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Ancient India: Previous Years' Questions with Solutions
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1. Sources
(i) Archaeological sources: Exploration, excavation, epigraphy, numismatics, monuments
(ii) Literary sources: Indigenous: Primary and secondary; poetry, scientific literature,
literature, literature in regional languages, religious literature.
(iii) Foreign accounts: Greek, Chinese and Arab writers.
Q. Do you agree that archaeological evidence often helps in the better understanding of literary sources? Comment.
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Q. "Art and culture are reflected to a far greater extent than political history in the epigraphic sources." Comment.
"Ancient Indians had no taste for historiography; their scholars cared more for religious, spiritual and philosophical studies. Indian historiography is essentially an Islamic heritage." Comment upon this statement with special reference to the contemporary writers and their works which help us in the reconstruction of history of the early medieval period of Indian history.
Discuss the changing approaches to the study of early Indian history.
"Reconstruction of Early Indian history is hardly possible without the help of inscriptions and coins." Discuss.
In what ways are the accounts of the Graeco Romans and the Chinese helpful in reconstructing the social history of India? How far is their information corroborated by other Contemporary sources?
What light do early inscriptions and literature throw on the status of women in politico socio-economic spheres?
On the basis of contemporary sources assess the nature of banking and usury in ancient India.
Evaluate the ownership of land in ancient India on the basis of literary and epigraphic sources.
"While using the accounts of foreign writers, historians must distinguish between statements based on hearsay and those grounded in perceptive observations." Elaborate with examples.
How far can the ancient Indian Sruti literature be used as historical sources?
Extra Questions and answers
On the basis of literary and inscriptional sources, give the description of types of land, land measures, and land tenure prevalent in ancient India.
2. Pre-history and Proto-history
(i)Geographical factors; hunting and gathering (paleolithic and mesolithic);
Beginning of agriculture (neolithic and chalcolithic).
To what extent archaeological materials are useful in understanding the progress of Neolithic man in India?
In the absence of a written script Chalcolithic pottery gives us a fascinating insight into the culture and life styles of the people of those times. Comment critically.
"The emergence of Non-Harappan Chalcolithic cultures in Central India and the Deccan mark a change not only in the subsistence pattern of people but an overall transition from pre to proto historic period." Critically analyze.
3. Indus Valley Civilization
(i) Origin, date, extent, characteristics, decline, survival and significance,
art and architecture.
Q. "There is no literary sources for the Harappan culture and no archaeological evidence for the Vedic period." Comment.
Q. Did the mastery over agriculture act as a leverage for the rise of Harappan towns and cities? Discuss.
"On circumstantial evidence Indra stands convicted." Explain, and discuss briefly different views about a sudden end of the Indus Valley civilization. How would you explain the presence of those elements in Indian culture and civilization which are found to have existed in the Indus Valley period?
"The Indus Civilization had an abrupt end." Discuss the statement and explain how the Indus Civilization could influence Indian culture in its later history.
"The Indus civilization did not have an abrupt appearance." Discuss the statement. How does the Indus civilization stand, in view of its geographical expansion and chronology, in relations to the Vedic civilization?
Write a brief essay on: "The burial customs in the Indus Civilization."
Write a short essay on: "The Religion of the Indus Civilization."
"The continuity of the Indus Civilization into later ages was not confined to the religious and spiritual fields alone." Analyse the statement.
Give an appraisal of town planning of the Indus cities and evaluate the various reasons for their decline.
Analyze the elements of urban civilization in the Harappan Culture. What factors were responsible for its decline?
Was India civilized before the advent of the Aryans? State briefly the extent and striking features of the earlier civilization, if any.
How do you account for the decline of the major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Discuss salient features of the Indus Valley Civilization. Mention important places from where relics of civilization have been recovered so far. Examine causes of its decline.
Write a short essay on: "External trade of the Harappans."
Evaluate the significance of seals and sealings in the reconstruction of socio-economic and religious life of the Harappan people.
Discuss the water management and its conservation planning in the Harappan (Indus-Saraswati) cities.
Do you think the Harappan civilization had a diversity of subsistence base?
The decline of Harappan civilization was caused by ecological degradation rather than external invasion. Discuss.
With the help of historical sources, give an account of Harappan trade while mentioning trade centres, traded goods and trade routes.
"Though script of Harappa has not been deciphered, nature and uses of writing gives us several insights into the Harappan culture." Comment.
4. Megalithic Cultures
(i) Distribution of pastoral and farming cultures outside the Indus, Development of
community life, Settlements, Development of agriculture, Crafts, Pottery, and Iron industry.
Discuss the extent, settlement patterns and subsistence economy of the megalithic cultures.
In what ways can the Megalithic culture be considered a foundational phase of the history of peninsular India?
5. Aryans and Vedic Period
(i) Expansions of Aryans in India.
(ii) Vedic Period: Religious and philosophic literature;
(iii) Transformation from Rig Vedic period to the later Vedic period;
(iv) Political, social and economical life;
(v) Significance of the Vedic Age; Evolution of Monarchy and Varna system.
Compare the economic, social and religious life of the Indus Valley (Harappan) people with that of the early Vedic people and discuss the relative chronology of the Indus and the early Vedic cultures.
Discuss briefly the development of religious ideas and rituals in the Vedic age. Do they show any parallelism with the religion of the Indus Civilization?
Examine the contribution of Vedic culture in the sphere of social institutions and religion. Was there any continuity between the Indus and the Vedic cultures in this respect?
Analyse the differences and similarities between Indus Valley and Vedic Cultures.
Write a short essay on: "Vedic literature"
Write a short essay on: "Vedic rituals"
Give a brief account of the social and economic conditions of the Later Vedic Aryans.
Describe the social life of the later Vedic people. How was it different from the Rig Vedic life?
Write a short essay on: "The formulation of social system in the later Vedic period."
Write a short essay on: "Position of women in the Rig Vedic society"
What was the position of Varuna in the Vedic system of Gods?
Write a brief essay on: "The Vedic Gods of the terrestrial region."
Evaluate the various approaches to the understanding of Vedic religion.
Examine the view that sacrifice was a ritual and a form of social exchange in Vedic India.
Write a short essay on: "Democratic elements in the political system of the early Vedic period."
Give an account of the geography of the Vedic texts and describe the social life during the Vedic times.
Discuss the political pattern and the major religious ideas and rituals of the Vedic age.
Evaluate various views regarding human settlements as gleaned from the Vedic sources.
Discuss the geographical area known to the Rig Vedic people. Were they familiar with the sea?
Evaluate the contribution of the Puranas in disseminating secular knowledge among the masses in ancient India.
"The Varna concept may always have been largely a theoretical model and never an actual description of society." Comment in the context of Ancient India.
"The Upanishadic principles embody the epitome of the Vedic thought." Discuss.
"Archaeology knows of no Aryans; only literature knows of Aryans." Examine critically.
"Over the time it became difficult for individual to upgrade in the social order, but social mobilization was always evident in Indian society." Critically Examine.
6. Period of Mahajanapadas
(i) Formation of States (Mahajanapada) : Republics and monarchies; Rise of urban
centres; Trade routes; Economic growth; Introduction of coinage;
(ii) Spread of Jainism and Buddhism; Rise of Magadha and Nandas.
(iii) Iranian and Macedonian invasions and their impact.
The concept of Shramanic religions, with particular reference to Buddhism, had their roots in Upanisadic ideas. Discuss.
Write a short essay on: "Social and economic conditions of North India during the Pre-Mauryan period (600-325 B.C.)."
Write a short essay on: "Essence of early Jainism"
What were the causes of the origin of the heterodox sects in the sixth century BC?
Write a short essay on: "The intellectual revolution in the Sixth Century B.C."
"The Sixth century B.C. was a period of religious and economic unrest in India." Comment.
How far is it correct to say that changes in the post-Vedic economy gave birth to new religious movements in India?
Discuss the social & economic factors for the rise of Buddhism. How far was it influenced by Upnisadic thought?
Give an account of the republics in the pre-Maurya period. Discuss the factors which contributed to their decline.
What role did iron play in changing their political and economic life?
Evaluate the introduction of iron technology in the development of human history of ancient India.
On the basis of contemporary sources, explain the existence of the republics in the pre-Maurya period. Were they truly democratic? What were the factors which contributed to their rise and decline?
"Though Alexander failed to plant his Greek civilization in India, nor could his invasion produce any direct consequences of permanent nature yet his invasion cannot be called a 'non-event' in the Indian history." Elucidate.
"Some of the hypotheses regarding the impact of iron technology on the history of ancient India is not supported by evidences and need to be discarded." Comment.
With the help of textual evidence, discuss the emergence of socioeconomic classes like Gahhapati and Settis, with significant wealth, status, and control over productive resources in north India during 600-300 BCE.
7. Mauryan Empire
(i) Foundation of the Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta, Kautilya and Arthashastra;
(ii) Ashoka; Concept of Dharma; Edicts; Polity, Administration; Economy; Art,
architecture and sculpture; External contacts; Religion; Spread of religion; Literature.
(iii) Disintegration of the empire;
(iv) Sungas and Kanvas.
Write a brief essay on: "Similarities and differences between the Maurya columns and Achaemenian pillars."
Write a short essay on: "Mauryan municipal administration."
Write a short essay on: "The architectural and artistic features of the great stupa at Sanchi"
Examine sources of information for Mauryan dynasty. Throw light on historical significance of Ashoka's inscriptions.
Discuss the comparative merit of the Arthasastra, the Indica and Ashokan Inscriptions as sources for the administration, socio-economic conditions and religious life in the Mauryan period.
Critically examine the sources for the study of Mauryan dynasty. How are they useful in understanding the Mauryan administration?
