1. The Chairman and CEO of
STARBUCKS, Howard Schultz, is an active Zionist.
In 1998 he was honored by
the Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah with 'The
Israel 50th Anniversary Friend of Zion Tribute
Award' for his services to the Zionist state in
'playing a key role in promoting close alliance
between the United States and Israel.' At a time
when other businesses were desperately pulling
out of Israel, Starbucks decided to help Israel
's floundering economy and invest in Israel. It
has been revealed that Starbucks still continues
to support Israel by sponsoring fund raisers for
Israel.
2. THE LIMITED STORES,
Express, Lerner New York, VICTORIAS SECRET and BATH
& BODY WORKS:
The Limited, Inc. was
founded by Leslie H. Wexner in 1963 in Columbus,
Ohio. 2,800 stores. Includes: THE LIMITED
STORES, Express, Lerner New York ,
VICTORIASSECRET and BATH & BODY WORKS, and
employs over 115,000 people. Its founder,
president and CEO Les Wexner is a Zionist. He is
on the board of directors of Emet, the
Pro-Israel Media 'War Room' whose function is to
ensure that all media in the US stays biased in
favor of Israel. In 1984, Les Wexner who is one
of the world's 200 wealthiest people created the
Wexner Foundation. Its mission statement is
'strengthening Jewish Leadership in North
America and Israel.' One of the programs the
Foundation runs is the Wexner Israel Fellowship
Program which annually brings up to ten Israeli
have participated thus far.
The Wexner Foundation sponsors 'Birthright
Israel' - a program that pays for young American
Jews to take free indoctrination trips to
Israel. It is also a long-standing supporter of
Hillel - the bastion of Zionism on campus.
3. THE HOME DEPOT:
Its founder and
co-chairman of the Board is an active Zionist.
He created the board of directors of Emet, the
Pro-Israel Media 'War Room' whose
function is to ensure that all media in the US
stays biased in favor of Israel.
4. DISNEY:
Walt Disney's Millennium
exhibition at the Epcot Centre in Florida
depicts Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Of
the 8 million dollars it cost to set up the
exhibition, Israel contributed 1.8 million and
worked with Disney to develop its content.
5. AOL/TIME WARNER:
AOL ALLOCATES 30% OF ITS
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO IN ISRAEL. (Can you believe
it?!) The buy up of Israeli company Mirabilis,
creators of ICQ (internet chat program), for
$287m in 1998 forms part of AOL's investment in
Israel. In 1998, Mr. Ted Leonsis, CEO of AOL
studios (a business unit of AOL) received the
Jubilee Award by the Israeli Prime Minister
Netanyahu. This is the highest tribute ever
awarded by the 'State of Israel' in recognition
of those individuals and organizations that
through their investments and trade
relationships have done the most to strengthen
the Israeli economy.
6. COCA COLA:
From 1966 onward
Coca-Cola has been a staunch supporter of
Israel. In 1997 the Government of Israel
Economic Mission honored Coca-Cola at the Israel
Trade Award Dinner for its continued support of
Israel for the last 30 years and for refusing to
abide by the Arab League boycott of Israel. In
contrast Pepsi abided by the Arab League boycott
of Israel which ended in May 1991, after 1992
Pepsi is also trading in Israel. In 2001 the
Coca-Cola World Headquarters hosted and was the
main sponsor of the American-Israel Chamber of
Commerce Awards Gala. It has been revealed that
Coca-Cola Israel sponsors 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. In July 2002, it has
been announced that Coca-Cola is to build a new
plant at Kiryat Gat.
7. ESTEE LAUDER:
Estee Lauder's chairman,
Ronald Lauder, also one time chairman of the
Conference of Presidents of Major American
Jewish Organizations, is the current president
of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) - Ronald
Lauder is an ardent Zionist.
8. SARAH LEE. (Includes
Hanes, Playtex, Leggs, Champion).
This is also not to be
confused with the frozen snacks company. This is
in regard to the clothing giant. Sara Lee owns
30% of Israel 's leading textile company Delta
Galil. Sara Lee is the world's largest clothing
manufacturer, this opens the worlds markets to
Israel, with cloths originating in Israel and
being sold around the world under one of the
many famous Sara Lee brands. In 1998, Mr. Lucien
Nessim of Sara Lee Personal Products received
the Jubilee Award by the Israeli Prime Minister
Netanyahu. This is the highest tribute ever
awarded by the 'State of Israel' in recognition
of those individuals and organizations, that
through their investments and trade
relationships, have done the most to strengthen
the Israeli economy.
9. FOX TELEVISION, FOX
ENTERTAINMENT:
The News Corporation
Limite is one of the world's largest media
companies with total assets as of September 30,
2005 of approximately; US $58 billion and total
annual revenues of approximately US $18 billion.
News Corporation's diversified global operations
include the production and distribution of
motion pictures and television programming;
television, satellite and cable broadcasting;
the publication of newspapers, magazines and
books; the production and distribution of
promotional and advertising products and
services; the development of digital
broadcasting. News Corporation is the world's
leading publisher of English-language newspapers
with operations worldwide. The Company publishes
more than 175 different newspapers, printing
more than 40 million papers a week. Murdoch's
New Corp. invests heavily in Israel. Murdoch
News Corporation was one of three US companies
that was lauded for their support of Israel at
the America-Israel Friendship League Partners
for Democracy Awards dinner (25th June 2001).
