Kuncane esikuzwayo Ezindaweni Ezithathiwe ZasePalestine ngaphandle kokufa okungapheli, ukubhujiswa, ubumpofu nokuphelelwa ithemba. Nakuba amazinga okuphila ehla kanye namarokhethi abantu abafayo, kunzima ukucabanga indawo okungenzeka mancane ngayo ukwenza inzuzo. Kodwa naphezu kwenhlekelele yobuntu eyenzeka, kanye nokunakwa kwamazwe ngamazwe, amagama ajwayelekile emigwaqweni ephakeme yonkana eYurophu nase-US asekela ngentshiseko UkuQothulwa kwePalestine kwe-Israel ngemikhuba yabo yebhizinisi - esongela ukwandisa usizi lwabantu basePalestine. iminyaka eminingi ezayo.
Inkampani yezokwakha yase-US yamazwe ngamazwe iCaterpillar isivele ikhethiwe, ihlinzeka njengoba yenza ngogandaganda bogandaganda eButhweni Lezempi lakwa-Israel ngohlelo lwe-US Lokuthengisa Kwezempi Yangaphandle. Umkhankaso wakamuva wokuthola iqiniso we-Want on Want uqinisekise umbono woMkhuzi wezempi wakwa-Israel, obiza le mishini enkulukazi ngokuthi รขโฌลisikhali esiyinhlokoรขโฌ ekuba yikoloni okulokhu kujula e-West Bank. Inqwaba yamacala empi le mishini esetshenziselwa wona ayashaqisa รขโฌโ ukubhidlizwa kwezinkulungwane eziningi zemizi yasePalestine, ngezinye izikhathi phezu kwabahlali bakhona; ukucekelwa phansi komhlaba wokulima, amanzi, izihlahla zomnqumo nezithelo; kanye nokwakhiwa koDonga Lokuhlukanisa olungekho emthethweni njengamanje oluzungeza amadolobha asePalestine, luhlukanisa imiphakathi futhi luguqule iWest Bank ibe yijele elikhulu. Okumangalisa nakakhulu ukuthi i-Chief Executive ye-Caterpillar uJim Owens usengasho ukuthi รขโฌลI-Caterpillar yenza kahle ngokwenza okuhle emhlabeni jikelele.รขโฌ
Umkhankaso wokungatshali izimali ngokumelene noCaterpillar ubangele inkulumo-mpikiswano mayelana nokusebenzisana kwezinkampani kuwo wonke amaBandla obuKristu amaningi; okungenani eBandleni LaseSheshi lapho i-General Synod ivotele khona ukuqala inqubo yokuhlukana, kuyilapho oKhomishana beBandla abaphethe izintambo zesikhwama, bathathe isinqumo esihlukile. Emasontweni asanda kwedlula iSonto LamaWeseli kanye ne-United Church yaseToronto avotele ukusebenzisa usongo lokuhlukaniswa kwemali njengendlela yokucindezela izinkampani ukuthi ziyeke ukusiza i-Israel Occupation.
Kodwa uCaterpillar akayedwa. Abantu abaningi eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-England bazoba nezinkumbulo ezinhle (noma ngenye indlela) zomqhubi wesitimela wase-France u-Connex, owaqhuba izitimela e-London iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngaphambi kokuba igunya lakhe linqanyulwe ngenxa yokuphathwa kabi kwezimali ngo-2003. Okungaziwa kakhulu ukuthi ngonyaka odlule uConnex, njengozakwethu oyinhloko kumfelandawonye obizwa nge-CityPass, wanikwa inkontileka ka-$500 million yokwakha umzila wesitimela omncane oxhumanisa iJerusalema nezindawo zokuhlala zakwa-Israyeli ezingekho emthethweni eMpumalanga yeJerusalema. Umgwaqo osebenza eDolobheni Elidala lase-Jerusalem uphawula ukuqala kwephrojekthi ehlelelwe ukuqedwa ngo-2020. I-Connex izoqhuba ukusebenza kolayini iminyaka engu-30 ezayo, kanti omunye uzakwethu waseFrance, u-Alstrom, uzohlinzeka ngezitimela.