Discuss critically the relative importance of the different source for the history of the Mauryan period.
Write a short essay on: "Inscriptions of Ashoka"
Write a short essay on: "Mauryan court art as an alien grafting"
Write a short essay on: "The Maurya policy of regulating and controlling economic activities."
Determine the extent of the Mauryan empire.
Examine the role of adhyaksha in the Mauryan administration.
Examine the administrative system of the Mauryas and discuss briefly the causes of disintegration of the Mauryan Empire.
Examine the nature of the Mauryan State. Bring out the features of their administrative system.
Do you think that the economic factors were alone responsible for the disintegration of the Mauryan Empire?
Determine the veracity of Megasthenes' descriptions of Indian society and economy with the help of other contemporary evidences.
Q. Explain how Ashoka used religion as a tool of political aggrandizement.
Discuss different interpretations of historians about the nature of Asoka's 'Dhamma'. Did his principle of 'Dhamma-vijaya' render the Mauryan Empire militaristically weak?
Discuss the nature of Ashoka's Dhamma. Was it responsible for the downfall of his empire?
Write a short essay on: "Contents of Asoka's dhamma and reasons for Asoka's keenness to propagate dhamma."
Analyze Ashoka's policy of Dhamma and account for its failure.
Delineate the nature and impact of India's contact with Western Asia and the Mediterranean world during the Maurya period.
The development of art and architecture during the Sunga period belies the belief that they were anti-Buddhist. Discuss.
"Mauryan art was not only unique in itself but also influenced by others." Illustrate.
On the basis of inscriptions, explain what Ashoka's dhamma meant for the people and for the king?
With the help of Ashokan inscription and Arthasastra, discuss the justice system of Mauryan Empire.
What Arthasastra says about the defence and army administration of Mauryan State and how it is borne out by other sources?
On the basis of non-literary sources, analyse the relation between Ashoka's Dhamma and Buddhism.
8. Post – Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas)
(i) Contact with outside world; growth of urban centres, economy, coinage,
development of religions, Mahayana, social conditions, art, architecture, culture,
literature and science.
Q. The flourishing international trade during the Kushana period gave tremendous impetus to the development of art. Discuss.
Write a short essay on "Indian participation in the silk trade through Central Asia."
Write a short essay on: "Origins, chronology, characteristics and geographical spread of Gandhara art."
Furnish a critical and comparative account of various schools of art in the Post -Mauryan period (c. 200 B.C. – c. 300 A.D.)
Write a brief essay on: "Buddhist writing in Sanskrit in the post-Maurya period."
"The centuries between c. 200 B.C. and c. A.D. 300 constitute a landmark in the socio-religious history of India." Analyses the proposition.
How justified are we in characterizing the post-Mauryan five centuries as the 'Dark Period' of Indian History? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Examine the significance of the deities depicted on coins of the Kushanas.
Explain as to how the early Buddhist Stupa art, while using folk motifs and narratives and common cultural symbols, succeeded in transforming these themes for expounding the Buddhist ideals.
How does numismatic evidence of the period reflect the political and economic outlook of the Kushanas and the Satavahanas?
With the help of contemporary sources, explain the expansion of trade activity in the period c. 300 BCE-300 CE in ancient India.
On the basis of contemporary sources, give an account of different kind of functions performed by guilds in ancient India from c. 200 B.C. to c. 300 A.D.
In the realm of religious doctrines and practices, the period c. 200 BCE to 300 CE reflects several continuities with the earlier centuries, but also some striking new developments.
How does the coins of the Kushan provide clues regarding trends in economy, polity, religion and society?
9. Early State and Society in Eastern India, Deccan and South India
(i) Kharavela,
(ii) The Satavahanas,
(iii) Tamil States of the Sangam Age;
(iv) Administration, economy, land grants, coinage, trade guilds and urban centres;
Buddhist centres; Sangam literature and culture; Art and architecture
Q. The discovery of monsoons by Hippalus gave a new direction to Indo-Roman trade during the Satavahana period. Comment.
Discuss the military activities of Kharavela of Kalinga. Do you think that his reign is significant for military expeditions alone?
Assess the role of guilds and trade organizations in the development of early Indian economy.
Trace the role of guilds and trade organizations in the development of early Indian economy.
Examine the role of guilds in the economic life of ancient India.
Write a short essay on: "The role of guilds in the economic life of India from c. 200 B.C. to c. A.D. 300."
Justify Pliny's statement the Rome was being drained out of its gold by India during the first century of the Christian era.
"Not only does ancient Tamil literature furnish an accurate picture of widely disparate classes; it also describes the social condition of Tamil country as it was." Discuss.
With the help of contemporary sources, discuss the political and economic development in Sangam age.
"Sangam literature reflects a society with its distinctive cultural traditions, one which celebrated war and love." Explain.
On the basis of literary sources, give an account of religious belief and rituals of Sangam age.
10. Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas
(i) Polity and administration, Economic conditions, Coinage of the Guptas, Land grants,
Decline of urban centres, Indian feudalism, Caste system, Position of women, Education
and educational institutions; Nalanda, Vikramshila and Vallabhi, Literature, scientific
literature, art and architecture.
Polity and administration
Write a short essay on: "The significance of the policy of matrimonial alliances for the expansion and consolidation of the Gupta Empire."
Write a short essay on: "Skandagupta's war with the Hunas"
Examine the information of Fa Hien about the political, religious, social and economic conditions of India. Make a comparative study of his account with that of Yuan Chawang.
What are the salient features of the administrative system of the Guptas?
Describe the expansion of the Gupta Empire under Samudragupta.
Describe the expansion of the Gupta Empire under Samudragupta with the help of the Allahabad pillar inscription.
Discuss the provincial and district administrative units of the Gupta Empire with the designations and functions of the officers.
Economic conditions, Coinage of the Guptas, Land grants, Decline of urban centres, Indian feudalism, Caste system, Position of women
Q. What were the privileges granted to the donees in land-grant charters of early India? How far were these charters responsible for integration or disintegration socio-political milieu?
Q. Do you agree that the system of land grants from the Gupta-Vakataka period was connected with the decentralisation of state in any way?
How far do the coins of the Gupta's provide clues regarding trends in economy, polity, religion and arts? Discuss them in the light of corroborating evidence from archaeology and literature.
Examine the development of religion, literature and fine arts under the Guptas.
"The Gupta period stands at the center of Indian history." Discuss the development of arts and literature in that Gupta period in the light of this statement.
Discuss the conditions of economic life in the age of the Guptas.
Write a short essay on "The economic prosperity in the Gupta period."
Write a short essay on: "Origins and meaning of the samanta system."
What were the privileges granted to the donees in land-grant charters of early India? How far were these charters responsible for integration or disintegration socio-political milieu?
How foreign elements had influences on Gupta's coins? Discuss with examples.
On the basis of contemporary sources, give an account of Royal land grant in ancient India.
With the help of literary and archaeological sources, critically evaluate the hypothesis that there was urban decay during c. 300-600 CE.
Throw light on the condition of women during the Gupta period with the help of contemporary sources.
Education and educational institutions; Nalanda, Vikramshila and Vallabhi, Literature, scientific literature, art and architecture
Q. Discuss the experimentations with art and architecture during the Gupta-Vakataka period.
Write a short essay on: "Nalanda Mahavihara"
Highlight the achievements of the Gupta period in the field of literature, science and technology.
Vardhanas
Critically examine the sources of information for the study of Harshavardhan and discuss his religious policy.
Harsha is described as 'the lord of the whole of north India'. Determine the extent of his empire and discuss his political relations with Sasanka, Bhaskaravarman and Pulakesin II.
Write a short essay on "The Maukharis paving the way for the glory of Harshavardhana"
Who were the Maukharis? Discuss their political relations with the Later Guptas of Magadha.
Give an account of the Society in Northern and Central India since the death of Harsha to the Muslim conquest of North India.
"Harsha owes his greatness largely not to any real achievements but to formulate descriptions by two famous men." Discuss.
"Harshvardhan was himself great, but he has been made greater by Ban and Yuan Chiang." Critically examine the statement.
"Of all the events that had a singular being on the history of India, Harsha's death in 647 A.D. is significant." Why? Explain.
Discuss critically the role Harsha played in the history of his times.
11. Regional States during Gupta Era
(i) The Kadambas, Pallavas, Chalukyas of Badami;
(ii) Polity and Administration, Trade guilds, Literature; growth of Vaishnava and
Saiva religions.
(iii) Tamil Bhakti movement, Shankaracharya; Vedanta; Institutions of temple and
temple architecture; Palas,
(iv) Senas, Rashtrakutas, Paramaras, Polity and administration; Cultural aspects.
(v) Arab conquest of Sind; Alberuni,
(vi) The Chalukyas of Kalyana, Cholas, Hoysalas, Pandyas;
(vii) Polity and Administration; local Government; Growth of art and architecture,
religious sects, Institution of temple and Mathas, Agraharas, education and literature,
economy and society.
Q. "Utpanna dravide bhaktih, Karnate vriddhimagata I Sthita kinchit maharashtre gurjare jirnatam gata II" – Padmapurana. Account for the emergence of bhakti in Dravida desa.
Discuss critically the main aspects of polity and society under the Pallavas.
Give an account of the struggle for supremacy in South India between the Chalukyas of Badami and the Pallavas.
Trace briefly the history of the struggle between the Chalukyas and the Pailavas. Analyze its causes and bring out its importance.
Give an account of the rise of the Chalukyas of Vatapi and their struggle with other rulers. Write a note on their patronage of arts.
Q. "Doubtless it was not a free state; it was any rate a state" (K A N Sastri). Reflect upon the nature of local self government institutions in the Chola country.