Murdoch himself co-chaired the dinner. News
Corp.'s digital technology company based in
Jerusalem, called NDS, has grown from 20 to 600
employees in the past decade.
10. NESTLE:
The swiss company owns
50.1% of Israeli food maker Osem Investments. In
Dec. 2000, it announced it will invest millions
of dollars to operate the new R&D centre in
israel. In 1998, Mr. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe on
behalf of Nestle, received the Jubilee Award by
the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. This is
the highest tribute ever awarded by the 'State
of Israel' in recognition of those individuals
and organizations, that through their
investments and trade relationships, have done
the most to strengthen the Israeli economy.
11. OVERSEAS ADVENTURE
TRAVEL:
Company is based in
Massachusetts, is known for their many world
tours and relatively cheap group travel. The
company donates money to over 50 countries in
which it operates in to help fund schools, food
aid, etc. and averages between $5,000 and
$25,000 per country. However, Israel received a
flat $1,000,000 from Overseas Adventure Travel,
as it's president is a Zionist.
12. IBM:
IBM invests heavily in
Israel. IBM senior vice-president and general
counsel, Lawrence Ricciardi, who noted that his
company employs 1,700 people in Israel, said in
an interview with the Jerusalem Post, 'This
wedge of land and the huge ideals it represents
are very important to IBM.' IBM was one of three
US companies that was lauded at the
America-Israel Friendship League Partners for
Democracy Awards dinner (25th June 2001 ) hosted
by Sharon. In May 2002 the Israel-America
Chamber of Commerce awarded IBM the Ambassador's
Award' in recognition of its outstanding
contribution to the development of the Israeli
high-tech industry and to advancing trade
between the U.S. and Israel. IBM established
operations in 1949 and was the first large
American company with a wholly owned subsidiary
in Israel, introducing computers to the country.
13. KIMBERLY-CLARK: (Huggies,
Kotex, Kleenex)
In 1998, Mr. Robert P.
Van der Merwe, chairman of Kimberly-Clark Europe
received the Jubilee Award by the Israeli Prime
Minister Netanyahu. This is the highest tribute
ever awarded by the 'State of Israel' in
recognition of those individuals and
organizations, that through their investments
and trade relationships, have done the most to
strengthen the Israeli economy. Kimberly Clark
Corp owns 49.9% interest in Israeli company
Hogla (6/96) through America-Israel PaperMills
$49.9m.
14. RIVER ISLAND clothing
chain, ISROTEL and IBROTEL HOTELS in Spain and
Portugal, BRITANNIA PACIFIC PROPERTIES. (This one
probably relates least to any of us)
A diversified
international investment company, with
headquarters in London, England . They said to
be one of the largest real estate owners in the
Sacramento Metropolitan area. It appears that
the British based Lewis Trust Group is one of
the companies developing hotels in the Aqaba
Region. David Lewis, the Chairman of the
company, is a prominent supporter of Israel. Mr
Lewis's activities have included the raising of
money for the Jewish National Fund. He is also a
member of the Israel-Britain Business Council.
This organization is dedicated to the
development of the Zionist State, by channeling
British capital to the occupied territories for
the benefit of the Zionists and the exploitation
of the Palestinians.
15. NOKIA:
Nokia have started to
invest heavily in Israel. Nokia general manager
Lars Wolf said in an interview with The
Jerusalem Post (4 March 2001): 'We are really
focusing on Israel from all perspectives,
because we have an internal project called
'Project Israel' which means we are looking at
Israel from a networks perspective, from the
perspective of Nokia Ventures Organization, and
also from the perspective of Nokia Research
Center.' Nokia Venture Partners, a branch of
Nokia Ventures Organization, launched a new $500
million fund in December 2000 and allowed that a
'disproportionate' amount of it would go into
Israeli companies. Nokia Research Centeris on
the lookout for Israeli start-ups with which it
can cooperate.
16. TIMBERLAND: (clothing,
shoes, boots, jackets, etc.)
Timberlands is a $1.1
billion footwear, apparel & accessories company.
Its President and CEO Jeffrey Swartz is an
active zionist. In a recent 'solidarity visit'
to Israel, where he made it clear he was
speaking as the CEO of Timberland, he suggested
sending 100 IDF soldiers to the US for a week as
ambassadors for Israel. Although Timberland is a
publicly traded company, his family holds
approximately 47% of the stock and has
approximately 81% of the voting power.
17. DESERT EAGLE:
Desert Eagles are the
only firearms that Israel does not buy from the
US or other countries. However, many of the
parts of these firearms are imported from other
countries and they are merely assembled in
Israel. Regardless, Israel prides them as their
own and it is strictly an Israeli company.
18. CATERPILLAR:
Caterpillar is a company
based in Illinois that manufactures large
construction equipment such as bulldozers,
tractors, various demolition equipment and has a
line of 'tough guy' clothing apparel.
Caterpillar happily supplies Israel with all of
its current fleet of D9 and D10 bulldozers, some
of the largest armored bulldozers in the world.
