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.
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East Jerusalem is a majority-Arab area which has been under Israeli control since the 1967 Six-Day War but is mooted to be the capital of any future Palestinian state under draft proposals issued by the Palestinian Authority.
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