Hello everybody,
See the contribution below by Eviathar Ben-Zedeff. Thank you, Eviathar, for this very important article.
However, let me add my own view of the situation, please.
To summarize,for those of you who don't read Hebrew, and who don't understand:
Apparently the freezing weather has destroyed crops in Israel, specially in the center of the country, the Jordan valley, etc. And the farmers are losing tons of money.
Well, maybe it would have been a good idea to follow the laws of Shemittah strictly, and NOT rely on the sale of produce during this Shemitta year. After all, the sale of the produce is forbidden, ""sold to an Arab" ( what a fraud!) or not, during Shemittah year. I am sure Hashem would have blessed every one of the farmers with a parnassah coming from another source, had they had the courage of their convictions.
It is sad that the faith is not strong enough... and now they are suffering.
The above does not mean that I don't feel sorry for them; I do. But what can you say.....
However, the ones who must be REALLY fuming are the government. Why?
Read below the report about the damage. Whom do all the crops of the largest conglomerate of agricultural companies belong to, who grow produce in the Jordan Valley? AGREXCO.
Now WHO is Agrexco? Another name for it is CARMEL produce, that I am sure you ALL have heard about.
WELL, HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT: AGREXCO -CARMEL IS 50% OWNED BY THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT!
Now you understand why they did everything they could, threaten, and G'd knows what else, to make sure that the HETER MECHIRAH went through and was approved for consumption by their state rabbis? One reason, more than anything else: MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!
Hadn't I told you so in a previous letter? I was right.
And WHO is in direct competition with Agrexco?
1. The Gush Katif farms were
2. Kfar Darom was
3. Otzar Haaretz, I would think , is too.
Would that , or would that not, give the government good motive to do everything in their POWER ( and we know the government power: Police, Shabak, PLO friends, etc, etc) to ELIMINATE THE COMPETITION? After all, the Gush Katif farms and Kfar Darom are mostly gone by now, except for some limited production that was relocated within Israel proper ( did THESE FARMS sign non -compete agreements with the government, did they "join the club"'? Just a question).
Read the last article at the bottom, about the strong- arm tactics used in Southern Lebanon to make sure ONLY AGREXCO WARES WERE SOLD, AND NOT OTHERS. OK, granted, the source of the article is suspect, very clearly anti-Israel. Still, the general idea seems to fit the MODUS OPERANDI of the Israeli government, with everything we know and have witnessed so far: using strong- arm tactics to get their way, the Israeli idea of democracy, that we are all enjoying tremendously these days. So why would they not use the same tactics to eliminate business competition??
In this light, the murder of Ido Zoldan also becomes quite understandable. Ido was promoting INDEPENDENT JEWISH LABOR IN CONSTRUCTION, the same way, Yehuda Amichai is promoting INDEPENDENT JEWISH LABOR IN AGRICULTURE. This just doesn't fit the communist -socialist view of total government control on production. And we know that they have no qualms about going after family members to intimidate their opponents.
With this scenario, it would appear that ACHIKAM AMICHAI was the real target, while his friend David Rubin just happened to be there too, another convenient hit, why not, one less rabbi's son.
The theory fits, doesn't it? Admit it.
Feedback appreciated
DS
:רב טוב,
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אביתר בן-צדף
Agrexco, which trades by the brand name of Carmel.
Carmel might be a name familiar to European and American consumers: their fresh fruit and vegetables are common in any supermarket
Agrexco is 50 percent owned by the Israeli state .
The Ministry of Agriculture announced last week that the council of the Plants Production and Marketing Board approved the privatization of Agrexco, Israel's largest agricultural exporter. The company has over the years gained fame in the production and export of field crops, vegetables, fruits and poultry. The company handles the export of Israel's fresh agricultural produce and is the main export contractor for the Israel Vegetable Board, the Israel Fruit Board and the Israel Flower Board.
The idea to privatize the company has been going on for some time with Managing Director Shlomo Tirosh who was keen to see Agrexco put into the producers' hands.
According to the framework proposed by Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon, the first stage of the process will include equalizing stock rights and conducting a valuation of the firm.
Ministry sources estimated last week the value of Agrexco in the half-a-billion-shekel range.
The Plants Board, owned by a number of farmers organizations, owns 97% of the shares of Agrexco, and has a 19% voting share. The rest of the voting rights belong to the state, 50%; Tnuva, 25%; and the Poultry Board.All of the owners have approved the privatization plan.
According to the Ministry the second stage of the privatization process will include a tender to sell control to a strategic investor, and the remaining shares will be sold on the stock market or be kept by the farmers.
Wikipedia:
Carmel/ Agrexco is Israel's largest exporter of agricultural produce into the European Union. The Israeli state owns 50%, the Production and Marketing Boards owns 25% and the Tnuva cooperative owns 25%. In 2005, the company produced 440,000 tons of fresh agricultural produce.[1]
The first stage of the process will include equalizing stock rights and conducting a valuation of the firm. estimations about the value of Agrexco is in the half-a-billion-shekel range
The Ministry of Agriculture announced last week that the council of the Plants Production and Marketing Board approved the privatization of Agrexco, Israel's largest agricultural exporter. The company has over the years gained fame in the production and export of field crops, vegetables, fruits and poultry. The company handles the export of Israel's fresh agricultural produce and is the main export contractor for the Israel Vegetable Board, the Israel Fruit Board and the Israel Flower Board.
The idea to privatize the company has been going on for some time with Managing Director Shlomo Tirosh who was keen to see Agrexco put into the producers' hands.
According to the framework proposed by Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon, the first stage of the process will include equalizing stock rights and conducting a valuation of the firm.
Ministry sources estimated last week the value of Agrexco in the half-a-billion-shekel range.
The Plants Board, owned by a number of farmers organizations, owns 97% of the shares of Agrexco, and has a 19% voting share. The rest of the voting rights belong to the state, 50%; Tnuva, 25%; and the Poultry Board.All of the owners have approved the privatization plan.
According to the Ministry the second stage of the privatization process will include a tender to sell control to a strategic investor, and the remaining shares will be sold on the stock market or be kept by the farmers.
| Carmel Agrexco | |
|---|---|
| Type | Partnership: Israeli government (50%), the Production and Marketing Boards (25%) and the Tnuva cooperative (25%) |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Key people | Yaacov Tsur, Chairman of the Board Shlomo Tirosh, Managing Director |
| Industry | Exporters of agricultural produce |
| Products | Vegetables, Flowers, Fruits, Plants |
| Revenue |  €560 million (2006) |
| Employees | 500 employees in Israel and overseas (2006) |
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