Note: this is a “research note in progress”, a collection of quotes excerpted from various sources being compiled for an article. It is not a blog article as yet but a list of sources. Images from the Netflix documentary reflect the concept of dirty money. Israel’s role may not have been covered in that series.
Find their economic skeletons in their murky closets
Summary:
- Gaza offshore natural gas
- Ben Gurion canal through north Gaza
- Israeli exports
- Diamonds and minerals vital to tech from Congo
- Conflict minerals
- Israeli billionaire miner in Congo
- His grandfather, who established Israeli diamond trade
- Largest companies in Israel (to boycott)
- Israeli and (other neocolonial) military industrial complex operations
ISRAHELL EXPORTS
The top exports of Israel are
- Diamonds ($9.06B),
- Integrated Circuits ($5.09B),
- Refined Petroleum ($2.73B),
- Medical Instruments ($2.36B) and
- Other Measuring Instruments ($2.32B)
Exporting mostly to
- United States ($17B)
- China ($5.04B)
- Palestine ($4.16B)
- India ($2.82B) and
- Germany ($2.22B).
https://oec.world/en/profile/country/isr
Interesting. Diamonds are their top import too. (Follow the Congo civil war trail below)
Gaza genocide to steal offshore Gaza gas?
Video: “Wiping Gaza Off The Map”: Big Money Agenda. Confiscating Palestine’s Maritime Natural Gas Reserves
w/ supporting data
By Felicity Arbuthnot and Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Source:
https://www.globalresearch.ca/israel-gas-oil-and-trouble-in-the-levant/5362955
[…] The ultimate objective is not only to exclude Palestinians from their homeland, it consists in confiscating the multi-billion dollar Gaza offshore Natural Gas reserves, namely those pertaining to the BG (BG Group) in 1999, as well the Levant discoveries of 2013.
What is significant is that the civilian arm of the Hamas Gaza government has been bypassed in regards to exploration and development rights over the gas fields:
The field, which lies about 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of the Gaza coast, was discovered in 2000 by British Gas (currently BG Group) and is estimated to contain more than 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
The official in the Egyptian intelligence service told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity, “An Egyptian economic and security delegation discussed with the Israeli side for several months the issue of allowing the extraction of natural gas off the coast of Gaza. …Al-Monitor, October 22, 2022
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Egypt and Israel, which had the rubber-stamp of the Palestinian National Authority (PA):
“The Egyptian official explained that Israel required the start of practical measures to extract gas from the Gaza fields at the beginning of 2024, to ensure its own security. (Al-Monitor, October 22, 2022
Netanyahu’s Timeline: “Before The Beginning of 2024”
The timeline resulting from these bilateral Israel-Egypt “secret talks” i.e. confiscation of Palestine’s offshore Maritime Gas Reserves is “The Beginning of 2024”.
Gaza genocide to take north Gaza to build the Ben Gurion canal?
“Netanyahu allowed the October 7th attacks if not encouraged them because he wants a simple land grab.
The Ben Gurion canal’s actual route in diagrams does not make sense. It would make much more sense if it cut through Gaza, and would make it much cheaper.”
https://x.com/robinmonotti/status/1720327369049681938
https://x.com/richimedhurst/status/1719843625784266992?s=20
Do Israelis have a hand in fomenting civil war and corruption looting of Congo?
Where children are used as child soldiers and mining in dangerous conditions
Congo is one of the worlds largest producer of Diamonds, cobalt, coltran, tungsten, tin, gold, which are essential for IC chips, smart medical instruments, batteries, required for phones, laptops etc.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/09/conflict-minerals-from-the-congo-is-your-cellphone-made-with-them.html
According to GlobalData, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world’s fourth-largest producer of diamonds in 2022
https://www.mining-technology.com/data-insights/diamond-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo
Natural resource driven armed conflict and post colonial looting
Despite the prevalence of natural resource-driven armed conflict, rarely are individuals and companies held criminally responsible for natural resource theft in war. From the Horn of Africa across the eastern and central regions of the continent, some of the deadliest ongoing conflicts in modern history are fueled in part by stolen natural resources.
