So unreal its disney-esque: Abigail Disney – filmmaker, philanthropist and great-niece of the legendary animator Walt Disney – has publicly renounced her share of the family profits from an Israeli firm she claims is exploiting occupied natural resources. Her decision to donate the profits, as well as funds equal to the value of her shares in the Dead Sea minerals cosmetics firm Ahava, to groups working to end this illegal exploitation, is a high-profile boost to campaigners against trade with Israeli settlements and companies in the occupied West Bank.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:53:38 +0000