belgian Intal group the bank
announced in June 2009 that financing Israeli settlements is
contrary to the bank’s code of ethics, and that since September of
2008 it has not provided new loans to West Bank settlements.
However, contrary to this announcement, it has continued
providing loans to local and regional councils of settlements after
September 2008. The group has announced its intention to sell
Dexia Israel, but as of August 2013, the sale had not been finalized.
Israeli Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in Belgium
Delta Galil Industries
Delek Israel Fuel
Delek Benelux
Princenhagelaan 9
4813 DA Breda
The Netherlands
Manufacturer of textiles for undergarments. The company has a
warehouse in the Barkan industrial zone, which is an Israeli
settlement in the occupied West Bank. Delta also has shops in two
Israeli settlements in the West Bank: Ma’aleh Adumim and Pisgat
Ze'ev.
Through Delta Textiles (London), the company fully owns Delta Galil
Europe and Sport Socks Company (Belgium and Ireland) and Delta
Galil Germany.
An Israeli fuel distributor. The company owns and operates a chain
of Delek gas stations and Menta convenience stores in West Bank
settlements of Alfei Menashe, Ariel and Givat Ze'ev and in the Neve
Ya'akov and French Hill settlements in East Jerusalem. Additionally,
the company supplied fuel for construction projects in the
settlement of Carmel.
Subsidiaries include the British Roadchef and Delek Europe, which
Company
Electra Ltd.
Address
Devis Group Benelux
Herentalsewag 48
B-2440 Geel
Belgium
Description of Activities in OPT
activates gas stations and convenience stores in France, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Luxemburg.
In May 2007, Delek Benelux, a subsidiary of Delek Europe, acquired
Chevron’s retail operations in the Benelux (Belgium, Luxembourg
and the Netherlands). These operations consist of various fuel
stations under the Texaco brand and other stations, under private
brands.
Electra is a conglomerate of Israeli and international companies.
A subsidiary of the company, Katzenstein Adler, has a site in the
Barkan industrial zone, which is an Israeli settlement in the
occupied West Bank. Another subsidiary, Electra Construction, has
been involved in the construction of housing projects in West Bank
settlements.The company also owns Ariel Properties whose
subsidiary, Ariel Promol Malls Management, markets and manages
a shoping center in Ramot, a settlement neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Belgian electromechanical company Devis Group Benelux is an
Electra subsidiary.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
The Netherlands
Company
Address
Dutch Companies Involved in the
Israeli Settlement Enterprise
CNH Global
CNH Global
(Fiat Kobelco)
World Trade Center
Amsterdam
Airport Tower B 10th Floor
Amsterdam, 1118 BH
Netherlands
Description of Activities in OPT
Manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment. Tools of
the company were used for the construction of West Bank
settlements, of the Separation Wall and of military checkpoints in
the West Bank. Additionally, tools of the company were used for
uprooting trees from Palestinian land in the West Bank.
Fiat Kobelco is a brand name of CNH Global, a majority-owned
subsidiary of Fiat Industrial. Additional brand names of the
company include: New Holland Construction, Kobelco, Steyr and
Case.
Kardan N.V.
Tahal Group
International, N.V.
Claude Debussylaan 30
Vinoly Building,13th Fl.
Amsterdam, 1082
Netherlands
Tahal Group International B.V.
Claude Debussylaan 30,
Vinõly Building, 13th floor
1082 MD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
A Netherlands-based investment group, focused on three sectors:
Real Estate, Water Infrastructure and Retail Landing.
The company holds 54% of Tahal Group International - an Israeli
engineering company specializing in water and waste-water
systems. Tahal has developed the master plan for Jerusalem's wastewater treatment system. When completed, this system will serve the
north-eastern settlement neighborhoods of Jerusalem (Neve Ya'akov
and Pisgat Ze'ev), and settlements in the city's surroundings, such
as: Giv’at Ze’ev and Beithar Iilit, Ma’aleh Adumim, Adam, Anatot and
Mitzpeh Yericho.
Tahal's plan includes the construction of a sewage treatment plant in
the area of Nabi Mussa in the Occupied Jordan Valley. A 200-dunam
plot of Palestinian land will be used for aerated lagoons. Additional
facility that was integrated into the plan - the Og reservoir, is used
as a reservoir for treated effluent for date trees irrigation within
settlement farms in the occupied Jordan Valley.
A multinational engineering company specializing in water and
waste-water systems. Tahal is a private company controlled by
Kardan N.V. (54%)
The company has developed the master plan for Jerusalem's wastewater treatment system. The system includes three sewage
treatment plants in Jerusalem and its surroundings: the western (the
Sorek-Refa’im) Plant that has been operating since 1999, Two more
plants – Homat Shmuel and Nebi Musa – will treat the sewage of the
eastern basin of Jerusalem. The construction of these two has began
in 2008.
