NOVANEWS
Relevant Links:
MachsomWatch Reports from the CheckpointsB’tselem about the Separation BarrierStop the Wall CampaignB’tselem Map of The WallUN Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the OPTAddameer Palestinian Prisoners’ Support
Three and a half million Palestinians in the occupied territories live under a severe military regime since 1967, devoid of basic civil liberties and subject to arbitrary repressive violence by the Israeli security forces.
In the West Bank, over two million Palestinians are divided into dozens of fragmented enclaves; eleven of them are the major, crowded population centers that make up Area A. The enclaves are separated and surrounded by a system of roadblocks, fences, walls and barriers, terminals, checkpoints, as well as Israeli settlements and roads designated for the exclusive use of Israelis. Palestinian movement between roadblocks and separate enclaves is controlled by an elaborate system of permits. Permits are allocated by the Israeli authorities according to secret security and economic considerations. Hundreds of thousands are blacklisted and cannot pass any checkpoints – including for travel inside their own enclave – to the next town or to the surrounding area.
Vast areas of the West Bank are either closed off to Palestinian movement altogether or require extremely rare permits: the Israeli-only roads, the Israeli settlements’ jurisdiction areas, the “seam-line expanse” between the Apartheid Wall and the Green Line, the Jordan Valley, areas annexed to Jerusalem and Jerusalem itself. The arbitrary movement restrictions separate families, severely limit the Palestinians’ access to health care, education and employment, and hinder the economic and geographic viability of Palestinian independence.
In the Gaza Strip, a million and a half people live in extremely crowded conditions, completely surrounded by fences and walls, constantly controlled by Israeli military forces from air, land and sea. Movement of people, goods and services in or out of Gaza is almost completely blocked; on-going military attacks cause mounting destruction and casualties; the trade, utilities and financial embargo of the Hamas regime has added to the economic collapse and the resulting humanitarian crisis.
In the Palestinian occupied territories, Israeli military presence is not restricted to any one area, and Palestinian towns and homes are raided by the Israeli military forces looking to intimidate, arrest or assassinate Palestinian activists and militants. Military regulations do not permit freedom of speech, organizing or protest by Palestinian civilian residents, and Israeli military courts sentence Palestinian civilians to long prison terms. All resistance is met with military violence, including the routine and officially-sanctioned use of live fire on non-violent demonstrators. Collective punishments in the form of house demolitions, curfews, closures and mass arrests are common. Presently, about 10,000 Palestinian residents of the occupied territories are held in Israeli military and civilian prisons as political prisoners. Hundreds are held under “administrative detention”, i.e., without having been charged, tried or sentenced.
Private Security in the OccupationOne of the fastest growing industries in Israel is that of private security. In recent years, many military responsibilities were handed over to civilian companies. Private security firms guard settlements and construction sites in the occupied territories; some are also in charge of the day-to-day operation, security and maintenance of some of the checkpoints.
Ari AvtahaK-9 SolutionsMikud SecurityModi’in EzrachiMomentum S.O.S.Netz 2 BitachonRadwinS.B. Security Systems (Shmira Ubitahon)Sheleg LavanYahav Oranit
The Wall and CheckpointsThis section of the database includes all companies involved in the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of the intricate mechanisms of physical separations and restrictions of movement. This includes businesses ranging from contractors that build the ditches, civil engineering firms that supply ready-made watch towers or raise razor wire fences, to suppliers of biometric identification systems and high-end surveillance technologies.
