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Glasgow’s Chamber of Commerce invites speakers from companies profiting from occupied West Bank
Palestine activists call for invitations to be withdrawn
The Israeli settlement of Ma'on, in the background and overlooks the the West Bank Palestinian Bedouin village of al-Mufagara, near Hebron, September 30, 2021
ANTI-APARTHEID campaigners have hit out at Glasgow’s Chamber of Commerce after inviting speakers from companies profiting from the occupied West Bank and Israeli military manufacturers to their Cop26 fringe.
Palestine activists have called for invitations extended to a number of companies to be withdrawn.
As part of events this week, the chamber has invited a number of Israeli companies, including Adama, the ICL Group and the Manufacturers Association of Israel.
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