Publication date: 2024/12/21 (Last updated: 2024/12/21 23:56)
Oslo – Ma’an – Today, Saturday, the Norwegian Greenpeace organization filed a lawsuit against the international oil company “Equinor” for violating the Norwegian Transparency Act.
Norwegian media say the lawsuit shows Equinor has failed to limit damages arising from its relationship with Ithaca Energy Company, owned by Israel’s Delek Group.
Delek Group is one of the largest Israeli energy companies on the United Nations’ “blacklist” of businesses operating in the occupied Palestinian territories, whose activities are linked to direct support for the occupation forces.
According to Greenpeace, profits from Equinor’s Rosebank oil project will help finance Israel’s settlement activities and settlement expansion, which are illegal under international law.
The group called for an immediate halt to the project to prevent continued funding of these activities, and the volunteers called on the company to end its partnership with Ithaca and develop the Rosebank project. requested that it be cancelled.
The lawsuit comes months after a peaceful protest organized by five Greenpeace volunteers inside Equinor’s headquarters in Oslo.
“This case once again highlights the role of major oil companies in profiteering at the expense of lives and communities, whether through involvement in illegal settlement activities or through oil-induced climate destruction,” Greenpeace said in a statement. said.
Last month, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement announced the success of its five-year global campaign against Puma, which has decided to end its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association by December 31, 2024. .
