Government investment in companies with ties to illegal West Bank settlements
Regan Gibbons made this Official Information request to The Treasury
The request was successful.
From: Regan Gibbons
Dear The Treasury,
Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request to know whether the Government has invested public money in any of the following companies:
Afikim Public Transportation Ltd.
Airbnb Inc.
American Israeli Gas Corporation Ltd.
Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture Ltd.
Amos Hadar Properties and Investments Ltd.
Angel Bakeries
Archivists Ltd.
Ariel Properties Group
Ashtrom Industries Ltd.
Ashtrom Properties Ltd.
Avgol Industries 1953 Ltd.
Bank Hapoalim B.M.
Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.
Bank of Jerusalem Ltd.
Beit Haarchiv Ltd.
Bezeq, the Israel Telecommunication
Corp Ltd.
Booking.com B.V.
C Mer Industries Ltd.
Café Café Israel Ltd.
Caliber 3
Cellcom Israel Ltd.
Cherriessa Ltd.
Chish Nofei Israel Ltd.
Citadis Israel Ltd.
Comasco Ltd.
Darban Investments Ltd.
Delek Group Ltd.
Delta Israel
Dor Alon Energy in Israel 1988 Ltd.
Egis Rail
Egged, Israel Transportation Cooperative Society Ltd.
Energix Renewable Energies Ltd.
EPR Systems Ltd.
Extal Ltd.
Expedia Group Inc.
Field Produce Ltd.
Field Produce Marketing Ltd.
First International Bank of Israel Ltd.
Galshan Shvakim Ltd.
General Mills Israel Ltd.
Hadiklaim Israel Date Growers Cooperative Ltd.
Hot Mobile Ltd.
Hot Telecommunications Systems Ltd.
Industrial Buildings Corporation Ltd.
Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
Israel Railways Corporation Ltd.
Italek Ltd.
JC Bamford Excavators Ltd.
Jerusalem Economy Ltd.
Kavim Public Transportation Ltd.
Lipski Installation and Sanitation Ltd.
Matrix IT Ltd.
Mayer Davidov Garages Ltd.
Mekorot Water Company Ltd.
Mercantile Discount Bank Ltd.
Merkavim Transportation Technologies Ltd.
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.
Modi'in Ezrachi Group Ltd.
Mordechai Aviv Taasiot Beniyah 1973 Ltd.
Motorola Solutions Israel Ltd.
Municipal Bank Ltd.
Naaman Group Ltd.
Nof Yam Security Ltd.
Ofertex Industries 1997 Ltd.
Opodo Ltd.
Bank Otsar Ha-Hayal Ltd.
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
Paz Oil Company Ltd.
Pelegas Ltd.
Pelephone Communications Ltd.
Proffimat S.R. Ltd.
Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.
Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing Communication Ltd.
Re/Max Israel
Shalgal Food Ltd.
Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.
Shufersal Ltd.
Sonol Israel Ltd.
Superbus Ltd.
Tahal Group International B.V.
TripAdvisor Inc.
Twitoplast Ltd.
Unikowsky Maoz Ltd.
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Zakai Agricultural Know-how and inputs Ltd.
ZF Development and Construction
ZMH Hammermand Ltd.
Zorganika Ltd.
Zriha Hlavin Industries Ltd.
Alon Blue Square Israel Ltd.
Alstom S.A.
Altice Europe N.V.
Amnon Mesilot Ltd.
Ashtrom Group Ltd.
Booking Holdings Inc.
Brand Industries Ltd.
Delta Galil Industries Ltd.
eDreams ODIGEO S.A.
Egis S.A.
Electra Ltd.
Export Investment Company Ltd.
General Mills Inc.
Hadar Group
Hamat Group Ltd.
Indorama Ventures P.C.L.
Kardan N.V.
Mayer's Cars and Trucks Co. Ltd.
Motorola Solutions Inc.
Natoon Group
Villar International Ltd.
Greenkote P.L.C.
Yours faithfully,
R. Gibbons
From: Ben Roberts [TSY]
The Treasury
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Hi Regan,
Thank you for your OIA request.
We are just in the process of addressing your request and we need to
clarify the scope of it with you.
In order to discuss this directly with you, would you be able to provide
an email address or contact number?
Regards,
Ben
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From: Regan Gibbons
Dear Ben Roberts [TSY],
Thank you for your response. If you wish to confirm my citizenship status I am happy to email you privately. However, for the purposes of section 16(2), my preferred way of receiving information is by email reply to the FYI.org.nz address from which you received the request. If you send correspondence to my private address you will be asked to re-send it to the FYI.org.nz email address, where it may still be published.
Yours sincerely,
R Gibbons
From: Ben Roberts [TSY]
The Treasury
Hi Regan,
Thank you for the fast reply.
Our interpretation of your request of "whether the Government has invested public money in any of the following companies:" is that you are asking for information on the current investment holdings as of 13th February 2020 in the companies listed in your OIA request.
Could you confirm if this interpretation is correct?
Thanks,
Ben
-----Original Message-----
From: Regan Gibbons <[FYI request #12227 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 19 February 2020 2:43 PM
To: Ben Roberts [TSY] <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA Request
Dear Ben Roberts [TSY],
Thank you for your response. If you wish to confirm my citizenship status I am happy to email you privately. However, for the purposes of section 16(2), my preferred way of receiving information is by email reply to the FYI.org.nz address from which you received the request. If you send correspondence to my private address you will be asked to re-send it to the FYI.org.nz email address, where it may still be published.
Yours sincerely,
R Gibbons
-----Original Message-----
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Hi Regan,
Thank you for your OIA request.
We are just in the process of addressing your request and we need to clarify the scope of it with you.
In order to discuss this directly with you, would you be able to provide an email address or contact number?
Regards,
Ben
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From: Regan Gibbons
Dear Ben Roberts [TSY],
That is correct.
Yours sincerely,
R. Gibbons
From: Adam Antao [TSY]
The Treasury
Dear Regan,
Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.
Regards,
Adam
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