Aidez à faire monter la pression sur Veolia, dont la filiale, Connex, va exploiter au titre d’une concession de 30 ans la ligne de tramway de Jérusalem, reliant notamment Jérusalem Ouest aux colonies israéliennes illégales en Cisjordanie/Jérusalem Est.
Écrivez aux membres (français et étrangers) du Comité de Réflexion du prestigieux "Institut de Veolia Environnement", qui a pour objectif "d’offrir un forum de dialogue et d’échanges avec les universitaires, les institutions et les différents acteurs sociaux"
Demandez-donc à ces intellectuels travaillant avec l’institut de Veolia de reconsidérer leur appui à Veolia tant que Veolia appuie la violation du droit des Palestiniens !
Copiez/collez la lettre ci-dessous (en anglais), ajoutez votre nom et la date en haut de lettre, votre nom a la fin + ville/pays, et envoyez aux adresses mails indiquées !!!
Et transmettez a votre carnet d’adresses pour que le plus grand nombre écrive aussi !!!
ps : malgré les demandes répétées de plusieurs militants, aucune association française n’a initie une telle campagne par mail a des proches de la direction de Veolia, alors même que nous Français sommes au coeur de la problématique (Alstom, Connex, et le gouvernement français qui détenait 30 % d’Alstom au moment de la signature du contrat). Il nous faut donc agir individuellement...en appuyant cette campagne préparée et lancée par "Stop The Wall" en Palestine et l’organisation "ISM" (International Solidarity Movement).
Et ce après que les syndicats irlandais aient fait échouer le contrat prévoyant la formation du personnel israélien du tramway en Irlande sur des lignes exploitées par la Connex, et que la banque hollandaise ASN ait informe Veolia qu’elle retirait ses investissements dans Veolia tant que cette société ne se conformait pas au droit international en Palestine.
à lire : http://www.france-palestine.org/article2693.html
Membres du Comite de Reflexion de l’Institut Veolia Environnement :
Amartya Sen : ree23@cam.ac.uk (copie : weiner@fas.harvard.edu
Philippe Kourilsky : caput@pasteur.fr
Pierre Marc Johnson : pjohnson@heenan.ca
Harvey Fineberg : fineberg@nas.edu
Mamphela Ramphele : aesmar@bremner.uct.ac.za
Helene Ahrweiler : (pas d’email)
copie a : Georges Valentis : georges.valentis@institut.veolia.org_
(Directeur Executif de l’Institut Veolia Environnement)
De/From : nom/prenom Date : ............. 2006
Open letter to the Foresight Committee members of the Institut Veolia Environnement :
Dear Foresight Committee members,
We are addressing you in your capacity as experts supporting the efforts of ’Institut Veolia Environnement’.
We know that all of you have dedicated a great part of your life and expertise to the promotion of human rights and social, economic, cultural and political rights of people all over the world. We appreciate your commitment and are writing you now to urge you to continue your support for human rights for all.
We would like to inform you about the implications of your association with the Institut Veolia in terms of its violations of international law, UN resolutions, and Palestinian human rights and cultural heritage.
As you may know, Veolia, together with Alstom, are the international investors in the Citypass consortium that won a 2002 tender put out by Israeli authorities for a light rail transportation project in Jerusalem amounting to around 500 million euros. Citypass will be responsible for operation and maintenance of the system for the next thirty years.*
The path of the light rail incorporates a number of Jewish settlements around East Jerusalem, built on stolen Palestinian land. It ensures the contiguity of these colonies with the central areas of the city and provides them with a vital transport link. The project boasts that the "Ammunition Hill" station of the network will operate as the feeder station for settler traffic from Ma’aleh Adumim, a large Israeli settlement in the West Bank, and from settlements in the West Bank’s Jordan Valley. The light rail project plays a key role in sustaining the settlements and ensuring they become a permanent fixture upon Palestinian land.
In August 2005, the project got the go ahead from (War Criminal) Ariel Sharon who stated at a signing ceremony : "I believe that this should be done, and in any event, anything that can be done to strengthen Jerusalem, construct it, expand it and sustain it for eternity as the capital of the Jewish people and the united capital of the State of Israel, should be done." The Occupation’s Mayor Uri Lupolianski described the light rail to be "the fulfillment of Psalm 122." The tramline is clearly part of a larger plan to substitute Jerusalem’s historical and unique social fabric and its cultural heritage with a new brand of a "Judaized" version of Jerusalem.
According to international law, an occupying power is not allowed to annex or drastically change the infrastructure in the territories it occupies. The advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice in July 2004 confirmed that Israel is an occupying power and that building the Wall and Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal. However, the tramline project runs through the occupied Palestinian territories. Veolia’s involvement in the tramline will make the company complicit in Israel’s violations of international law.
The project, a private-public partnership (PPP) between the Israeli Occupation government and the consortium, is hinged upon the willingness of international business groupings to provide a huge injection of capital. In turn Veolia and Alstom will reap significant profits and dividends over a thirty-year period, money stained with the blood and misery of Palestinians under Occupation and currently being expelled from Jerusalem.
Veolia has received a lot of criticism since it first announced its intentions to become involved in the illegal project. Stop the Wall and other Palestinian civil society organizations have launched appeals against its participation in the tramway. President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas and French President Jacques Chirac already discussed Veolia’s partnership in the tramline project in the summer of 2005. Amnesty International France highlighted the unlawfulness of the construction of the tramline in East Jerusalem in a public statement on 1 March 2006.
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) revealed in August 2006 that Veolia Transport Ireland had called off plans to train Israeli personnel to operate a similar tramline in East Jerusalem, following trade union protests inspired by the IPSC.
Then in November the Dutch ASN Bank ended its relationship with Veolia and wrote to Veolia : "....We believe that Veolia’s involvement in the light rail project is not in line with the UN’s demand to stop all support for Israel’s settlement activities, and is therefore not in line with ASN Banks’ social criteria. Due to the direct nature of Veolia’s involvement (through a 5% stake in the consortium and as future operator), we are of the opinion that Veolia’s activities in Jerusalem are in conflict with UN Resolutions. Therefore, on this current information Veolia will be removed from our investment universe."
In the light of the above, we urge you to take a stand for justice and international law and to join the international efforts to convince the Veolia group to consider the role human rights should play in investments.
We ask you to re-consider your support of Veolia as long as Veolia supports violations of our rights and international legality.
As Veolia has not heeded the calls from Palestine and various international organizations, ending your relationship with Veolia-just as the ASN Bank did-will allow you to truly "participate in defining the overall direction and contribute to the discussions led by the Institut Veolia Environnement." Regards, nom/prenom ville/pays
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