How could the local self-government under the Cholas adjust with their centralized administration structure?
Write about the different views on the nature of South Indian states with the special reference to the Chola state.
Q. Trace the origin and development of the political authority of the Chalukyas of Badami and discuss their contribution to religion and architecture.
What was the contribution of the Chalukyas of Badami to Indian architecture?
Evaluate the importance of the contributions of the Pallavas in the history of the development of art and administration in South India.
Assess the achievements of the Pallavas in administration and art.
Write a short essay on: "The contributions of the Pallavas to Indian architecture."
Who were the Pallavas? Review briefly their contribution to art and administration.
Discuss the contribution of the Pallavas to South Indian art. Was this art wholly indigenous?
Bring out the regional variations in the early South Indian Temple's architectural styles.
Assess Ellora as a unique art centre of the different cultural streams.
How far is it true to say that the strength and vigour of Indian history during c. A.D. 500-750 lay in the south of the Vindhyas?
Arab conquest of Sind
Write a short essay on: "Historical significance of the advent of the Arabs in India"
12. Themes in Early Indian Cultural History
(i) Languages and texts, major stages in the evolution of art and architecture, major
philosophical thinkers and schools, ideas in Science and Mathematics.
How far is it correct to say that the Indians of the ancient period indulged only Metaphysical things and not in the development of pure sciences?
Discuss the cultural impact of India of the South-East Asia during the ancient period.
Assess the educational system in early India and identify important educational institutions of the period.
In ancient India, what was the impact of western world and India on each other?
Discuss the major mathematical and astronomical development in ancient India?
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Coca Cola honouring a war criminal
In September 2009 Coca-Cola hosted a special reception at the Coca-Cola world headquarters to honour Brigadier-General Binyamin Ben-Eliezer[33][34], Israel's ex-Minister of Defense currently Minister of Industry, Trade & Labor. The reception was attended by the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and almost 150 members of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce[18]. Brigadier-General Binyamin Ben-Eliezer is a wanted war criminal. According to Dr.Aryeh Yitzhaki, a mainstream Israeli military historian, the IDF killed around a 1000 Egyptian POWs during the Six-Day War. Ben-Eliezer "Shaked unit" was responsible for one-third of those murders. [44][45]
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (L), and Defense Minister Brigadier-General Binyamin Ben Eliezer at an army camp outside the Palestinian refugee camp of Jenin in the West Bank, 10 April 2002, being briefed on the progress of the on-going slaughter of the Palestinian inhabitants which began 7 days ago.[61]
Dr. Yitzhaki reports that Palestinian volunteers in the Egyptian army were executed Nazi-style in El-Arish in 1967. Gabby Biron, a right-wing journalist who witnessed the murder of about 10 POWs before being forced to leave, confirmed Yitzhaki's report. Biron says that Israeli intelligence officers put POWs one by one through a short interrogation. If the IDF determined by the prisoner's accent that he was Palestinian, he was taken behind the building, forced to dig his own grave, and shot. According to Holocaust survivors, the incident bears a striking similarity to Nazi tactics.[46][44][43]
Defense Minister Brigadier-General Binyamin Ben Eliezer(R), Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Moshe Yaalon (C) and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (L) - three war criminals watching an army exercise at Shizafon amy base in southern Israel (9 Oct 2002).[61]
Ben-Eliezer was the First Commanding Officer in Southern Lebanon, appointed in 1977, acting as a liaison between the local Christian militias and Israel, laying the foundations for the collaboration which would result in the Sabra Shatilla massacre in 1982. From 1978-1981 he was the Military Governor of the West Bank and from 1983-1984 he was the Government Coordinator of Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Under Sharon, Ben-Eliezer served as Defence Minister (Mar 2001- Oct 2002) during Operation Defensive Shield where Israel brutally attacked and reoccupied Palestinian cities perpetrating war crimes with total disregard for civilian populations, prominent among them was the massacre at Jenin.
Defense Minister Brigadier-General Binyamin Ben Eliezer(L), Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Moshe Yaalon (C) and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (R) - three war criminals.[61]
In December 2009 The Coca-Cola Company's Senior Vice President (Research & Innovation), Bilal Kaafarani, was the keynote speaker along with Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren and Israeli Minister of Infrastructure Uzi Landau at the "US & Israel: Confronting Challenges" meeting in New York[22]. The event was organised by the Israel-America Chamber of Commerce which is the Israeli partner of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce.
Coca-Cola Israel - Mossad and the Lobby
Mossad operative Moshe Wertheim (top) is
currently president of Coca Cola Israel.
Abraham Feinberg, pictured (bottom) shaking hands with
President Truman, was Coca-Cola Israel's CEO until his
death in 1998. As a leading Zionist lobbist he
single-handedly arranged the financing of Truman's
presidential campaign. His influence on President
Lyndon Johnson ensured Israel didn't have to sign the NPT.
The Israel-America Chamber of Commerce was headed for five consecutive years (91-96) by a Mossad operative called Moshe Wertheim. Wertheim along with Abraham Feinberg had brought Coca Cola to Israel in 1968, Wertheim is currently president of Coca Cola Israel[13].
Abraham Feinberg was Coca-Cola Israel's CEO until he died in December 1998. He is described by the New York Magazine as "an ardent Zionist and towering member of the American Jewish lobby. Feinberg has played the power game in high places since 1948 when he single-handedly arranged the financing of Truman's underdog whistle-stop campaign. As a result of this coup and his intimate ties to Israeli leaders from David Ben-Gurion to Itzhak Rabin, he became a trusted Truman ally and an insider in all Democratic administrations since."[55] Declassified State Department documents revealled that it was Feinberg's influence on President Lyndon Johnson that ensured Johnson didn't compel Israel to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty before delivering 50 Phantom fighter jets to Israel which had previously been contingent upon Israel forgoing nuclear weapons[56].
Coca Cola Israel (aka Central Bottling Company), with an annual turnover of over $900 million, is among Coca-Cola's ten largest single-plant bottling facilities worldwide. It provides nearly 5000 jobs in Israel.[5] Coca Cola Israel owns Tara Dairies, Israel's second largest dairy[5], which has dairy farms in the illegal Israeli settlelemts on the West Bank. Tara is a major shareholder of Meshek Zuriel Dairy (approx. 52%), which owns a dairy farm in the settlement of Shadmot Mechola in the occupied Jordan Valley. Additionally, the company holds a third of the shares of Ramat Hagolan Dairies, which is located in the occupied Golan Heights, in the industrial zone of Katzerin where the products of the company are manufactured[6][7].
Coca-Cola Israel also supports the Jewish National Fund[35] and sponsers training programs for its workers on subjects including the Israeli-Arab conflict. The course content is created by a company funded by the Jewish Agency and the Israeli government.[52]
In July 2002, it was announced that Coca-Cola Israel, in return for $55 million in incentives from the Israeli government, is to build a new plant on stolen Palestinian land at Kiryat Gat employing 700 workers.[53] This development did not go ahead due to grant disputes and a new potential location (Ashkelon).
In October 2005, Coca-Cola Israel increased its investment in Israel by buying a 51 percent controlling interest in the Tavor Winery.[54]
'Blank Cheque' Investment in Israel
In March 2007 Coca Cola sent a trade delegation of top executives to Israel. According to Ilan Friedman of the American Israel Chamber of Commerce "the goal is to invest, acquire companies, sign strategic agreements with companies and funds, or merge with Israeli technology companies."[1][2] It was the first time the American Israel Chamber of Commerce had ever taken representatives from a single corporation to Israel.[4]
Following the trade delegation, Muhtar Kent, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company, in June 2008 addressing the Israel Food Industries Association conference in Tel Aviv revealed Coca Cola's investment plan for Israel: "We've also set up an incubator program in Israel that focuses on new ideas and technologies emerging in areas like packaging, functional ingredients and water usage. Our goal is to select the most promising technologies, test them and commercialize them."[11] Coca-Cola has tasked the Israeli venture capital fund Challenge Fund to locate technology opportunities on the firm's behalf and promised "a blank check" for any suitable investments. This agreement with Coca Cola is exceptional in the Israeli venture capital industry[24].
Coca Cola CEO denies Palestinians
In August 2009 Muhtar Kent, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company, was invited to Israel to speak at the Globes Conference on Social Responsibility in Tel Aviv.[8]
Caught on camera: Coca-Cola delivering to
the illegal Israeli settlement of Ariel[58]
In his surreal speech on 'Social Responsibility' he praised Coca-Cola's 'great bottling partner' in Israel the Central Bottling Company (aka Coca Cola Israel) and talked of "Our vision of sustainability at Coca-Cola is a world where all people have access to safe water.. where our communities and our neighbors are prosperous.." - this a few miles from besieiged Gaza where Amnesty International in its report for the same year titled "Troubled Waters: Palestinians denied fair access to water"[9] revealled "90-95% of the water in Gaza is contaminated and unfit for human consumption" - Gazans (56% of whom are children) have to drink contaminated water because Israel is denying them drinking water. Coca Cola CEO never once mentioned Gaza - as if it never exsisted, instead he praised Golda Meir as a 'great leader' reflecting 'social responsibility'. Golda Meir had likewise denied the existance of the Palestinian people - "There is no such thing as a Palestinian people... It is not as if we came and threw them out and took their country. They didn't exist." He went on to talk of Coca Cola's sponsership of the Special Olympics and how he had met several Special Olympic athletes from Israel, but again never mentioning Palestinian athletes like 21 year old Lyad Abuelkheir[10] who suffers from Down's syndrome and was due to compete in the handball competition at the Special Olympics in Ireland in 2003 but was preveted from attending by the Israeli authorities despite holding an Irish visa.