https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/grand-theft-global-prosecuting-war-crime-natural-resource-pillage
Conflict minerals
Whether consumers will know the potentially blood-soaked origins of the products they use every day and who gets to craft rules for multinational corporations
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/09/conflict-minerals-from-the-congo-is-your-cellphone-made-with-them.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/phone-electric-vehicle-congo-cobalt-mine-b2277665.html
https://mozambiqueminingpost.com/2018/03/03/africa-mining-congo-to-prevent-child-labor-in-cobalt-mines/amp/
Israel, US major players in neocolonial looting and engineering conflicts for profit
“This conflict provided all regional and international parties (Burundi-Rwanda-Uganda) & (the United States of America- the European Union – Israel) with a means for the economic exploitation of Congo’s resources. ”
Source:
https://x.com/AyatIdrissa/status/1724134490941919256?s=20
Tech companies depend on minerals from Congo
For decades, activists and affected communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have called
attention to the links between their country’s minerals and its protracted armed conflicts. To many
communities historically impacted by the violence and lawlessness surrounding Congo’s gold, tin,
tungsten, and tantalum mines, the need for change is clear.
https://enoughproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/DemandTheSupply_EnoughProject_2017Rankings_final.pdf
Tech companies, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Tesla and Dell sued by bereaved families.
https://epsnews.com/2019/12/26/tech-companies-sued-over-minerals-sourcing-practices/
Project Nimbus: Google and Amazon provide tech infrastructure to drive Israeli apartheid and silences workers
Jewish Voices for Peace
https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/
As the Israeli military bombed homes, clinics, and schools in Gaza and threatened to push Palestinian families from their homes in Jerusalem May 2021, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud executives signed a $1.22 billion contract to provide cloud technology to the Israeli government and military. By doing business with Israeli apartheid, Amazon and Google will make it easier for the Israeli government to surveil Palestinians and force them off their land
https://www.notechforapartheid.com/
Strife in Congo fuelled by corporate looters
Control of natural resources has been a powerful motivator for internal and international armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for more than a century. In June 2000, the U.N. Security Council established a Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of Congo,
https://www.jstor.org/stable/24889136
Illegal exploitation of Congo
…made the war in the DRC a very lucrative business….
The link between the shameless looting of Congolese natural wealth and the conflict in his country. Illegal exploitation of diamonds, gold, timber and other natural resources had had devastating, perhaps irreversible, effects not only on the Congolese people, but also on the country’s flora, fauna and national parks. The Congolese people were the only losers….
The role of private companies and individuals has also been vital. In particular, the role of the World Bank is questioned by the Experts.
https://press.un.org/en/2001/sc7057.doc.htm
Neocolonial disempowerment of the developing world has been a deliberate policy. Economic account of the actual role of the world bank etc
Confessions of an economic hitman, John Perkins.
How the US financially disabled the rest of the world and controlled governments using aid debt and corruption.
Israeli diamonds may originate from illegally looting Congo
A company controlled by Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler will give control of valuable mining and oil assets back to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/congo-recovers-mining-oil-assets-israeli-billionaire-2022-02-25/
In its report, CNPAV accused Gertler of acquiring mining and oil licenses at “knockdown prices before selling them on to international partners, or even back to the government, for incredible profits.”
Israeli mining billionaire sues Congolese activists
A group of 146 civil society organisations today express their serious concern about the legal proceedings filed in the Democratic Republic of Congo by *Israeli businessman Dan Gertler* against Congo’s leading anti-corruption coalition, Le Congo n’est pas à Vendre (Congo is Not for Sale or CNPAV). The criminal lawsuit (citation directe) filed in early March targets CNPAV spokesperson Jean-Claude Mputu and his employer Resource Matters, a Belgian civil society group and a member of the CNPAV coalition.
Published details of the fortune Gertler made in Congo
“Congo is not for sale” (CNPAV), a consortium of Congolese and international organisations fighting corruption in DRC, denounces the licence granted by the Trump administration to Dan Gertler, allowing him to conduct transactions with American entities for one year. We call on the new U.S. President Joe Biden to take a firm stance against corruption by re-evaluating this licence and revoking it, as it is in his government’s power to do.
https://www.corruptiontue.org/posts/les-60-millions-empoches-par-gertle
Trump gives corrupt Israeli billionaire a clean bill of health
During its last days in office, the Trump administration quietly awarded a license to Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, who has been under US sanctions since December 2017 due to “opaque and corrupt mining deals” in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/global-witness-stands-congolese-and-international-civil-society-partners-denouncing-easing-us-sanctions-against-dan-gertler/
Family business: blood diamonds since 1967
- Dan Gertler’s grandfather, Mosche Schnitzer founded the Israeli diamonds business shortly after the Six Day war with the Arabs (Egypt etc). This was shortly after the Congo Crisis and unrest as the country sought to oust Belgian colonialism.
