Thursday, July 31, 2014

Abigail Disney Goes #BDS, Withdraws Investment from Israeli Company Over 'Occupation'

From Phyllis Chesler, at Big Peace, "DISNEY HEIRESS TAKES CODE PINK LINE, WITHDRAWS INVESTMENT FROM ISRAELI COMPANY OVER 'OCCUPATION'":
Abigail Disney, Walt’s great-niece and heiress, has just withdrawn her 12 million dollar investment in the Israeli Company Ahava because, she says, it is “stealing minerals” from an “Occupied West Bank.” Ms. Disney believes this violates both the 1970 Hague Convention and the Geneva Convention “by exploiting natural resources in occupied territories.”

Well—not exactly, and not so fast...
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