Sponsoring propaganda
For most of the last two decades, every year Coca Cola has sponsored the JCC (Jewish Community Centre Association), in particular JCC Summer Camps (eg $77,500 in 2007[36]) and the JCC Maccabi Games where 6000 Jewish teens from different countries participate each summer.
The JCC Maccabi Games is sponsored by Coca-Cola
every year for most of the last two decades. Its mission
statement is to cultivate Jewish youth in an informal setting
to "encourage their identification with the state of Israel"[39]
In its mission statement it states that the JCC Maccabi Games aims to cultivate Jewish youth in an informal setting to "encourage their identification with the state of Israel"[37]. The JCC aims to "strengthen connections between North American Jews and Israel". The JCC achieves this through recruiting emissaries from Israel (shlichim), who are specially trained to whitewash Israels crimes, to help run their summer camps. The Jewish Agency for Israel trains shlichim, as a requirement it insists all candidates must have served in the Israeli army (IDF). Those targeting yougsters must "endeavors to impart Jewish heritage and Zionism, to encourage members of the community to visit Israel.. and representing Israel before the general public"[40]. The JCC sends youth delegations on propaganda trips to Israel where the reality of the occupation is hidden away[38]. It also has strong links to the military ("serving the needs of Jewish military personnel")[36].
In February 2002, Coca-Cola teamed up with "Friends of Israel" and National Hillel to cosponser a lecture given by the infamous zionist correspondent Linda Gradstein at the University of Minnesota.[50]
The Coca-Cola Company funds collaborative research projects between the University of Minnesota and Tel Aviv University through its support of "The Lieberman-Okinow Endowed Chair in Disease Resistance Breeding in Cereal Crops".[41]
Other nefarious activities
As with its support for Israel, Coca-Cola has a particularly rotten record right across the board, including:
1. Coca-Cola driking the world dry
Three litres of water are used to make one litre of Coca-Cola. In order to satisfy this need for vast amount of water, Coca-Cola is increasingly taking over control of aquifers in communities around the world. These vast subterranean chambers hold water resources collected over many hundreds of years. As such they the represent the heritage of entire communities, Coca-Cola is squantering it resulting in shortages of water in communities around the world.[57]
2. Double Standards - Coca-Cola Toxic in India
A Coca-Cola bought in India is not the same as one bought in the US or UK - in India it will contain over 30 times the EU limit for pesticides and include banned substances blamed for birth defects and cancer.[59]
3. Coca-Cola accused of killing workers in Colombia
Trade unions around the world have launched a boycott of Coca-Cola products, alleging that the company's locally owned bottlers in Colombia used illegal paramilitary death squads to intimidate, threaten and kill its workers.[60]
Additional Information & References:
[1] Coca Cola to examine Israeli technologies (2007-3-12)
Sources inform ''Globes'' that a delegation of Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) executives is due to visit Israel next week to examine Israeli technologies. The American Israel Chamber of Commerce Southeast Region arranged the visit.
AICC Southeast Region Israel director Ilan Friedman said today that Coca Cola would use the visit to examine advanced technologies and concepts of Israeli companies in areas that affect all aspects of Coca Cola's business. "The idea is to examine whether Israel has technologies suited to Coca Cola. The goal is to invest, acquire companies, sign strategic agreements with companies and funds, or merge with Israeli technology companies."
Friedman added that the Coca Cola delegation would include executives and managers involved in investments and mergers, including executives from the company's investment arm.
Coca Cola is interested in a great many companies with innovative technologies that touch on all aspects of its business. These fields include improved energy exploitation, packaging, water, improving financial and organizational procedures, taste and aroma substances, advanced preservatives, green fuels, warehousing, inventory management, and asset management.
Source: http://www.ivc-online.com/ivcWeeklyItem.asp?articleID=5484
[2] Global Coca-Cola Delegation to Yokneam (2007-3-28)
A delegation of four senior Global Coca-Cola representatives lead by Tom Glazer, president of the Atlanta Israel-America Chamber of Commerce arrived in Yokneam on March 21st in order to examine options for cooperation with leading technological firms of Yokneam-Megiddo and northern Israel, in the areas of water and energy, flavor enhancers, and manufacturing.
Yokneam Mayor Simon Alfassi hosted the delegation in his office, with Megiddo Regional Council Mayor, Hanan Erez, joining in welcoming the guests.
Tom Glazer was responsible for initiating contacts between Coca-Cola and heads of the municipalities and various company representatives. Glazer has been promoting commercial and business cooperation between Atlanta and Yokneam for 15 years; he is a frequent visitor to the region, arriving several times each year. In the past decade about 45 Israeli firms have begun operations in Atlanta thanks to the excellent relationship created between the two sides.
While contacts with representatives of Israeli firms were facilitated by Ilan Friedman, the Israeli representative of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Anat Harel, the new director of the Regional Development Unit assisted in all logistic arrangements of this important visit . Mayor Alfassi greeted the delegation, saying that Yokneam and Megiddo possess proven potential for the establishment of a Coca-Cola branch in the region-this thanks to Yokneam's successful industrial park, with an approximate annual turnover of $1 billion and considered one northern Israel's most successful parks, as well as Yokneam's excellent geographical placing.
Alfassi noted that this cooperation which began as part of Jewish Agency Partnership 2000 in 1992 between Atlanta-St. Louis and Yokneam-Megiddo has proven itself above and beyond expectations..
Source: http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Israel/Partnerships/Regions/Yokneam/News/2007/news-0703-cola.htm
[3] 2006 American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Eagle Star Awards Gala
The 2006 Eagle Star Awards Gala - AICC's largest annual community event - was held at IBM's Northside Parkway corporate campus. Corporate sponsors included IBM (Host), Atlanta Business Chronicle (Platinum), The Coca-Cola Company (Gold), Grant Thornton, BellSouth, Delta Air Lines, and Smith Gambrell & Russell (Silver), McKesson, TTI Telecom, Veritas Venture Partners, Troutman Sanders, DeutscheBank Alex.Brown, National Distributing Company, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, WMLB, and Given Imaging (Bronze), and the Consulate General of Israel, Miller Richmond Company, Marsh and McLennan, Omni National Bank, and The Blass Group (Patron).
Source: http://www.rad-wireless.com/Article/0,6583,28670,00.html
..the 6th annual Eagle Star Gala that was held at Coca-Cola Co.'s headquarters on North Avenue. The gala recognizes companies that have made significant achievements to strengthen the Israel-Southeast U.S. business relationship.
The chamber's work with Coca-Cola, the host of the Eagle Star Gala, has also been a success, according to Mr. Glaser - president of the American-Israel chamber.
In March, the American-Israel chamber led Coca-Cola executives on a trade mission to Israel, which was the first time the chamber had ever taken representatives from a single corporation to the country.
Coca-Cola's Israel country manager and strategic planning director for the Eurasia Group, Richard Izsak, was the keynote speaker at the Eagle Star Gala. He mentioned Coca-Cola's interest in collaborating with Israeli companies during his speech.
"Israel is clearly a place for innovation…and home to innovative companies in a variety of fields vital to the future strategic growth and competitive advantage of the Coca-Cola Company – nanotechnology, life sciences, agriculture, water treatment, flavors and fragrances, and more," Mr. Izsak is quoted in a chamber press release.
If Coca-Cola ends up collaborating with Israeli companies, Mr. Glaser told GlobalAtlanta that he would consider taking other Southeast-based corporations on trade missions to the country.
There are currently 40 Israeli companies that have operations in Georgia. According to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the country is Georgia's 18th largest trading partner.
Source: http://stories.globalatlanta.com/2007stories/015289.html
[5] The Central Bottling Company (Coca Cola Israel)
..the Central Bottling Company is a group of companies with a combined annual turnover of over $900 million..
..CBC hhas held the Israel franchise for Coca-Cola products since 1968, which today include Coca-Cola, Diet Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Fanta, Sprite, Nestea, and Kinley Soda. It is among Coca-Cola's ten largest single-plant bottling facilities worldwide, and Israel has one of the world's highest per capita consumption of Coca-Cola products.
Tara Dairies – Milk & Dairy Products
Established in 1942, Tara was aacquired by the Group in 2004. The country's second largest dairy in terms of milk processing, its workforce of 450 processes 140 million liters of milk annually, with a 12% market share and products including milk drinks, cheeses, yogurts and spreads.
Source: http://duns100.com/ts.cgi?tsscript=comp_eng&duns=600057582
[6] Tara (Milco Industries)
Fully owned by The Central Bottling Company (Coca Cola Israel) of Moshe (Muzi) Wertheim.
Subsidiaries: Meshek Zuriel Dairy, Ramat Hagolan Dairies. The company has an exclusive agreement with Müller (Germany) to produce and market Müller's products in Israel.
The company is a major shareholder of Meshek Zuriel Dairy (approx. 52%), which owns a dairy farm in the settlement of Shadmot Mechola in the occupied Jordan Valley. Additionally, the company holds a third of the shares of Ramat Hagolan Dairies, which is located in the occupied Golan Heights, and products of the company are manufactured there.
Source: http://www.whoprofits.org/Company%20Info.php?id=782
[7] Ramat Hagolan Dairies
Owned by Strauss (through Gideon Holdings) (33%) and Tara (33%).
The company's facilities are located in the industrial zone of Katzerin, an Israeli settlements in the occupied Golan Heights.
[8] Globes Conference on Social Responsibility, Tel Aviv (2009-8-31)
Over the course of 123 years, the men and women of the Coca-Cola system have built one of the world's most recognized and valued brands. In fact, today, Coca-Cola is the second-most universally recognized term on the planet. Only the term "okay" is recognized by more people around the world.
