As the peak Christmas diamond sales period approaches, the millions of people who have marched in city streets worldwide calling for an end to Israel’s genocide and apartheid should now call out the jewellery industry’s complicity in the genocide and demand reparations for its victims.
Multinational corporations with operations in Israel generate revenue that funds the genocidal Zionist regime and employs members of the Israeli military. According to the International Criminal Court, the Israeli army has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity to the extent that the International Court of Justice has deemed to be “plausible” genocide.
Leaders of corporations with operations or business partners in Israel must consider if their operations are contributing directly or indirectly to war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide for which they can personally be held accountable.
A recent report by Israel Advanced Technology Industries reveals that the Israeli economy is reliant heavily on multinational corporations which employ approximately 86,000 people. The report confirms that most of them operating in Israel pay a significant amount of tax to the country through employee income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax on acquisitions in the occupation state. ….more
