Siemens
Siemens AG established an international procurement office in Israel in 1998 to source materials for its global operations and has acquired or invested in multiple Israeli energy and high-tech companies over decades, including Ornet, Solel Solar, Alvarion, and Radvis. The company maintains documented business relationships with Israeli military and defence contractors including Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, and RAFAEL, as recorded by Who Profits. Siemens' expansion in Israel began in the 1960s and accelerated significantly through the 1990s, positioning the company as a major participant in the Israeli economy and defence sectors.
One Manchester-based grassroots campaign group has spent over a year pressing Siemens PLC on its role in sustaining Israel’s occupation. It says Siemens’ pained responses and denialism amount to little more than corporate stonewalling. The group shared the full correspondence trail with the Canary. Didsbury for Palestine (D4P), a community campaign group based in Manchester, […] By Cameron Baillie
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