[La version française suit] AFPS, 22 December 2009 -- The Court of Appeal of Versailles confirms the jurisdiction of the Tribunal of Nanterre regarding the legal claim brought by AFPS against Véolia transport, Alstom and Alstom transport regarding the construction and operation of a light railway in East Jerusalem.

Adri Nieuwhof [Electronic Intifada] 24 November 2009 - Despite mounting pressure to withdraw from the light rail project in Jerusalem designed to serve the needs of Israel's illegal settlements, the French transportation giant Veolia is set to be highly involved in the project for the next five years.

The company needs to support its new Israeli partner, the Dan Bus Company, which lacks the experience to operate the light rail.

Information sheet released by the Palestinian BDS Campaign National Committee (BNC) at the Press Conference held in Jerusalem on 16 November 2009.

Jerusalem Press Conference:
Time:     Monday, 16 November 2009, 10:00 am
Place:     Mount Scopus Hotel in Jerusalem  

The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)* invites you to a press conference calling for on all Arab governments to exclude the French companies, Veolia and Alstom, from all public contracts, due to their complicity in the construction and management of the Jerusalem Light Rail (JLR), an Israeli project that gravely violates international law and Palestinian rights.