The Western Sewage Treatment Plant (Sorek) serves the
settlements around Jerusalem such as Giv’at Ze’ev and Beithar Iilit.
This facility wasn't designed by Tahal (It operates since 1999) but it
will be integrated into the company's sewage master plan.
The Eastern Sewage Treatment Plant (Nebi Mussa) will treat
sewage from the north-eastern neighborhoods of Jerusalem (Neve
Ya'akov and Pisgat Ze'ev), from Ma’aleh Adumim, Ma'aleh Adumin
Industrial Zone and from a few more easterly settlements: Adam,
Anatot, and Mitzpeh Yericho. The treatment plante is being build in
the area of Nabi Mussa in the Occupied Jordan Valley, on a 200
dunam plot will be used for aerated lagoons. According to Tahal's
Company
Address
Description of Activities in OPT
design the plant will have the potential to treat sewage from the Og
basin and from the Kidron Vally.
The Eastern Plant will replace the Og Reservoir, located near the
Dead Sea, which is temporarily being used as a sewage treatment
plant,. The reservoir will continue to be used as a reservoir for
treated effluent used in date Trees irrigation within the settlement
farms in the occupied Jordan Valley.
The company was also contracted by the Association of Towns in
the Ayalon Region, located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, to
dispose and reclaim waste-water from the Ayalon Region. This
purified waste-water will be used for irrigation of cotton, citrus,
avocados, vineyards and industrial crops in the Ramla and Latrun
areas, parts of which are located beyond the green line. During this
project, a water reservoir was constructed in the Latrun Valley in
the occupied Palestinian territories.
Israel Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in the Netherlands
SodaStream
SodaStream International
International
Minervum 7334
(The Soda Club Group)
4817 ZD Breda
The Netherlands
Adafresh
AdaFresh B.V.
Transportweg 23C,
2676 LM Maasdijk
Netherlands
Manufactures and distributes home carbonating devices and
flavourings for soft drinks. The main plant of the company is located
in the industrial zone of Mishor Edomim, which is an Israeli
settlement in the West Bank.
SodaStream International is registered in the Netherlands and in
Israel, and it holds subsidiaries worldwide.
Exporter of agricultural produce. The company exports products
from settlements in the occupied Jordan Valley, including products of
Eitan and Inon Herbs from the settlement of Na'ama.
Adafresh has a Dutch subsidiary, Adafresh B.V..
Manufacturer of textiles for undergarments. The company has a
warehouse in the Barkan industrial zone, which is an Israeli
settlement in the occupied West Bank. Delta also has shops in two
Israeli settlements in the West Bank: Ma’aleh Adumim and Pisgat
Ze'ev.
Delta Galil Industries
Through Delta Galil Industries, the company fully owns Delta Galil
Holland. In turn, Delta Galil Holland fully owns Delta Textile Egypt Free Zone S.A.E., Thai Progress Garmen, Delta Textile Bulgaria, Delta
Galil Hong Kong (which owns Delta Galil Limited Apparel
(Guangzhou) Co.), Dominion Hosiery mills, Delta Galil Hungary and
50% of Century Wear Corporation (WLL).
Arava Export Growers
Ashtrom Group
Arava Holland B.V.
ABC Westland 444
2685 DW Poeldijk
The Netherlands
Exports organic and conventional fruits, vegetables and herbs under
the "Arava" brand name.
Some of the produce is grown in settlements in the Jordan Valley in
the occupied West Bank, including peppers, grapes, tomatoes, herbs
and organic products. For instance, the company exports produce
grown in the settlement of Mechola in the occupied Jordan Valley by
Jordan River Herbs.
The company has a Dutch subsidiary, Arava Holland.
A construction conglomerate in Israel. Through its subsidiaries, the
group engages in construction, infrastructure, development,
industry, income property, and housing services businesses.
Company
Address
Description of Activities in OPT
Through its subsidiary, Ashtrom Jerusalem Prefabrication Industry,
the company constructed housing projects in the neighborhoods of
Gilo, Ramat Eshkol and Nof Zion, all located in occupied East
Jerusalem and in the settlement of Beithar Illit. The company also
owns a quarry, which is located next to Beithar Illit.
A partner (17.5%) in the CityPass construction of the Light Rail
Project in Jerusalem, which supplies transportation services to
settlement neighborhoods around Jerusalem.
Ashtrom Group also owns Isra-Beton, which has a concrete plant in
the industrial zone of Atarot in the West Bank, and Ashlad, which
rents out industrial spaces in Imanuel and in the industrial zones of
Barkan and Neve Tzuf (Halamish) in the West Bank.