The strength... the resolve... and the sustainability of our brand is directly related to the social license that we have earned from billions of consumers around the world over all these years. It's an honor and a responsibility we don't take lightly and which we will never take for granted.
In today's connected global economy and interwoven social networks, a brand with 123 years of credibility can be discredited -- and even destroyed -- in a matter of 123 seconds.
Our vision of sustainability at Coca-Cola is a world where all people have access to safe water, where our packaging is a valuable resource for the future, and where our communities and our neighbors are prosperous. We have seen through our own experiences -- time and again -- that our business in any market is only as healthy and sustainable as the community in which we operate.
For instance, here in Israel, our great bottling partner, Central Bottling Company (CBC), has placed a great deal of innovation focus on water use. These initiatives have resulted in the highest rates of water efficiency among the 200 countries we serve. And they carry a clear environmental message in a country -- and a planet -- where water preservation is of utmost importance.
Last summer I had the great privilege of being here in Israel to celebrate the 4 th anniversary of CBC with my good friends Muzi Wertheim and Ronnie Kobrovsky..
..Israel, of course, has long been a beacon of women's leadership in business, education, government, military, science and the arts. Golda Meir -- one of the great leaders of her time -- really reflected the national psyche towards sustainability and social responsibility when she said... "We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel."
..A great example of a socially responsible culture-building experience is the relationship we've cherished over the years with Special Olympics. There's no question that The Coca-Cola Company has seen further -- and gone further -- through our 41-year partnership with Special Olympics.
Special Olympians and their family members like Tali Kornhauser right here in Israel are truly special people. Last year, I had the good fortune of meeting Tali and several Special Olympic athletes from Israel, including her daughter, Lin. Tali graciously invited me to be here today..
Source: http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/presscenter/viewpoints_kent_globes_conference.html
[9] Amnesty: New report accuses Israel of denying water to Palestinians (2009-10-27)
Source: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=18466
[10] Israel Prevents Palestinian Athlete Attending Special Olympics
Carl O'Brien, The Irish Times, 23 June 2003
It was confirmed yesterday that a 21-year-old Down's syndrome athlete from Palestine, who was unable to cross the Israeli-controlled border, will not be attending the Games.
Mr Lyad Abuelkheir, who was due to compete in the handball competition, was not allowed to cross the border between Gaza and Egypt despite holding an Irish visa.
The chairman of the host town committee in Kinsale, Co Cork, expressed frustration at the actions of the Israeli authorities.
Source: http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-news-0417.html
[11] Coca-Cola CEO at Israel Food Industries Association
We've also set up am incubator program in Israel that focuses on new ideas and technologies emerging in areas like packaging, functional ingredients and water usage. Our goal is to select the most promising technologies, test them and commercialize them.
The world's food industry needs innovation like never before. This year's conference takes place at a critically important and challenging time for the world's food industry... and at an important time for Israel as you celebrate your 60th anniversary.
Source: http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/presscenter/viewpoints_kent_israel_food_industries.html
[12] From Coca-Cola annual review 2008:
Source: http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/investors/pdfs/2008_annual_review/2008_annual_review.pdf
[13] The Begin-Sadat Center For Strategic Studies Bulletin (Jan 2007, No 21)
..The dinner was sponsored and chaired by another backer of the BESA Center, Muzi Wertheim, a well known Israeli businessmen who is the owner in Israel of the Coca Cola Company and of Bank Mizrachi, and former chairman of the U.S.-Israel Chamber of Commerce. Wertheim was also a legendary Mossad agent..
Efraim Halevy, the previous head of Israel's famed Mossad foreign intelligence agency, was the keynote speaker at the BESA Center dinner. "We are in a Third World War, against radical Islam," declared Halevy..
Source: www.biu.ac.il/Besa/bulletin/bulletin21.pdf
Moshe Wertheim was president of Israel-America Chamber of Commerce between 1991-1996
Israel-America Chamber of Commerce presidents:
Joshua Maor : 1986-1991
Moshe Wertheim : 1991-1996
Hanan Achsaf : 1996-1998
Yaacov Yisraeli : 1998-2003
Amb. Zalman Shoval : 2003-2008
Nechemia Peres : 2008-
( http://www.amcham.co.il/spages/Executive+Committee-t-Committees.htm)
[14] American-Israel Chamber of Commerce
The Coca-Cola Company is a member of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce
Source: http://www.aiccse.org/membership/AmMembershipInfo.aspx?BusinessMemberID=7711
[15] American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Leadership
AICC is blessed with a strong leadership representing the constituencies of our membership including executives from Southeastern corporations, technology companies, and professional firms as well as Israeli companies' top management from their US or regional headquarters based in the Atlanta area. They are committed to opening doors for Israeli companies within their own companies and network of connections.
Joel Neuman -	Vice Chairman	American-Israel Chamber of Commerce (The Coca-Cola Company)
Source: http://www.aiccse.org/About/LeadershipBoardofDirectors.aspx
[16] American-Israel Chamber of Commerce "Southeast - Israel Water Technology Business Exchange held in Atlanta on October 15 2009
Israel Water Technology Business Exchange 2009
was sponsored by Coca-Cola. As part of its keynote
address Tamar Cienhanover of the Challenge Fund and
D.V. Darshane of The Coca-Cola Company explained
"The Coca-Cola Company Perspective"
photo src: http://picasaweb.google.com/guy.aicc/
WaterExchange?feat=embedwebsite#5392942325611797282
Source: http://aiccse.wordpress.com/2009/10/
[17] American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Newsletter:
GreenRoad Establishes Eastern US Sales HQ in Atlanta (16 Jan 2009)
GreenRoad, founded in Israel with its R&D headquarters in Beit Dagan, has established its Eastern US Sales headquarters in Atlanta. The company's corporate headquarters is now in Redwood City, California, and they also maintain a sales office in London.
GreenRoad provides a technology-based service to measure and improve driving behavior.. combines in-vehicle technology with integrated web applications that continuously rate driving skills and behavior, train drivers in real time by providing feedback as they drive..
GreenRoad has clients in numerous industries including food & beverage, defense, commercial trucking, public transportation, and telecom. Among the companies using their services in the Southeast is Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Enterprises.
"We look forward to the support companies like ours receive from the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce," said Pete Allen, GreenRoad's general manager-North America.
Source: http://www.aiccse.org/NewsLetter/NewsletterPreview.aspx?NewsletterID=73
Israel's Minister of Industry, Trade & Labor Visits Atlanta
Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, Israel's Minister of Industry, Trade & Labor, visited Atlanta on September 9th. His visit was coordinated by the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, SE Region in cooperation with the Israel Economic Mission and Consulate General of Israel with support of the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
"We acknowledge and appreciate AICC's many contributions to building business between the US and Israel over the last 18 years. Your organization is a model to be emulated around the world," said the Minister.
AICC arranged meetings for the Minister with top executives of major corporations in the area including GE, Mueller Water Products, The Coca-Cola Company, and AT&T. He also met with Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Ken Stewart, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
A highlight of the one-day visit was the Minister's participation in a meeting of AICC's Board of Directors and a special reception, attended by almost 150 chamber members that followed, hosted by The Coca-Cola Company. Board members had the opportunity to have direct dialogue with the minister about economic development. At the reception, Bilal Kaafarani, Coca-Cola's Senior VP of Research & Innovation, shared exciting progress about their "incubator" project in Israel that is sourcing Israeli innovation in a number of sectors of importance to their company.
"It was an honor for us to host Minister Ben-Eliezer and his delegation and a unique opportunity for them to see our organization in action, better understand the strength of our region, and consider ways we can develop even more sophisticated cooperation with Israel," said AICC Board Chairman Charlie Harrison.
[19] American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Eagle Star Awards 2009 - Coca-Cola was a Gold Sponsor.
American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Eagle Star Awards 2009
To celebrate the people and companies who have made the most significant impact on business between the Southeast and Israel, and to recognize their achievements with the AICC Eagle Star Awards.
300 of the most influential members of the area's business and Jewish community
Keynote Speaker:
Asaf Vitman, Israel's Minister of Economic Affairs in the US
Community Partner Award: APAIC - America's Pro-Israel Lobby
Source: http://www.eaglestargala.com/2009/sponsors.html
Source: http://www.eaglestargala.com/2009/index.html
[20] Amnesty vs. AIPAC: Senate to Consider AIPAC Resolution Endorsing War in Gaza
By Robert Naiman, January 8, 2009
The Senate could consider as early as today a resolution promoted by AIPAC intended to effectively endorse the continuation of the Israeli military assault in Gaza.
In particular, the resolution does not call for an "immediate ceasefire," but for a "durable and sustainable ceasefire," which is the Bush Administration's code for continuing the war - the excuse the Administration has given for why the war must go on. Nor does the resolution call for ending the blockade on Gaza, even though the blockade is also an act of war.
Last Friday, Amnesty International USA sent an "urgent" letter to Secretary of State Rice, calling on her to end the Bush Administration's "lopsided response" to the ongoing Israeli military attacks on Gaza that have killed more than 600 Palestinians, including some 200 children. "Amnesty International USA is particularly dismayed at the lopsided response by the U.S. government to the recent violence and its lackadaisical efforts to ameliorate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza," the letter said. Amnesty urged the Bush Administration to "go beyond rhetoric and exert concrete pressure on both parties to immediately cease unlawful attacks."
Unfortunately, the U.S. Senate, at the urging of AIPAC, is poised to embrace the Bush Administration's "lopsided" and "lackadaisical" response.
