Pressure mounts on HS2 to drop train firm 'involved in Israeli war crimes' from bidders list
News Reporter HS2 has the “legal right and moral obligation” to exclude a firm “involved in Israeli war crimes” from its tender process, lawyers have claimed. Spanish manufacturer CAF is one of five bidders hoping to secure a £2.75 billion contract to supply high-speed trains to the HS2 rail project. Palestinian rights groups have been calling on HS2 Ltd to drop CAF over its role in the Jerusalem Light Rail (JRL) expansion which links illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian land to West Jerusalem. Now a legal brief drafted by Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights and the Europ...
Source: morningstaronline.co.uk