Ashdar Building Company, a different subsidiary of Ashtrom Group,
has built housing projects in the settlements of Oranit, Alfei
Menashe, Ma'ale Adumim and Beitar Illit.
Its subsidiaries include Ashtrom Properties Europe (The
Netherlands).
A construction company. The company constructed multiple
housing projects in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Danya Cebus
As a contractor, the company has built Green Park project in
Matityahu East in the West Bank settlement of Modi'in Illit. It has
built a housing project for Ya'asour in the West Bank settlement of
Ma'ale Edomim. It has built projects for the developer Heftziba in the
Har Homa, Ma'ale Edomim and Adam settlements next to Jerusalem,
and it was hired to complete some housing projects there after the
developer Heftziba had gone out of business. The company won the
contract to construct the C-Jerusalem project in the settlement
neighborhood of Gilo in East Jerusalem.
Delek Israel Fuel
Delek Benelux
Princenhagelaan 9
4813 DA Breda
The Netherlands
The company has a subsidiary in the Netherlands, Danya Dutch.
An Israeli fuel distributor. The company owns and operates a chain
of Delek gas stations and Menta convenience stores in West Bank
settlements of Alfei Menashe, Ariel and Givat Ze'ev and in the Neve
Ya'akov and French Hill settlements in East Jerusalem. Additionally,
the company supplied fuel for construction projects in the
settlement of Carmel.
Subsidiaries include the British Roadchef and Delek Europe, which
activates gas stations and convenience stores in France, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Luxemburg.
Egged Israel Transport
Cooperative Society
EBS Public Transportation BV
Nieuwe Gouw 8
1442LE Purmerend
The Netherlands
In May 2007, Delek Benelux, a subsidiary of Delek Europe, acquired
Chevron’s retail operations in the Benelux (Belgium, Luxembourg
and the Netherlands). These operations consist of various fuel
stations under the Texaco brand and other stations, under private
brands.
The largest public transportation operator in Israel, providing 60%
of the State’s public transport services.
Egged operates special bus lines and public transportation to
almost all settlements, including remote outposts.
The company owns a fleet of 45 armored buses, specifically
designed and manufactured by Merkavim, which serves the
settlements in the regional councils of Shomron, Gush Etzion, Mateh
Binyaimn and Har Hebron.
Company
Address
Description of Activities in OPT
Additionally, Egged Tours and Recreation - a subsidiary of the Egged
Cooperative, provides tours and travel packages to East Jerusalem
and to Bethlehem and Jericho in the Occupied Palestinian
Territories.
Its subsidiaries include EBS - Public Transportation Holland, which
operates bus service in several municipalities north of Amsterdam.
Electra Ltd.
Electra Ltd.
7 Jabotinsky St.
Ramat Gan 52520
Israel
Electra is a conglomerate of Israeli and international companies.
A subsidiary of the company, Katzenstein Adler, has a site in the
Barkan industrial zone, which is an Israeli settlement in the
occupied West Bank. Another subsidiary, Electra Construction, has
been involved in the construction of housing projects in West Bank
settlements.The company also owns Ariel Properties whose
subsidiary, Ariel Promol Malls Management, markets and manages
a shoping center in Ramot, a settlement neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Its fully-owned subsidiaries include Electech Holdings, based in the
Netherlands.
Field Produce Ltd.
Hamesila 5
PO Box 4525
Be'er Sheva Industrial Zone
84249
Israel
The company processes, markets and exports sunflower and
watermelon seeds, groundnuts (peanuts), almonds, chickpeas, dates
and other field crops. 60% of Field Produce products are sold to the
European market under the brand "Field Produce", through local
distributers.
In 2009, Field Produce built two facilities which sorts, packs and
exports Mejdool, Berhi, Hiani ans Dekel-nur dates. These facilities
are located in the settlements of Yafit and Na'ama in the occupied
Jordan Valley. 80% of the company's dates are designated for export
to Europe. The dates export is carried out by the company's
subsidiary Field Produce marketing.
The company's main shareholders is Groundnuts & Cotton
Marketing, which is owned by Tnuva (50%) and Hamashbir
Holdings (50%).
Field Produce is the largest exporter of nuts from Israel to the
European market and exports about 70% of the total Israeli export
of peanuts. The company operates a peanut sorting facility in Be'erSheva and the company's peanuts are grown in the western Negev
area. Field Produce handles 25% of the Israeli sunflower seeds
production and operates a sunflower seeds sorting facility in RamOn. The company further operates two almonds sorting facilities in
Arad and in Ram-On.
Yamit E.L.I. Filtration
and Water System, Ltd.
16 Bet Harishonim
Emeq Hefer 38800,
Emeq Hefer Industrial Park
Israel
Field Produce has an Egyptian subsidiary located in the
Netherlands: Field produce international B.V., which markets
Egyptian peanuts to Europe.
