"European solidarity organizations mobilize against Agrexco

Submitted by maureen on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 13:06

A coalition of European solidarity organizations issued a declaration today calling for a day of action against the Israeli produce company Agrexco on 26 November and affirming their “determination to put an end to Agrexco’s presence in Europe.”

The statement comes out of the first ever European Forum Against Agrexco, which The Electronic Intifada reported on last month:

From 4-5 June, delegates from Italy, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Palestine joined the French organizers for two full days of workshops aimed at strengthening the boycott campaign against the Israeli agricultural export giant.
Agrexco is Israel’s largest fresh produce exporter and European markets account for the vast majority of their sales under the brand Carmel. The Israeli government’s 50 percent stake in the company as well as their marketing of 60-70 percent of the fruit and vegetables grown in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have made Agrexco a prime strategic target for the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign."

Read the full statement, well worth it...

http://electronicintifada.net/blog/maureen/european-solidarity-organizations-mobilize-against-agrexco