Corporate Complicity in Israel's Occupation

Evidence from the London Session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine

Asa Winstanley, Frank Barat

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Year: 2011
• ISBN:
  9781849646994
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Human Rights
• Index: Politics & International Relations

The Russell Tribunal on Palestine is a people's tribunal in the spirit of the Tribunal on Vietnam that was set up by Bertrand Russell in the 1960s. This book contains a selection of the most vital evidence and testimonies presented at the London session. It includes the papers submitted to the tribunal, written by expert witnesses, based on their detailed research into the companies that prop-up Israeli occupation. Examining the involvement of corporations in the illegal occupation of Palestinian land by Israel, the tribunal of 2010 generated widespread media coverage. The book identifies companies and corporations participating in such illegality and possibilities for legal action against them are discussed. Released to coincide with the South Africa session at the end of 2011, Corporate Complicity in Israel's Occupation is a vital resource to lawyers, journalists and activists hoping to take informed action against Israeli war crimes and occupation.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Introduction
• 1. The Legal Framework Relevant to Corporate Conduct
• 2. Corporate Activities in and Around Israeli Settlements
• 3. Trade and Labelling of Israeli Settlement Goods
• 4. The Financial Services Sector
• 5. The Security Industry and the War Industry
• 6. Witness Recall
• 7. The Jury's Findings
• Afterword
• Appendix I
• Appendix II
• Notes
• Index