The company develops, designs and produces water treatment,
waste-water treatment and filtration devices for industry,
agriculture and private uses. Its plant is located in Nitzanei Shalom
I.P., which is an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.
Its subsidiary, Yamit Europe BV, is based in the Netherlands.
Mehadrin Group
Mehadrin Holland
Handelscentrum ZHZ 40C
Mehadrin International S.A.R.L (France) is a fully-owned subsidiary
of Mehadrin Group, an Israeli agricultural conglomerate. The
Company
Address
2991 LD Barendrecht
The Netherlands
Description of Activities in OPT
company is engaged in planting various vegetable and fruit groves,
processing, packing, marketing and exporting agricultural products
in Israel and abroad.
Mehadrin owns and operates at least three orchards in the occupied
West Bank.
MTEX Holland B.V., operating as Mehadrin Holland, is a fully-owned
subsidiary of Mehadrin.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Denmark
Company
Address
Danish Companies Involved in the
Israeli Settlement Enterprise
ISS
ISS A/S
Bredgade 30
DK-1260 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Description of Activities in OPT
Provider of facility services for businesses. Through its Israeli
subsidiaries, including ISS Israel, Kfir and Norcate, the company
provides services, catering and security services and personnel to
illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the Golan Heights.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Ireland
Company
Address
Irish Companies Involved in the
Israeli Settlement Enterprise
ISS
ISS A/S
Bredgade 30
DK-1260 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Israeli Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in Ireland
Delta Galil Industries
Hamlakha 20
PO Box 514
Rosh Haayn 48091
Israel
Description of Activities in OPT
Provider of facility services for businesses. Through its Israeli
subsidiaries, including ISS Israel, Kfir and Norcate, the company
provides services, catering and security services and personnel to
illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the Golan Heights.
Manufacturer of textiles for undergarments. The company has a
warehouse in the Barkan industrial zone, which is an Israeli
settlement in the occupied West Bank. Delta also has shops in two
Israeli settlements in the West Bank: Ma’aleh Adumum and Pisgat
Ze’ev.
Through Delta Textiles (London), the company fully owns Sport
Socks Company (Ireland) Ltd.
Bank Hapoalim
Poalim Asset
Management (PAM)
PAM Global Investments
81 Gracechurch Street
3rd Floor
London EC3V 0AU
United Kingdom
Bank Hapoalim is one of Israel’s largest commercial banks, with
280 branches and several international subsidiaries. Hapoalim
owns an investment company, Poalim Asset Management (PAM)
Global Investments, which operates in the UK and Ireland.
Hapoalim supports the settlement enterprise in various ways. It
provides financing for housing construction projects within the
settlements. It supplies mortgages to settlers, and loans and
financial services to the settlements’ local authorities. It financed
the Jerusalem Light Rail project, which was designed to connect
East Jerusalem settlements with the city center. And it operates
branches in settlements throughout the West Bank, including East
Jerusalem.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Italy
Company
Address
Italian Companies Involved in the
Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Impresa Pizzarotti
Via Adorni Suor, 1
& C. S.p.A.
Parma 43121
Italy
Description of Activities in OPT
An Italian construction firm. Impresa Pizzarotti and Shapir Civil
and Marine Engineering (Israel) are jointly building section C of the
A1 fast train from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem through a joint partnership
called Shapir Pizzarotti Railways Construction (S.P.R. Construction).
The route in this section crosses the Green Line into occupied
Palestinian land, taking over private Palestinian agricultural lands
and using Palestinian natural resources for an exclusive Israeli
infrastructure project.
Lorenzetto Loris srl
Via Candiana, 17
35024 Bovolenta (PD)
Italy
An Italian company specialized in planning and construction of
foundation, micro-piles, tie beams and ground consolidation
equipment.
In April 2013, a Lorenzetto Loris branded container was identified
at the entrance to tunnel No. 3 of the new Tel Aviv-Jerusalem fast
train line (A1). Tunnel 3 crosses the Green Line border into Cedars
Valley, and its portal in the valley is inside the Palestinian territory,
near the village of Beit Surik.
Israeli Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in Italy
Aeronautics Defense
Zanzottera Engines
Systems
Z.I. Via Itali
Grandola ed Uniti (Como)
22010
Italy
Aeronautics company which manufactures UAV (Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle) systems, aerial surveillance systems, and perimeter control
systems.
ADS and Motorola Israel jointly developed a perimeter control
system used in West Bank Israeli settlements.
ADS has an Italian subsidiary, Zanzottera Engines, that specializes
in the design, development and production of engines for powering
UAVs.
Hishtil
Centro Seia srl
Via Palestro 241
97 019 Vittoria
Sicily
Italy
A plant-nurseries corporation. In
addition to four plant nurseries inside
Israel, the company has a plant nursery
in the settlement of Susya. Additionally,
some of the growers of company
products are in settlements in the
occupied Jordan Valley.
