A new report calls on United States companies to stop supplying Israel’s military with jet fuel and recommends an embargo to achieve this goal.
“Many credible sources have documented crimes under international law being
committed by Israel in the context of its ongoing military campaign in Gaza,” reads a briefing from the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO). “These include indiscriminate attacks leading to massive loss of civilian life and targeting of civilian infrastructure amongst other acts which constitute war crimes. Multiple sources, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and UN human rights experts have documented indiscriminate attacks by air which have resulted in catastrophic civilian casualties.”
SOMO specifically cites Valero Energy Corporation, a San Antonio-based company that owns 15 petroleum refineries located in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. Four of them are located in Texas and they all produce jet fuel. In 2023 the company had a revenue of $144 million.
According to USASpending.com, the fuel is transported by the........