From 1967 to 1993 Schnitzer was President of the Israel Diamond Exchange.[6] During his long tenure the exchange was transformed from an organization with a relatively marginal position in the international market into the largest and most modern exchange in the world.[7] Annual exports on polished diamonds from Israel grew during his tenure 17-fold, from $200 million to $3.4 billion.[6]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Schnitzer
Israel’s largest companies to boycott:
Hit them in the wallet where it hurts
Companies or products to boycott: lists
- Latest one https://boycott.thewitness.news
- I received this one, but no idea of its authenticity To check if a product/company supports Israel : https://bdnaash.com
- Original Boycott Divest Sanctions movement https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott
- Palestinian group in Stockholm
💉🥼HEALTHCARE ⚕️💊🩺
⚠️Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Fourth largest company in Israel, after the top 3, all banks
Teva Pharmaceuticals was the largest generic drug manufacturer, when it was surpassed briefly by US-based Pfizer
Check to see if our local health care uses their generic or brand name medicines
“Our mission is to be a global leader in generics and biopharmaceuticals. With the largest portfolio of any pharmaceutical company in the world, we are proud to deliver more than 3,500 different products to patients in more than 60 countries. Every day nearly 200 million people around the globe take a Teva medicine, while in the US alone, more than 1 million prescriptions are filled with a Teva product.”
https://www.tevapharm.com/product-focus/generic-medicines/
List of medicines manufactured by this Israeli company
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teva_Pharmaceuticals
List of largest companies in Israel (Forbes 2022)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_in_Israel
Military industrial complex (Israeli and other neocolonial operations)
Elbit
Israeli Elbit Systems to Build Artillery Ammo Plant in Morocco
Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense company, recently announced plans to build a $135 million artillery ammunition factory for an international client. The company did not disclose the client’s name or the location of the new factory. In the past, Elbit Systems had looked into setting up military production facilities in Morocco.
In building the new factory, Elbit Systems will employ its long-standing expertise in ammunition production. The firm has a track record of setting up and operating similar manufacturing units around the world.
Yehuda Vered, the General Manager of Elbit Systems, emphasized the rising global demand for local production of ammunition. According to Vered, providing support to clients and sharing their expertise with international partners are crucial aspects of Elbit Systems’ growth strategy.
Extended Analysis, Context, and History:
Elbit Systems is a significant player in the international defense industry. Over the years, the company has diversified its product offerings to include everything from drones to artillery systems. The announcement of the new artillery ammunition factory signifies an important extension of Elbit Systems’ international operations.
There is a growing trend in the defense industry towards localized production of military equipment. This move aligns well with that trend, indicating a shift in how countries approach defense manufacturing.
The undisclosed location of the new factory could become a key point in geopolitical discussions, especially given Elbit Systems’ previous interest in Morocco. Countries are increasingly looking to enhance their sovereign capabilities in manufacturing military equipment.
This development is a significant addition to the global defense market, which continues to grow. Industry analysts expect the global defense market to reach unprecedented levels in the coming years, making this a strategic move for Elbit Systems.
Real media
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https://realmedia.press/palestine-action-a-year-of-direct-action/
Elbit Eight
Palestine Action on Elbit
Elbit Systems is Israel’s largest arms company, with their broad range of activities generating a broad influence in Israel’s militarised, securitised occupation of Palestine. Elbit supplies the Israeli military with 85% of their drones and 85% of their land-based equipment. The company’s surveillance equipment monitors Palestinians through drone operations, at border points, and across Israel’s apartheid wall.
https://www.palestineaction.org/uav-tactical-systems/
Rafael (created the iron dome defense system)
https://www.rafael.co.il/worlds/air-missile-defense/short-range-air-missile-defense/