Hishtil operates a plant nursery in Sicily
through its Italian subsidiary, Centero
SEIA (Italy).
Naadan Jain Irrigation
NaanDan Jain Italia srl
Via del Tecchione 18
20098 San Giuliano
Milanese
Italy
Provider of irrigation solutions for agriculture. The company
provides services to farms of settlers in the occupied Jordan Valley,
Mount Hebron and the Golan Heights.
The company has an Italian subsidiary, NaanDan Jain Italia srl.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Sweden
Company
Address
Swedish Companies Involved in the
Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Atlas Copco
SE-105 23
Stockholm
Sweden
Description of Activities in OPT
Volvo Group
Manufacturer of trucks, buses and civil engineering equipment.
Volvo Buses, of the Volvo Group, holds 27% of the shares of the
Israeli company Merkavim, which manufactures armored buses
used by Egged for public transportation to West Bank settlements
and outposts.
AB Volvo SE-405
08 Goteborg
Sweden
Israeli Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in Sweden
Mehadrin Group
Mehadrin Tnuport
Scandinavia AB
Västra Hamngatan 13 A
411 17 Göteborg
Sweden
A Swedish industrial group. Manufactures industrial tooling
including compressors, generators, construction and mining
equipment, industrial tools and assembly systems.
Atlas Copco's locomotives headed an emergency recovery system
located at the construction site of an entrance to tunnel No. 3 of the
new Tel Aviv-Jerusalem fast train line (A1). The new train route
crosses into the occupied Palestinian territory in two areas.
The DHD 35 diesel locomotives were manufactured by Atlas Copco
Gia AB, an underground rock excavation division within Atlas
Copco.
Mehadrin Tnuport Scandinavia AB is a fully-owned Swedish
subsidiary of Mehadrin Group, an Israeli agricultural conglomerate.
The company is engaged in planting various vegetable and fruit
groves, processing, packing, marketing and exporting agricultural
products in Israel and abroad.
Mehadrin owns and operates at least three orchards in the occupied
West Bank.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Spain
Company
Address
Israeli State Involvement in the Israeli
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in Spain
Naadan Jain Irrigation
NaanDanJain Ibérica S.L.U.
P.I. La Redonda, c/XIV nº 26
04710 Santa Maria del Águila
El Ejido
Almería
Spain
Description of Activities in OPT
Provider of irrigation solutions for agriculture. The company
provides services to farms of settlers in the occupied Jordan Valley,
Mount Hebron and the Golan Heights.
The company has an Spanish subsidiary, NaanDanJain Ibérica
S.L.U., which operates its recently-expanded Almeria production
facility.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Romania
Company
Address
Israeli Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in Romania
NaanDan Jain Irrigation NaanDan Jain Irrigation
Projects S.R.L.
Sos. Alexandriei nr. 116-118,
Bragadiru, Jud. Ilfov.
Romania
Description of Activities in OPT
Provider of irrigation solutions for agriculture. The company
provides services to farms of settlers in the occupied Jordan Valley,
Mount Hebron and the Golan Heights.
The company has an Romanian subsidiary, NaanDan Jain Irrigation
Projects S.R.L..
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Cyprus
Company
Address
Israeli Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in Cyprus
Industrial Buildings
Mondon Investments Ltd.
Corporation (IBC)
Nicolaou Pentadromos Center,
(Mivney Taasiya)
Thessalonikis
6th Floor, Unit 606
Limassol
Cyprus
Description of Activities in OPT
Constructs and manages buildings for industrial commercial uses,
rental or sale, and manages infrastructure development for the
housing and industry sectors.
IBC owns and rents out approx. 55,000 sqm. of industrial space in
the occupied West Bank. The company’s properties in the West
Bank includes the Lev Barkan shopping center in the settlement of
Barkan, logistics centers in the settlements of Karnei Shomron and
Reihan, and industrial buildings in the settlements of Elkana, Karnei
Shomron, Ma'ale Efra'im and Kiryat Arba.
IBC has a Cypriot subsidiary, Mondon Investments Ltd.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
United Kingdom
Company
Address
British Companies Involved in the
Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Apax Partners
33 Jermyn St.
London SW1Y 6DN
United Kingdom
Description of Activities in OPT
Group4Securicor
(G4S)
G4S plc
The Manor
Manor Royal
Crawley
West Sussex RH10 9UN
United Kingdom
A British-based international corporation that provides private
security services.
Thames House
Portsmouth Road
Esher
Surry KT10 9 AD
United Kingdom
Produces advanced metal, alloy and plastics coatings for the
automotive, construction, defense weaponry and other industries.