Inkinga ukuthi i-East Jerusalem ayiyona ingxenye yakwa-Israyeli. Ngempela amaPalestine anethemba lokuthi ngelinye ilanga azoba nenhloko-dolobha yawo lapha. Kodwa ukuthathwa kuka-Israyeli ngokungemthetho kwe-East Jerusalem kusongela leli phupho. U-Israel ukhuthaze abahlali be-200,000 ukuthi bathuthele e-East Jerusalem eminyakeni engu-40 edlule, futhi njengamanje usebenzisa lezi zindawo zokuhlala, kanye noDonga Lokuhlukanisa, ukunqamula i-East Jerusalem, lapho amashumi ezinkulungwane zamaPalestina athembele khona, kusukela kwamanye amazwe aseNtshonalanga. Ibhange. Umkhankasi wokuthula wakwa-Israel kanye noqokelwe umklomelo wokuthula we-Nobel u-Jeff Halper usitshele ukuthi uhlelo lwamanje lokunweba lwakwa-Israel e-East Jerusalem luzokwenza noma yiliphi izwe le-Palestine lesikhathi esizayo รขโฌลakukho okungaphezu kwesethi yokubhukha okungasebenziseki kwamaNdiya.รขโฌ
Uhulumeni wakwa-Israel ukubeke ngokusobala ukuthi uhlelo lwesitimela iConnex luyingxenye yalolu hlelo, ukuqedela ukuthathwa kwe-East Jerusalem. Ngesikhathi sokusayinwa kwenkontileka ngoJulayi 2005 ngaleso sikhathi uNdunankulu u-Ariel Sharon waveza ukuthi lo msebenzi wawuzosiza รขโฌลukuqinisa iJerusalema, ukulakha, ukulikhulisa futhi kuligcine phakade njengenhloko-dolobha yabantu bamaJuda kanye nenhloko-dolobha ehlangene yeSifundazwe. Israelรขโฌ. Imiphumela yale phrojekthi ayigcini nje ekuhluphekeni okubekezelelwa manje, kodwa yenza ukuthi kube nokuthula eMpumalanga Ephakathi iminyaka eminingi ezayo.
Ngaphandle uma sihlala emzileni webhasi e-Wales, abambalwa bethu kungenzeka bahlangane ne-Connex. Okubalulekile ezimpilweni zethu, nokho, ukuziphatha kwezitolo ezinkulu zasemgwaqweni. Ukuntuleka kokulawula lokho esikudlayo sekuqala ukukhathazeka kwansuku zonke kwabaningi. Lapha futhi, ukubuka ubuqiniso be-Israel's Occupation kwanele ukuphakamisa ukuthi izitolo ezinkulu azilikhulumi lonke iqiniso mayelana nemikhiqizo yazo yakwa-Israel.
Izindawo zokuhlala zakwa-Israyeli ngaphesheya kweWest Bank zimelela iqiniso elingokoqobo le-Occupation kubantu abaningi basePalestine nsuku zonke. Lezi zivumelwano zephula Izivumelwano Zase-Geneva futhi ukudalwa kwazo kuyicala lempi ngokuvumelana neSitatimende SaseRome SeNkantolo Yobugebengu Yamazwe Ngamazwe. Nokho ukuhlaliswa kwabantu kukhule ngesivinini esikhulu ngesikhathi seNqubo รขโฌหYokuthulaรขโฌโข yase-Oslo, ukweba umhlaba kanye nezinsizakusebenza zasePalestine, futhi kwabhebhethekisa ukucasuka kwamaPalestine kanye nokuwohloka kokugcina kwe-Oslo. Namuhla kunabahlali abangu-450,000 abasebenzisa, kanye ne-Israel efanele, u-83% wemithombo yamanzi yaseWest Bank, abahamba emigwaqweni ehlukaniswe ngokwezinhlanga ebahlanganisa ne-Israel. Ngaphesheya kweWest Bank okhreni namagandaganda afanekisela ukwanda kwezindawo zokuhlala namuhla.