Source: http://www.opednews.com/articles/Amnesty-vs-AIPAC-Senate-by-Robert-Naiman-090108-850.html
[21] American-Israel Chamber of Commerce board
Mr. Edward Shartar	The Coca-Cola Company
Source: http://web.archive.org/web/19971222015026/http://aiccse.org/board.htm
Mike Rosenberg The Coca-Cola Company
Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20051220075840/www.aiccse.org/About/LeadershipBoardofDirectors.aspx
[22] US & Israel: Confronting Challenges, New-York, December, 3, 2009
(part of Israel-America Chamber of Commerce Israel Business Leaders Delegation to the United States)
Source: www.oscar4b.com/iacc/program.doc
[23] Cleantech co Blue I a hit with Mekorot, Coca Cola
Blue I also recently completed another successful pilot at the facilities of The Central Bottling Company (Coca Cola Israel Ltd.), following which its devices were installed at production plants in Brazil and South America. As a result Coca Cola is to adopt Blue I's system in place of the one designed by US water technology firm Hach Company, and install at it the group's manufacturing facilities across the US.
Blue I Technologies founder, president and CEO Tsur Ben-David said, "Following the success of our water control system at Coca Cola plants in Israel, Brazil and South Africa, a senior delegation from the company's headquarters in Atlanta visited us several weeks ago, and a further meeting was held last week at the company's US headquarters. The recognition of our technology by an international corporation like Coca Cola will open up doors for us in other global food and beverage conglomerates, and commercial corporations in general."
Aside from the fact that Coca Cola's manufacturing business - light beverages - is based on water, so the company attaches importance to the integration of water purification technologies in its manufacturing, the company is also considering the setting up of an cleantech R&D center in Israel, focusing principally on water and alternative energy, and its assessment of Blue I Technology as a potential investment target is one of the alternatives under consideration in this regard. Ben David said he believed that the potential sales of its systems to Coca Cola could reach $100,000.
Source: http://archive.globes.co.il/default.aspx?ID=1000248407#doc_1_of_1
[24] Challenge Fund becomes Coca Cola tech spotter
Israeli venture capital fund Challenge Fund - Etgar has signed an agreement with Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) under which it will locate technologies and knowledge opportunities on the firm's behalf and manage its investments in Israel.
The agreement with Coca Cola is exceptional in the Israeli venture capital industry. Corporate entities have invested and continue to invest either in companies directly or in venture capital funds themselves, but this agreement is unlike any of these models.
Sources inform ''Globes'' that Coca Cola has not allocated any capital to finance the implementation of the agreement, but has promised a blank check for any suitable investment. Challenge will locate suitable companies and Coca Cola will decide whether it wishes to invest in them.
Challenge has not raised a new fund since 2000, and the latest agreement with Coca Cola may well provide it with the impetus it needs to do so.
Source: http://archive.globes.co.il/searchgl/
Challenge%20Fund%20becomes%20Coca%20Cola%20tech%20
spotter_h_hd_2L34mDp4sE5mnC30mCpKrDJSoBcXqRMm0.html
[25] American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Eagle Star Awards 2009
The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce is a bi-national business association with the mission of increasing economic development by fostering understanding, cooperation, and business relationships between Israel and the Southeast. Since its founding in 1992, AICC has been involved in completed transactions valued at more than $950 million, creating jobs and benefiting the economies of both Israel and the Southeast. AICC targets a range of projects involving import, export, research & development, direct investment and joint ventures. Key areas of focus include software, telecommunications, cleantech, life sciences, real estate, and security.
Source: http://www.prlog.org/10243849-527-americanisrael-chamber-of-commerce-to-honor-israeli-company-of-the-year-and-deal-of-the-year.html
[26] American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, SE
Headquarters Address:
1150 Lake Hearn Drive Suite 130
Source: http://www.linkedin.com/companies/american-israel-chamber-of-commerce-se
GVP US Office:
Source: http://www.gpv-point.com/
Source: http://www.usisraelexchange.com/water09/sponsors.html
[28] Coca-Cola Gold Sponsor of 2nd American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Eagle Star Awards 2003
(2nd Annual Eagle Star Awards Gala, Thursday, May 29, 2003)
Keynote Address: Danny Ayalon, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S.
Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20031226062841/www.eaglestargala.com/index.html
Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20031226063043/www.eaglestargala.com/sponsors.html
Coca-Cola Gold Sponsor of 3nd American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Eagle Star Awards 2004
Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20040606041932/http://www.eaglestargala.com/sponsors.html
[29] Coca-Cola Gold Sponsor of 5th American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Eagle Star Awards (2006)
Event corporate sponsors included IBM (Host), Atlanta Business Chronicle (Platinum), The Coca-Cola Company (Gold), Grant Thornton, BellSouth, Delta Air Lines, and Smith Gambrell & Russell (Silver), McKesson, TTI Telecom, Veritas Venture Partners, Troutman Sanders, DeutscheBank Alex.Brown, National Distributing Company, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, WMLB, and Given Imaging (Bronze), and the Consulate General of Israel, Miller Richmond Company, Marsh and McLennan, Omni National Bank, and The Blass Group (Patron).
Source: http://www.eaglestargala.com/2007/eaglestar2006.htm
[30] Coca-Cola hosted the 6th American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Eagle Star Awards (2007) at the The Coca-Cola Company Headquarters
[33] Israeli Minister's visit strengthens ties
For the first time in years, Atlanta has played host to a member of the Israeli cabinet.
Brigadier-General Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Minister for Industry, Trade, and Labor, made a trip to Atlanta Sep. 9 to strengthen the already prosperous economic relationship between Israel and the South..
..the Minister met with other major area economic players at Coca-Cola, and discussed Israel's economy with, among others, Coke CEO Muthar Kent and AT&T Vice President William Hague.
The visit was capped off with a reception at Coca-Cola, hosted by the beverage giant and the American Israel-Chamber of Commerce. The AICC's regional chapter and its President Tom Glaser, based in Atlanta, have played the lead role in fostering investment to and from Israel.
Minister Ben-Eliezer currently serves in the Knesset as a member of the Labor Party. He has previously held posts as Israel's Minister of Defense, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Infrastructure, Minister of Communications, and Minister of Housing Construction.
He was born in 1936 in Baghdad, Iraq and joined the IDF in 1954. There he served laudably during the Six Day War, the Yom Kippur War, and the War of Attrition. He was the First Commanding Officer in Southern Lebanon, appointed in 1977, acting as a liaison between the local Christian militias and Israel. From 1978-1981 he was the Military Governor of the West Bank and from 1983-1984 he was the Government Coordinator of Activities in the Israeli territories.
Source: http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/interbiz/2009/09/israeli_ministers_visit_boosts_economic_ties.html
[34] Press Office: Consulate Press Releases [Oct 12, 2009]
The [Israeli] Consulate and Coca-Cola share a strong relationship and the firm is one of Israel's close trading partners. The company Atlanta headquarters was also the host of a September event in honor of the visiting Brig. General Benyamin Ben-Eliezer, Israel's Minister for Industry, Trade, & Labor.
Source: http://atlanta.mfa.gov.il/mfm/Web/main/document.asp?documentid=168942
[35] Coca-Cola Israel sponsors "KKL-JNF World Leadership Conference"
Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1209627065723&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
[36] Coca Cola sponsers JCC
Source: http://www.jccworks.org/sponsors_vendors.html
2004: The Coca-Cola Company® Funds JCC Association/Coca-Cola Day of Caring/Day of Sharing Program for Summer Camps
" The Coca Cola Company has been a continental sponsor of the JCC Maccabi Games® for over 14 years"
Source: http://www.jcca.org/press_DOCDOS.htm
2005: The Coca Cola Company® Again Funds Community Service Program for JCC Summer Camps
Source: http://www.jcca.org/Press_Release/press_DOCDOS%2706.htm
Source: http://www.jccworks.org/Press_Release/press_DocDos%2707.htm
[37] JCC Maccabi Games
Source: http://www.jccmaccabigames.org/
[38] About JCC Association
Source: http://www.jccworks.org/about_us.html
[39] photo from JCC Maccabi Games
Source: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2169230&id=21786084982&ref=mf
[40] The Jewish Agency recruits and trains dynamic young and talented shlichim (emissaries) from Israel for educational placement in Jewish communities, youth movements, schools, Jewish organizations and campuses around the world as Areivim.
These shlichim are committed to strengthening Jewish identity and create a connection between Diaspora Jewry and the State of Israel.
The young community shaliach works directly within the community - with children, youth, students and adults. He or she endeavors to impart Jewish heritage and Zionism, to encourage members of the community to visit Israel. Areivim will work to provide the community with a taste of Israel.. and representing Israel before the general public..
Shlichut Requirements: Single and resident in Israel; aged 23-30; graduate of IDF.. Hasbara - Israel Advocacy skills..
Source: http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Jewish+Education/Educational+Shlichut/Arevim
[41] American-Israel Chamber Of Commerce Promotes Academic And Research Exchanges Between University Of Minnesota And Israeli Educational And Research Institutions
Source: http://www.aiccmn.org/pr81098.htm
[42] On October 11, 2001, the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, whose mission is to highlight and encourage economic ties between the United States and Israel, plans to hold an awards ceremony at Coca-Cola's world headquarters honoring "people and companies who have made a significant impact on business between the Southeast and Israel."
Source: http://www.animalrights.net/articles/2001/american-israel-chamber-of-commerce-threatens-to-sue-in-defense-of-animals/
[43] Egypt anger over 1967 'massacre'
BBC News, 5 March 2007
An Israeli Cabinet member has postponed a trip to Egypt, amid media reports his army unit may have killed 250 Egyptian POWs during the 1967 Middle East war.
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer denies the allegations, saying the dead were Palestinian fighters killed in combat.