The company owns a plant and a main R&D center in the Barkan
Industrial Zone, an Israeli illegal settlement in the occupied West
Bank. The factory is operated by its subsidiary, Greenkote Israel.
Greenkote plc
(Summet Hitech
Coatings)
A private equity investment group fund. The fund is a major
shareholder of companies that are involved in the occupation,
mainly Tnuva, Agrexco (through Tnuva) and Bezeq.
Through its Israeli subsidiary, G4S Israel (Hashmira), the company
provides equipment to the West Bank Israeli Police headquarters,
located in the E-1 area next to the Ma’ale Adumim settlement, and
security services to various businesses in Israeli settlements in the
West Bank.
Greenkote has a factory in the UK.
JCB
(J. C. Bamford
Excavators)
Lakeside Works
Rocester Staffordshire
ST14 5JP
United Kingdom
A major construction equipment manufacturer. The company
produces equipment used in agricultural, defense, and construction
industries.
JCB trucks were used in the construction of homes in the West Bank
settlements of Alfei Menashe and Zufin, and in the Ariel West
settlement industrial zone. JCB excavators and other equipment are
used in the construction of the A1 train line between Tel Aviv and
Jerusalem, which is being constructed on Palestinian land in Latrun.
Israeli Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in the United Kingdom
Arava Export Growers
Mill Associates Ltd.
Unit 5, Mill Business Centre
Gringley on the Hill
Nottinghamshire DN10 4RA
United Kingdom
Exports organic and conventional fruits, vegetables and herbs under
the Arava brand name.
Some of the produce is grown in settlements in the Jordan Valley in
the occupied West Bank, including peppers, grapes, tomatoes, herbs
and organic products. For instance, the company exports produce
grown in the settlement of Mechola in the occupied Jordan Valley by
Jordan River Herbs.
The company had a British subsidiary, Arava UK, until 2008. Its
products are now marketed and distributed in the UK through Mill
Associates, Ltd.
Barad Company for
Landworks,
Development & Roads
34 Jaffa St.
Jerusalem 94222
Israel
A construction company involved in building infrastructure in the
“seamline expanse,” part of the separation wall regime, and in a
housing project in the West Bank settlement of Har Adar.
Company
Address
Edom UK
65 Yigal Alon St.
Tel Aviv 67443
Israel
Description of Activities in OPT
Barad owns a 50% stake in two UK firms: Decisive and Horizon
Development.
Exporter of agricultural goods. The company exports from a packing
house in the Jordan Valley settlement of Tomer.
The company is a majority British-owned. 20% of company shares
are held by the British Glinwell company, another 20% are held by
the British Valley Grown Salads, 30% by Chosen Agricultural
Products from the Arava (owned by farmers from the Arava region)
and 30% by Magnolia U.K. Holdings (of Yaron Yarchi and Yinon
Horesh).
Export Investment Co.
Puma Hotels
Cirencester Rd.
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL53 8EA
United Kingdom
Export Investment Co.
9 Ehad Ha'am St.
Tel Aviv
Israel
First International Bank
of Israel
(FIBI)
A holding company which controls Jerusalem Bank. The Bank
provides financing for the construction of housing projects in Israeli
settlements in occupied territory, provide loans for homebuyers in
settlements and provides loans for Israeli businesses operating in
the occupied territory. The bank has a branch in the West Bank
settlement of Modi'in Illit.
Export Investment Co. is also invested in the UK hospitality
company Puma Hotels (formerly Dawnay Shore Hotels).
A major Israeli commercial bank. The bank provides mortgages to
homebuyers in Israeli settlements in the occupied territory.
Through its subsidiary, Bank Otsar HaHayal, the bank provides loans
to local authorities of settlements and to Israeli businesses
operating in the occupied territory. Bank Otsar HaHayal also has a
branch in the settlement of Ariel. Another subsidiary of the bank
(68.7%), PAGI Bank, has branches in the settlements of Beitar Illit
and Modi'in Illit.
FIBI has a wholly-owned British subsidiary, FIBI Bank UK.
Bank Hapoalim
Bank Hapoalim B.M.
25 Savile Row
London W1S 2ES
United Kingdom
PAM Global Investments
81 Gracechurch Street
3rd Floor
London EC3V 0AU
United Kingdom
Bank Leumi
Bank Leumi (UK) plc
20 Stratford Place
London W1C 1BG
United Kingdom
Bank Hapoalim is one of Israel’s largest commercial banks, with
280 branches and several international subsidiaries. Hapoalim has
a branch in London and an investment company, Poalim Asset
Management (PAM) Global Investments, operating in the UK and
Ireland.
