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26 Nov 2006

Author:
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada

Principled Dutch ASN Bank ends relations with Veolia [Israel & Occupied Territories]

This week, ASN Bank [part of SNS Reaal]...announced that it would end its relationship with Veolia Transport, and all companies that benefit from Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory...This article explains how the successful action came about...Veolia claimed they were ignorant of the unlawfulness of constructing the tramline, even though Amnesty International in France had already made this issue very clear in a public statement of 1 March 2006.

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