Ackerstein IndustriesAfcon Industries GroupAllied HoldingsAM GeneralAri AvtahaAS&E American Science and EngineeringAshtrom GroupAthlone Global Security (AGS)Avi CranesB.G. Ilanit Gates and Urban ElementsBarad Company for Landworks, Development and RoadsBezeq – The Israeli Telecommunication CorporationBiri Barashi Land Works, Development, Infrastructure and RoadsBobcat CompanyCape GateCaterpillarCEIA Costruzioni Elettroniche Industriali AutomatismiCement Roadstone Holdings (CRH)Chemonics InternationalChevroletClal GroupComodan Far EastControp Precision TechnologiesD.N. Kol GaderDataCard Group (Credentia)DefenSoftE.D.I.G Construction ManagementEl Go TeamElbit SystemsElectronic Data Systems (EDS)Eli Yohanan EngineersEltal TechnologisticsEmcolF.K. GeneratorsFalcon TechnologiesG4S Israel (Hashmira)Garrett Metal DetectorsGilat Satellite NetworksGroup4securicor (G4S)Ha’argaz Technopach Metal IndustriesHaosef ServicesHewlett Packard (HP)Housing and Construction – Solel Boneh Infrastructures (formerly Solel Boneh)Housing and Construction Holding Co.ICx TechnologiesIDB GroupIsra Marine Manufacture of StructuresJCB (J. C. Bamford Excavators)K-9 SolutionsKalRam YacobowitzL-1 Identity Solutions (Visionics)L-3 CommunicationsLiebherrMagal Security SystemsMalam TeamManitouMayer’s Cars and TrucksMer GroupMikud SecurityModi’in EzrachiMomentum S.O.S.Mordechai Binyamin and Sons Earth WorksNesher Israel Cement EnterprisesNew Way TrafficNuctechOberthur TechnologiesOlenik Transportation Earth Work and Road ConstructionsOr GidurOrad GroupOrcal Industries and MechanizationOTI On Track InnovationsPhoenicia America-Israel (Flat Glass)PolimilRal Electric Holdings (formarly: Adir Electric Boards)Rapiscan SystemsRecognition Systems (RSI), Ingersoll RandS.B. Security Systems (Shmira Ubitahon)Shaham Arica and SonsShamrad ElectronicsShamrock HoldingSheleg LavanTerexVolvo GroupYehezkel MoradYehuda Welded MeshZoko Enterprises (Zoko Shiluvim)
Specialized Equipment and ServicesAt this stage in our project, we have decided not to investigate the arms trade and supply of weapons to the Israeli army. We will focus our attention instead on civilian firms that supply the Israeli army with equipment and services specific to the needs of the military occupation. This will include, for example the specially armored D9 bulldozers supplied by Caterpillar, specially designed simulators and software, specialized anti-demonstration equipment, and services to soldiers stationed in the occupied territories.
Aeronautics Defense SystemsAM GeneralArtivision TechnologiesAS&E American Science and EngineeringAthlone Global Security (AGS)B.G. Ilanit Gates and Urban ElementsBlueBird Aero SystemsBO TechnologiesCaterpillarCEIA Costruzioni Elettroniche Industriali AutomatismiChemonics InternationalChevroletCombined Systems. (CSi)Comodan Far EastContact International (Kalia Israel Ammunition Co.)Controp Precision TechnologiesDataCard Group (Credentia)DefenSoftEl Go TeamElbit SystemsElectronic Data Systems (EDS)Eltal TechnologisticsFalcon TechnologiesG.M. Advanced Fencing and Security TechnologiesG4S Israel (Hashmira)Garrett Metal DetectorsGilat Satellite NetworksGroup4securicor (G4S)Ha’argaz Technopach Metal IndustriesHewlett Packard (HP)HidromekKalRam YacobowitzL-1 Identity Solutions (Visionics)L-3 CommunicationsM.R. HunterMagal Security SystemsMalam TeamMatrix ITMayer’s Cars and TrucksMer GroupMerkavim Transportation TechnologiesMIRS CommunicationsMotorola IsraelNew Noga LightNuctechOberthur TechnologiesODF OptronicsOrad GroupOTI On Track InnovationsPhoenicia America-Israel (Flat Glass)PolimilRadwinRapiscan SystemsRecognition Systems (RSI), Ingersoll RandShamrad ElectronicsStar Night TechnologiesTiltan Systems EngineeringVolvo GroupY.D. BarazaniY.D. BarazaniZoko Enterprises (Zoko Shiluvim)