Hapoalim supports the settlement enterprise in various ways. It
provides financing for housing construction projects within the
settlements. It supplies mortgages to settlers, and loans and
financial services to the settlements’ local authorities. It financed
the Jerusalem Light Rail project, which was designed to connect
East Jerusalem settlements with the city center. And it operates
branches in settlements throughout the West Bank, including East
Jerusalem.
Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. is Israel’s largest commercial bank by
total assets, with 278 domestic branches and 60 foreign branches in
17 countries. It operates in the United Kingdom through Bank
Leumi (UK) plc.
Leumi supports the settlement enterprise in various ways. It
provides financing for housing construction projects within the
settlements. It supplies mortgages to settlers through Leumi
Mortgage Bank. It provides loans and financial services to the
settlements’ local authorities (e.g.. as an investment consultant to
the Maale Adumim settlement in East Jerusalem). It financed the
Jerusalem Light Rail project, which was designed to connect East
Company
Address
Magal Security Systems
Senstar-Stellar Ltd.
Orchard House
Evesham Road
Broadway
Worcestershire WR12 7HU
United Kingdom
Description of Activities in OPT
Jerusalem settlements with the city center. And it operates branches
in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Magal develops and supplies perimeter control systems and
intrusion detection systems for facilities and outdoor locations.
Magal developed Fortis, a security system based on CCTVs and
command and control systems. It supplied Fortis to the following
settlements: Ariel, Alfei Menashe, Karnei Shomron, Shilo, Geva
Binyamin (Adam), Tzofim, Shaked and Giva'at Ze'ev.
Its subsidiary, Senstar-Stellar Corporation, has operations around
the world, including in the UK through Senstar-Stellar Ltd.
Israel Discount Bank
(Mercantile Discount
Bank)
Meshulam Levinstein
Group Contracting And
Engineering
Israel Discount Bank
Nightingale House
65 Curzon Street
London W1J 8PE
United Kingdom
Israel Discount Bank is Israel’s third-largest commercial bank. It
has branches and representative offices throughout Europe, the
United States and Latin America. Its operates a branch in London.
23 Begin Rd
Tel Aviv 66183
Israel
A development, construction and real estate company, which
constructed some of the prominent commercial and public
buildings in Israel. The company constructed a housing project and
a commercial center (19 shops) in the settlement neighborhood
of Homat Shmuel in Jerusalem.
IDB has branches in the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim
and in East Jerusalem. Mercantile Discount Bank, a full subsidiary of
the bank, has branches in the West Bank settlement of Beithar Illit
and in East Jerusalem. The bank financed housing construction in
the settlements of Har Homa, Beithar Illit and Ma'ale Adumim.
Eliahu Faber Building and Civil Engineering, a subsidiary fully
owned by Meshulam Levinstein Group, constructed the housing and
commercial projects in Homat Shmuel as well as housing projects in
England.
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank
Zoko Enterprises
(Zoko Shiluvim)
UMTB London
30 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1HQ
United Kingdom
Waystone/ CP Holdings, Ltd.
8 Swanwick Court
Swanwick
Alfreton
Derbyshire
DE55 7AS
United Kingdom
Mizrahi Tefahot is an Israeli commercial bank with a UK branch in
London, operating under the name UMTB London.
The Bank provides financing for constructing housing projects in
the settlements of Modi'in Ilit, Ariel, Har Homa, Ramat Rachel, Maale
Adumim and Pisgat Zeev in the occupied West Bank (including East
Jerusalem). Additionally, the Bank provides loans and financial
services to settlement municipal authorities, settlement businesses,
and has four branches in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Imports and markets heavy mechanical equipment. The Israeli
exclusive representative of Caterpillar, which accounts for 55% of all
its sales.
Zoko supplies heavy mechanical equipment, truck and armoured
vehicles manufactured by Caterpillar, Terex, International and Tatra
for use in the construction of the separation wall and settlements in
the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Zoko’s main shareholder is Israel Tractors and Equipment, which is
fully owned by CP Holdings (UK). Zoko’s subsidiaries in the UK
include Vermeer UK, IP Equipment, and B-Trac Equipment.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Greece
Company
Address
Israeli Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in Greece
Phoebus Energy
26 Zarhin St.
Rakefet Building
New Industrial District
Ra'anana
Israel
Description of Activities in OPT
An Israeli provider of hybrid water heating solutions for
commercial sites.
In October 2010, Phoebus Energy installed its Hydra system
in Gilo Sports Center, which is located in occupied East Jerusalem. In
a PR video, the sports center CEO states that the center and Phoebus
are currently partners and share the profits from the system's
installation.
Phoebus has a sales-and-support office in Athens. Phoebus installed
and maintains its Hydra system at the Holiday Inn Airport Hotel in
Athens.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Luxembourg
Company
Address
Israeli Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in Luxembourg
Bank Hapoalim
Bank Hapoalim
(Luxembourg) S.A.
