Until recently, Veolia collected Highland Park’s garbage.

NEWSWEEK
by Jack Moore
September 1, 2015

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, a campaign that advocates applying economic and political pressure on Israel to achieve equal rights for Palestinians in Israel and an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, hailed a decision by French infrastructure corporation Veolia to sell-off its final investment in the country as a “major” victory on Tuesday…Transdev, a subsidiary of Veolia, last week sold its 5% stake in CityPass, which runs the controversial Jerusalem Light Rail that connects West Jerusalem with the Arab neighborhoods and Jewish settlements of East Jerusalem. The BDS movement has waged a seven-year boycott campaign against Veolia—a company that employs 179,508 people and boasts a market capitalization of $10.9 billion…READ MORE