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[PDF] Pillage of the Dead Sea: Israel’s Unlawful Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Given that the settlers and Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories Ltd. directly profit from the appropriation of the Dead Sea natural resources and from the trade of the products extracted and processed in this area, they can be considered as primary perpetrators of the war crime of pillage....By allowing Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories Ltd. to participate in European Union (EU) funded projects and granting it financial assistance, the EU is acknowledging and supporting the company’s illegal activities, thus failing to adhere to its commitment to international law...[W]orldwide cosmetic retailers should provide their customers with clear information about the origin of the products that are sold in their stores, thus enabling the consumers to make a conscious and informed choice about the cosmetic products purchased. [Refers to Dead Sea Works, Arab Potash, Orad Group. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ahava, Dead Sea Works, Arab Potash & Orad Group to respond. Arab Potash declined to respond. Ahava has no comments. Dead Sea Works & Orad Group did not respond.]