By supplying Ariel and Modi’in Illit – 2 of the largest - TopicsExpress

By supplying Ariel and Modi’in Illit – 2 of the largest illegal Israeli settlements - with various forms of technology, HP is complicit in Israel’s illegal occupation and colonisation policy and thus in breach of international law. According to international law, as reaffirmed in the 2004 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on Israel’s wall and settlements, third parties are obliged not to recognise nor render aid or assistance to such Israeli violations by carrying out financial and economic activity in the settlements. In addition, in their report adopted in March 2013, the UN Fact Finding Mission affirmed that involvement in settlement activities falls under the jurisdiction of the ICC and could result in criminal liability. Therefore, the European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine (ECCP) - a network of 47 organisations, NGO’s, unions and human rights organisations from 20 European countries - reaffirms our demand that Hewlett Packard immediately end all its contracts with Israel that contribute to its policy of colonisation and oppression of the Palestinian people, and that HP undertake concrete measures to that effect.