18 Boulevard Royal, B.P. 703
L-2017
Luxembourg
Bank Leumi
Bank Leumi (Luxembourg)
S.A.
6D. Route de Treves
L-2633, Senningerberg
Luxembourg
Description of Activities in OPT
Bank Hapoalim is one of Israel’s largest commercial banks, with
280 branches and several international subsidiaries. Hapoalim has
a fully-owned subsidiary in Luxembourg, Bank Hapoalim
(Luxembourg) S.A.
Hapoalim supports the settlement enterprise in various ways. It
provides financing for housing construction projects within the
settlements. It supplies mortgages to settlers, and loans and
financial services to the settlements’ local authorities. It financed
the Jerusalem Light Rail project, which was designed to connect
East Jerusalem settlements with the city center. And it operates
branches in settlements throughout the West Bank, including East
Jerusalem.
Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. is Israel’s largest commercial bank by
total assets, with 278 domestic branches and 60 foreign branches in
17 countries. It operates in Luxembourg through Bank Leumi
(Luxembourg) S.A.
Leumi supports the settlement enterprise in various ways. It
provides financing for housing construction projects within the
settlements. It supplies mortgages to settlers through Leumi
Mortgage Bank. It provides loans and financial services to the
settlements’ local authorities (e.g.. as an investment consultant to
the Maale Adumim settlement in East Jerusalem). It financed the
Jerusalem Light Rail project, which was designed to connect East
Jerusalem settlements with the city center. And it operates branches
in settlements throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Norway
Company
Address
Norwegian Companies Involved in the
Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Zenitel Norway AS
Sandakerveien 24C
(Stentofon)
PO Box 4498
Nydalen, 0403
Oslo
Norway
Stentofon Israel
PO Box 38
Kiriat Haim 26103
Israel
Description of Activities in OPT
The company imports and markets secure intercom and public
address systems. Stentofon products are designed and manufactured
by Zenitel Norway AS.
Stentofon systems are installed in the West Bank settlement of Ariel.
Companies Involved with the Israeli Settlement Enterprise
Bulgaria
Company
Address
Israeli Companies Involved in the
Settlement Enterprise and Operating
in Bulgaria
Café Café
Café Café
Bulgaria Mall
69 Bulgaria Blvd.
1404 Sofia
Bulgaria
Delta Galil Industries
Description of Activities in OPT
A chain of franchise cafe-restaurants. Operates branches near the
settlement of Almog and at Habika crossing, both on Route 90 in the
occupied Jordan Valley. Additional branches are located in the
settlements of Ariel and Beithar Illit in the West Bank and in Pisgat
Ze'ev, a settlement in East Jerusalem.
Varna Grand Mall
2 Andrey Saherov
9000 Varna
Bulgaria
The chain owns branches in Bulgaria.
Delta Textile Bulgaria
Bulevard Tutrakan 44
7009 Ruse
Bulgaria
Manufacturer of textiles for undergarments. The company has a
warehouse in the Barkan industrial zone, which is an Israeli
settlement in the occupied West Bank. Delta also has shops in two
Israeli settlements in the West Bank: Ma’aleh Adumum and Pisgat
Ze’ev.
Through its subsidiary Delta Galil Holland, the company full owns
Delta Textile Bulgaria.
Egged Israel
Cooperative Transport
Society
Egged Europe
Hayarden 4
P.O. Box 43
70150 Airport City
Israel
The largest public transportation operator in Israel, providing 60%
of the State’s public transport services. Egged operates special bus
lines and public transportation to almost all settlements, including
remote outposts. The company owns a fleet of 45 armored buses,
specifically designed and manufactured by Merkavim, which serves
the settlements in the regional councils of Shomron, Gush Etzion,
Mateh Binyaimn and Har Hebron.
Additionally, Egged Tours and Recreation - a subsidiary of the Egged
Cooperative, provides tours and travel packages to East Jerusalem
and to Bethlehem and Jericho in the Occupied Palestinian
Territories.
Matrix IT
3 Abba Eban Blvd.
PO Box 2062
Herzeliya 46120
Israel
Through its subsidiary, Egged Europe, the company owns 51% of
the Bulgarian Trans-Triumph bus company, which runs service to
cities such as Varna and Sofia, as well as airport and tour bused.
Egged also co-operates the public transportation in Varna, Bulgaria’s
second largest city. Through a joint venture company with Rousse
municipality, called, Egged Rousse JSC, Egged also operates the
public transport in Rousse.
Matrix is one of the biggest IT groups in Israel. Its Talpiot
Technologies offshore outsourcing project works out of Modi'in Illit
settlement in the occupied West Bank. It provides software
development and QA, and call center services.
Matrix owns a controlling (67%) stake in the Bulgarian company
Unicorders Software and Computer Services.