Liberal-minded SodaStream employed hundreds of locals until anti-Israel boycott pressure forced the closure of its West Bank factory. Now the final 75 Palestinian staffers have been fired. Viva Palestina!

TIMES OF ISRAEL
Victory for BDS as SodaStream’s last Palestinian workers lose their jobs
by David Horovitz
February 29, 2016

Two years ago, The Times of Israel reported on SodaStream’s plant at the West Bank industrial zone of Mishor Adumim, where the Israeli carbonated beverage company was employing 1,300 workers. Of that workforce, 350 were Israeli Jews, 450 were Israeli Arabs and 500 were West Bank Palestinians. Management and staff confirmed to our reporter that pay and benefits were identical for workers in comparable jobs, irrespective of their citizenship and ethnicity. We headlined the article, “At SodaStream, Palestinians hope their bubble won’t burst.”On Monday, it did. READ MORE

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