Mr Ben-Eliezer, Israel's infrastructure minister, had been due in Cairo this week to discuss natural gas imports.
"Following false publications in the Egyptian press, both sides decided to postpone," his spokesman said.
A senior Israeli official quoted anonymously by AFP said the affair was becoming a major diplomatic incident.
"The relations between the two countries are compromised," the official was quoted saying.
Israel Radio said intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, who takes a lead role in Egypt's negotiations with Israel, told Mr Ben-Eliezer not to come because he could be arrested.
The claims were aired last week in an Israeli documentary, described by its director as a "self-examination" of Israel's use of force during the war.
"In Egypt, the opposition is taking the story and distorting it into an issue to disrupt the peace," film-maker Ron Edelist said on Israel Army Radio.
The Egyptian media reports said the documentary showed that Mr Ben-Eliezer's unit killed 250 Egyptian prisoners of war in the Sinai peninsula rather than taking them to POW camps.
The affair has dominated Egyptian headlines for two days and it sparked an angry debate in parliament.
Egyptian foreign ministry officials have requested a copy of the film from the Israeli government and summon its ambassador in Cairo to explain Israel's position.
Israel captured the arid Sinai peninsula from Egypt in the Six Day war of 1967. The two sides signed a peace treaty in 1979 which saw the territory returned.
Claims that Israeli troops massacred about 1,000 Egyptian POWs in several incidents in Sinai were first raised in 1995 by Israeli military researcher Aryeh Yitzhaki.
At the time Mr Ben-Eliezer said he was not aware of any POW killings by his troops. The story soured relations between Israel and Egypt for months.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6419471.stm
[44] As Evidence Mounts, Toll of Israeli Prisoner of War Massacres Grows
By Katherine M. Metres, Feb/Mar 1996
Just as reports of the 1956 massacres implicate Rafael Eitan, a prominent right-wing figure in contemporary Israeli politics, reports now coming out of Israel regarding the 1967 war pose a serious threat to the current Labor government, because they implicate "Fouad" Ben Eliezer, the minister of housing. Aryeh Yitzhaki, a mainstream historian, states that "in the Six Day War the IDF killed approximately 1,000 Egyptian soldiers who had ceased functioning as a fighting force." Apparently, Eliezer's Shaked unit was responsible for one-third of those murders, which occurred during an operation called "Gazelle Hunt" because the IDF slaughtered the soldiers as they retreated (Ha'aretz, 8/17/95).
Dr. Yitzhaki reports that Palestinian volunteers in the Egyptian army were executed Nazi-style in E1-Arish, another area of the Sinai, in 1967. Gabby Biron, a right-wing journalist who witnessed the murder of about 10 POWs before being forced to leave, confirmed Yitzhaki's report. Biron says that Israeli intelligence officers put POWs one by one through a short interrogation. If the IDF determined by the prisoner's accent that he was Palestinian, he was taken behind the building, forced to dig his own grave, and shot. According to Holocaust survivors, the incident bears a striking similarity to Nazi tactics.
Were these crimes of passion or part of a planned campaign? Until a comprehensive investigation is undertaken, we can only speculate. As regards the "Gazelle Hunt" murders, Israeli leftist activist Eli Aminov says, "It is clear to any military expert that the order given to the Shaked patrol was part of a more extensive body of orders. This is evident from the large number of Egyptian soldiers killed in battle during June 1967 compared to the number of prisoners taken. The Egyptian army was crushed and fell apart after a few battles and most of it retreated in disorganization" (News From Within, 9/95).
Unsurprisingly, the Egyptian public is outraged by these reports. (Palestinians may be equally outraged, but for them the new reports merely elaborate on known atrocities that, however, Western reporters had refused to credit until Israelis confirmed the reports in print.) After Cairo's semi-official newspaper Al-Ahram reported that Egyptian officials found two mass graves near El-Arish in September said to contain the remains of POWs and unarmed civilians executed by the IDF in 1967, opposition papers called on the Mubarak regime to withdraw its ambassador from Tel Aviv in protest. The Muslim Brotherhood has linked its denunciation of the massacres with its opposition to the peace process.
From the center and left of the political spectrum, more than 200 prominent citizens formed a committee to seek justice. Egyptian judges and international law professors met at Cairo University to assert that Egypt has the right to demand extradition and to try those allegedly responsible. Several private lawyers have filed lawsuits against the Israeli government on behalf of the victims' families. The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights sent evidence to U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and called for a full U.N. inquiry.
Source: http://www.washington-report.org/backissues/0296/9602017.html
[45] 'Historians: Israeli troops killed many Egyptian POWs', Associated Press, Karin Laub, 16 August 1995
Military historian Aryeh Yitzhaki told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Israeli troops carried out several mass killings in 1967 in which about 1,000 Egyptian prisoners were killed in the Sinai.
Yitzhaki, who worked in the army's history department after the war, said he and other officers collected testimony from dozens of soldiers who admitted killing POWs.
On June 9-10, 1967, about 400 Egyptian and Palestinian prisoners were killed in the sand dunes of El Arish, Yitzhaki said. He said it began when some of the prisoners opened fire after surrendering and fatally shot two Israeli soldiers.
He said Israeli soldiers "became angry and fired at every Egyptian and Palestinian ... for several hours," Yitzhaki said. "Commanders lost control over the force."
Yitzhaki said there were six or seven other incidents in which Israeli troops opened fired on POWs, usually after "provocations.
Yitzhaki said a report on the killings submitted to his superiors has been locked away in a safe at military headquarters.
"The whole army leadership, including (then) Defense Minister Moshe Dayan and Chief of Staff Rabin and the generals knew about these things. No one bothered to denounce them, Yitzhaki said.
Yitzhaki said some of the Soldiers involved in the killings were under the command of Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, now housing minister. Ben-Eliezer's spokeswoman, Ofra Preuss, said the minister "does not know anything" about such killings.
Another Israeli historian, Uri Milstein, said there were many incidents in the 1967 war in which Egyptian soldiers were killed by Israeli troops after they had raised hands in surrender.
"It was not an official policy, but there was an atmosphere that it was OK to do it," said Milstein, a member of the New York Academy of Sciences. "Some commanders decided to do it, others refused. But everyone knew about it."
Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20031211100314/http://www.mideastfacts.com/pow_ap.html
[46] Mass Graves, by Gabby Bron, Yediot Ahronot Aug 17 1995
It was the publication of the claims, made by Dr. Aryeh Yitzhaki, about what really occurred during the Six Day War [June 1967] that caused me to recall what had happened and what I and my comrades had seen during my reserve service.
On the third day of that war we saw Egyptian POWs being executed after a "court martial". The explanation given to us was that those killed were Palestinian "Fedayin" fighters from the Gaza Strip who had disguised themselves as soldiers in order to escape from our forces". I witnessed their executions with my own eyes in the morning of June 8, 1967 in the airport area in al-Arish, Sinai. This was where the headquarters of the brigade commanded by General Israel Tal, in which I had served, were located.
On that morning we heard that hundreds of Egyptian POWs were being held in the headquarters and we had time to go to look at them. About 150 POW's were held in an open building serving as a cover for airplanes, surrounded on three sides by high sand-bag embankments. They were densely crowded and sitting on the ground with their hands on the back of their necks.
Adjoining the prison compound, guarded by military police, there were two men sitting at a table. They wore Israeli army uniforms and steel helmets with faces almost entirely covered by sun glasses and khaki-colored handkerchiefs. Every few minutes, the military police took one of the POWs from the prison compound and escorted him to the table. A short conversation, which we were not able to hear, was then conducted. Following it, the POW was escorted by two military policemen to a place behind the building.
I followed the procedure. The POW was escorted to a distance of about 100 meters from the building and given a spade. I watched the POW digging a big pit which took about 15 minutes. Then the policemen ordered him to throw out the spade. When he did so one of them pointed his Uzi gun at the POW inside the pit and shot two short bullet bursts, consisting maybe of three four bullets each. The POW fell dead. After a few minutes another POW was escorted to the same pit, forced to go into it and was also shot dead. A third POW was brought to the same place and also shot dead. Since the process was repeated a number of times, the grave was filled up. I witnessed about ten such executions.
We were standing there, near the place where the POW's were being held and we watched silently. The fact that a number of soldiers were watching the spectacle was apparently unwelcome because after a time Colonel Eshel, the commander of the communication battalion of the brigade, appeared and shouted at the soldiers, ordering them to leave. When we didn't show any willingness to obey, Colonel Eshel pulled out his personal revolver and threatened us with it. Raising his voice even more, he was able to get the soldiers to obey, including me.
Source: http://www.umassd.edu/specialprograms/mideastaffairs/witness2.htm
[47] The Israeli government website (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in its timeline of key events in Israels history lists only six events for the year 1966. One of the six acknowledges Coca-Cola's support for the zionist state:
"Coca Cola announces its plans to open a plant to produce Coca Cola in Israel, despite the Arab boycott"
Source: http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Modern+History/Israel+at+50/Timeline+of+Events-+Half+a+Century+of+Independence.htm
[48] The Southern Shofar -- the Jewish newspaper of Alabama
Coca-Cola honored by Israel in Atlanta
The American Israel Chamber of Commerce and the Government of Israel Economic Mission honored Coca-Cola and chairman Roberto Goizueta at the Israel Trade Award Dinner in Atlanta on May 29. Goizueta has worked for Coca-Cola since 1954, transferring to the Atlanta headquarters in 1964. In 1980 he was elected president and chief operating officer.
Coca-Cola has served the Israeli market for 30 years, refusing to abide by the Arab League economic boycott of Israel. For decades, this cost Coca-Cola the opportunity to sell its products in Arab countries.
