Haaretz: Israeli mineral water company closes site due to Scottish boycott

[Cristina Graziani <caminarpreguntando at yahoo.it>]

Last update - 06:55 04/12/2008               
Report: Israeli mineral water company closes site due to Scottish boycott
By Ora Coren


A Gush Shalom report claims that European anger at Israeli companies 
producing goods beyond the Green Line is causing real harm to some 
companies, one of which is reportedly mineral water producer Mayanot Eden.

The report claims Mayanot Eden (coloquially known as "Mei Eden") had to 
close its warehouse in the town of Loanhead, south of Edinburgh.

The shutdown reportedly followed an extended boycott campaign by 
pro-Palestinian organizations in Scotland, though the Israeli company 
claims the report to be untrue.
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According to the leftist group, many organizations, including 
universities, colleges, trade unions, local and regional authorities and 
shipping giant Caledonian MacBrayn have cancelled their contracts with 
Eden Springs, Mayanot Eden's subsidiary in Britain.

Posters and fliers distributed in Edinburgh and surrounding towns 
promote the boycott on the grounds that Mayanot Eden is violating the 
Hague Convention by making commercial use of water from a natural source 
in the Golan Heights, which is occupied territory.

A spokesman for Mayanot Eden confirmed that for the past few years 
pro-Palestinian groups in England and Scotland have been trying to 
increase public awareness of the connection between the Eden Springs 
branches in Europe and the Israeli owners, and to promote a boycott of 
the company's products.

"Even so," said the spokesman, "we have found no connection between 
those extreme activities and the few clients who have stopped using our 
services. The company has not closed any of its offices or warehouses in 
Scotland. Just the opposite. We are considering expanding our operations 
in England and Scotland."

available at http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1043425.html



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