An Israeli peace group is cosponsoring a campaign to prevent Italian textile giant Benetton from opening a plant in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank. Since the campaign was launched, Benetton’s main offices in Ponzano, Italy, have been flooded with protest messages, according to officials with Gush Shalom. The officials added that they had been informed by Benetton that the plant at Barkon is being planned by a subsidiary over which the company has no control.
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