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Article

28 Dec 2012

Author:
Adri Nieuwhof, Electronic Intifada

Ikea attempts to dodge responsibility for Israel store’s discriminatory delivery practices

Ikea shows no intention of ending delivery of its products to Israel’s illegal settlement colonies in the West Bank, a 10 December letter from the furniture giant shows…Ikea was asked by…Business & Human Rights Resource Centre to respond to the fact that Ikea in Israel’s transport company, Moviley Dror, delivers to Israeli settlements but refuses to deliver products to Palestinian population centers in the occupied West Bank…In its response…Ikea attempts to evade responsibility for this blatant discrimination and normalization of an illegal situation and fails to address its delivery to Israel’s West Bank settlements. The company simply states that its local franchisee is responsible for the local management, investments and business decisions related to the Ikea stores in Israel. [We invited Ikea & Moviley Dror to respond to this rejoinder. Both companies referred us to their previous responses].