IsiGodi saseJordani, ngasonqenqemeni olusempumalanga yeWest Bank, siyisikhungo esikhulu sokukhiqiza sezindawo zokuhlala. Ngenkathi amaPalestine aminyene emizaneni emincane ezungezwe izindawo ezivaliwe zamasosha, amasimu amakhulu ezithelo nemifino akleliswe endaweni. Kutshalwe izihlahla zesundu eziyisigidi lapha, futhi uhulumeni wakwa-Israel uhlela esinye isigidi eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo. Ingxenye yenkampani kahulumeni yokuthumela ngaphandle, i-Agrexco, ibhekele u-60-70% wayo yonke imikhiqizo ethunyelwa kwamanye amazwe isuka ezindaweni zokuhlala, futhi ibhizinisi liyadlondlobala, njengoba linyuke ngo-72% imali engenayo kule minyaka emithathu edlule. U-3% wayo yonke imifino yakwa-Israel ethunyelwa ngaphandle iphelela e-UK. Sahlangana nomlimi wasePalestine etshala ama-aubergine ensimini yakhe, kodwa awomile futhi ashwabene uma kuqhathaniswa namagilebhisi aniselwe kahle amila emasimini ayebiwe kuye. รขโฌลAmanzi lezi zitshalo njalo siwathola angena ezweni lamiรขโฌ, uyasitshela, รขโฌลkodwa angikwazi ukufinyelela kuwo.รขโฌ
Naphezu kokuba izindawo zokuhlala zimaphakathi njengesithiyo sokuthula, izitolo ezinkulu ezifana ne-Tesco kanye ne-Waitrose ziseyimikhiqizo yesitoko etshalwe noma ekhiqizwa ezindaweni ezihlala eWest Bank, zizibiza ngokuthi รขโฌหMade in Israelรขโฌโข. Nakuba umthetho we-EU udinga ukuthi umkhiqizo wokukhokha ukhokhelwe ubhalwe ngezinjongo zentela, ukuze ungawasebenzisi amanani akhethekile kubo, lolu lwazi aludluliselwa kukhasimende, ngakho-ke umkhiqizo wokukhokhelana ugcina usuxubene nezinye izithelo, imifino namakhambi akwa-Israel.
Eminye imikhiqizo kulula ukuyibona. Iwayini elikhiqizwe nguBarkan liyathengiswa eTesco, Selfridges naseSainbury, kuyilapho ukudla okulula kuka-Beigel & Beigel kuthengiswa eTesco naseWaitrose, imikhiqizo yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba ngu-Ahava e-Selfridges kanye nemikhiqizo ye-soda stream evela ku-Mishor Adumin e-Argos. Yonke le mikhiqizo ikhiqizwa ngokuphelele noma ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zokuhlala zaseWest Bank. Iwayini elivela e-Golan Heights, indawo yaseSyria nayo eyathathwa ngo-1967, idayiswa ngokuvuleleka eTesco, Waitrose naseSainsbury's.
Ekugcineni, iCaterpillar akuyona ukuphela kwenkampani yokwakha ebandakanyeka ekubhidlizweni kwezindlu. Nakuba ukusebenza kwabo kukubi kakhulu รขโฌโ uma kubhekwa ukuthi bahlinzeka Amasosha akwa-Israeli ngezikhali zempiรขโฌโ sibone kusetshenziswa ogandaganda be-Volvo, i-Daewoo ne-JCB noma ama-cranes, ngokwesivumelwano, ekwakhiweni Kodonga Lokuhlukanisa.
Akwanele ukuthi izinkampani ziphile emhlabeni wemibiko ekhazimulayo yesibopho somphakathi, kuyilapho zivaleka amehlo nezindlebe kumthelela wangempela wemisebenzi yazo. Kuyinto engenakwenzeka ukuthi u-Connex noCaterpillar abalazi iqiniso lokuthi imikhiqizo yabo namasevisi asetshenziselwa ukuqalisa ubugebengu bempi. Uma u-Tesco no-Waitrose bengayazi imvelaphi yemikhiqizo abayithengisayo รขโฌหYenziwe kwa-Israelรขโฌโข, yingoba abakabuzanga imibuzo edingekayo yabahlinzeki babo. Futhi uma abaphathi be-Volvo, i-Daewoo kanye ne-JCB bengazi ukuthi ogandaganda babo basetshenziswa ngokwephula umthetho wamazwe ngamazwe, ngeke bakwazi ukuchitha ngisho nohhafu wosuku Ezindaweni Ezithintwayo. Kunoma yikuphi, bonke bayazi manje.
Kukithina sonke ukusebenzisa amandla ethu ukucindezela lezi zinkampani ukuthi ziguqule izindlela ezisebenza ngazo. Kodwa ekugcineni inkinga akuyona nje inkampani. Ngemva kweMpi Yezwe Yokuqala umqondo wabenzi benzuzo empini wanengeka isizukulwane esasinezibazi ezisabekayo zodweshu. Namuhla izimpi zenzeka kancane kancane, kodwa imiphumela ayimibi kangako. Izinkampani ziyaqhubeka nokwenza inzuzo kulokhu kuhlupheka ngezindlela ezisobala nezicashile. Ukunqanda lokhu sidinga ukuphikisa inkolelo yezomnotho yenkathi yethu รขโฌโ yokuthi isisusa senzuzo siwukuphela kwesici okufanele inhlangano yezenhlalakahle isekelwe phezu kwayo. Izinkampani azidingi inkululeko eyengeziwe, kodwa encane.
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