Source: http://www.bham.net/shofar/1997/0697/nbriefs.html
[49] Prior to 1992, Pepsi had backed the other horse, choosing to service the lucrative Coke-less Arab markets in the boycott days. For its decision to stay out of Israel (and thus itself avoid being placed on the Arab League's blacklist), Pepsi faced continued criticism in the United States. In certain circles it was considered politically incorrect to be seen drinking Pepsi.
The Anti-Defamation League of the B'nai B'rith investigated claims that Pepsi was participating in the boycott of Israel. U.S. law prohibited American companies from taking part in this boycott, but the law was vague, and outright violations were hard to pin down. Nothing ever came of the investigations, and Pepsi was never placed on the American government's list of violators.
Source: http://www.snopes2.com/cokelore/israel.htm
[50] Coca-Cola sponsor pro-Israel propaganda lecture
On Tuesday February 19th 2002, Coca-Cola helped through a partnership with the University of Minnesota, fund a pro-Israel propaganda lecture given by Linda Gradstein. The event was cosponsored by zionist organizations like Friends of Israel, and National Hillel.
leaflet for the event
Electronic Intifada have recently exposed Linda Gradstein for taking payments from zionist organizations whilst claiming to be the impartial Middle-east Correspondent for National Public Radio(NPR). Read the full story:
Source: http://electronicintifada.net/actionitems/020219gradstein.html
[51] On October 11th 2001, Coca-Cola World Headquarters hosted the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Eagle Star Awards Gala in which "Israeli Company of the Year", "Israeli Technology of the Year", etc awards were given out by Israel's Economic Minister to North America Zohar Peri. The Coca-Cola Company was also the Platinum sponser of the whole event.
Source: http://www.rdu-yok-meg.org.il/HereAndNow/Newsletter/newsletter.htm
[52] Coca-Cola Israel is sponsering training programmes for its workers from the immigrant communities, especially from the former Soviet Union, who have not been brought up in the zionist "culture" and who "often have difficulty integrating". The subject matter of the program includes the Israeli-Arab conflict. The workers attend weekly meetings where participants have to read and analyze texts. The organisation running the program, Meitar, is also funded by the Jewish Agency, and the Israeli Ministries of Education and Absorption.
Source: http://www.meitar.org.il/news/news.htm
[53] Coca Cola to build plant on stolen Palestinian land
Coca-Cola Israel, in return for $55 million in tax breaks from the Israeli government, is to build a new plant in Israel on land stolen from the Palestinians. The new plant will employ 700 israelis.
The land in question is Qiryat (Kiryat) Gat. Intel is already facing possible legal problems for building its chip plant on the same stolen land. The Kiryat Gat industrial park is built on the lands of the village of Iraq Al Manshiya whose residents were ethnically cleansed in 1949 in contravention of International law.
For full information please see:
http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-news-0226.html
Original story appeared in Ha'aretz(19-July-2002)
[54] Coca-Cola increase investment in Israel
Haaretz has reported that The Central Bottling Company (Coca-Cola Israel) has bought the 51 percent controlling interest in the Tavor Winery, furthering its ambition to have a holding in every sector of the beverages business.
Central Bottling Company confirmed the report, which brings the soft drinks company smack into the heady realm of wine making, though refused to be drawn on the price paid.
For years the Central Bottling Company had been looking for a medium-sized or big winery to buy and turn into a subsidiary.
Tavor Winery an Israeli company is based on occupied Palestinian land at the foot of Mount Tavor, overlooking the Sea of Galilee.
Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/635442.html
[55] The Buck Stops...Somewhere Over there
by Philip Nobile
pg14, New York Magazine 21 Mar 1994
Source: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WeMCAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA14&ots=iEWD1j3y_5&dq=Abraham%20Feinberg%20coca%20cola&pg=PA14#v=onepage&q=&f=false
[56] How Nixon helped Israel seal its nuclear ambiguity
By Amir Oren, Haaretz Oct 7 2009
The fascinating saga is chronicled at length in previously classified State Department documents. Two officials with the rank of undersecretary, Paul Warnke from the Pentagon and Parker Hart from the State Department, tried to make the sale of 50 Phantom fighter jets contingent upon Israel forgoing nuclear weapons and surface-to-surface missiles. Warnke and Hart enlisted the support of Clifford, Rusk and National Security Adviser Walt Rostow, hoping that the lame duck Johnson - who was waiting to see who would triumph in the November 5 election, his vice president Hubert Humphrey or the Republican candidate Richard Nixon - would press Israel to give in and become a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, thus giving Johnson something to leave behind as a positive legacy of his presidency, so badly bloodied by Vietnam.
In the deal, according to the documents, Warnke set down four tough conditions for Israel: It shall not deploy or attempt to deploy strategic missiles without prior warning and American consent, it shall not manufacture or acquire strategic missiles and nuclear weaponry without prior warning and American consent; it must accede to semi-annual inspection (Israel insisted on the term "visits") at certain sites, including Dimona, and it shall supply full information regarding any plan to obtain nuclear capability, and sign and ratify the nuclear non-proliferation treaty..
After the election, the victor, Nixon, refused to help Johnson compel Israel to join the non-proliferation regime. Israel's Judgment Day weapon, the analysts said, was a guy named Abe Feinberg, a friend of Johnson, who persuaded him to shelve the conditions for the Phantom sale. In fact, two coups were achieved at once: For the first time, Israel would be receiving an advanced American fighter jet (the Skyhawk, the model that preceded the Phantom, was inferior to it), and Coca-Cola, which Feinberg obtained the license to manufacture here.
Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1105811.html
[57] War On Want - Coca-Cola driking the world dry
Coca-Cola's operations rely on access to vast supplies of water, as it takes almost three litres of water to make one litre of Coca-Cola. In order to satisfy this need, Coca-Cola is increasingly taking over control of aquifers in communities around the world. These vast subterranean chambers hold water resources collected over many hundreds of years. As such they the represent the heritage of entire communities.
Coca-Cola's operations have particularly been blamed for exacerbating water shortages in regions that suffer from a lack of water resources and rainfall. Nowhere has this been better documented than in India, where there are now community campaigns against the company in several states. research carried out by War on Want in the Indian states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh affirms the findings from Kerala and Maharastra that Coca-Cola's activities are having a serious negative impact on farmers and local communities.
Coca-Cola established a bottling plant in the village of Kaladera in Rajasthan at the end of 1999. Rajasthan is well known as a desert state, and Kaladera is a small, impoverished village characterised by semi-arid conditions. Farmers rely on access to groundwater for the cultivation of their crops. but since Coca-Cola's arrival, they have been confronted with a serious decline in water levels. Locals are increasingly unable to irrigate their lands and sustain their crops, putting whole families at risk of losing their livelihoods.
Local villagers testify that Coca-Cola's arrival exacerbated an already precarious situation. Official documents from the government's water ministry show that water levels remained stable from 1995 until 2000, when the Coca-Cola plant became operational. Water levels then dropped by almost 10 metres over the following five years. Locals fear Kaladera could become a 'dark zone', the term used to describe areas that are abandoned due to depleted water resources.
Other communities in India that live and work around Coca-Cola's bottling plants are experiencing severe water shortages as well as environmental damage. Local villagers near the holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh complain that the company's over-exploitation of water resources has taken a heavy toll on their harvests and led to the drying up of wells. As in Rajasthan and Kerala, villagers have held protests against the local Coca-Cola plant for its appropriation of valuable water resources.
In the now infamous case of Plachimada in the southern state of Kerala, Coca-Cola's plant was forced to close down in March 2004 after the village council refused to renew the company's licence, on the grounds that it had over-used and contaminated local water resources. Four months earlier, the Kerala High Court had ruled that Coca-Cola's heavy extraction from the common groundwater resource was illegal, and ordered it to seek alternative sources for its production..
Also see: War on Want's Alternative Report on Coca-Cola:
http://www.waronwant.org/attachments/Coca-Cola%20-%20The%20Alternative%20Report.pdf
Source: http://www.waronwant.org/news/latest-news/15153-coca-cola-drinking-the-world-dry
[58] Caught on camera - Coca-Cola delivering to the illegal Israeli settlement of Ariel
Source: http://corporateoccupation.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/coca-cola-delivering-to-ariel/
[59] Double Standards - Coca-Cola Toxic in India
[60] Coca-Cola accused of killing workers in Colombia
Trade unions around the world have launched a boycott of Coca-Cola products, alleging that the company's locally owned bottlers in Colombia used illegal paramilitary death squads to intimidate, threaten and kill its workers.
[61] Photo evidence - war criminal Brigadier-General Binyamin Ben Eliezer
Source: http://www.life.com/image/1466502
Source: http://www.life.com/image/970664
Page URL: http://inminds.com/boycott-coca-cola.php
Academia is not innocent.. The Hebrew University has been slowly but consistently expropriating land and expelling Palestinian owners in occupied East Jerusalem. Tel Aviv University refuses to acknowledge the fact that it sits on top of an ethnically cleansed Palestinian village. Ben Gurion University has supported in various ways the slow ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian Bedouin's in the Negev, these finding were kept secret until recently and in accordance with the university's agreement with the Ministry. Haifa University boasts one of the most racist academics in Israel who relentlessly and influentially provides academic justification for ethnic cleansing. Haifa University sponsored a wide campaign attempting to cover up a little known zionist massacre of Tantora near Haifa in 1948. Bar Ilan University not only operates a campus on the illegal colony of Ariel near Nabulas, it has also awarded Sharon an honorary doctorate!
Majed Nassar
Executive Director of the Palestinian Health Work Committees
Building a Future Together: Alternatives to the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse, (Bethlehem, 2-3 December 2005) [17min / 9Mb]

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