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On 12 February 2020, the [[United Nations]] published a [[List of companies operating in West Bank settlements|database]] of companies doing business related in the [[West Bank]], including [[East Jerusalem]], as well as in the occupied [[Golan Heights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/database-all-business-enterprises-involved-certain-activities|title=Database of all business enterprises involved in certain activities relating to Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank (A/HRC/43/71)|date=12 Feb 2020|publisher=UN OCHA|access-date=2021-09-12}}</ref> Merkavim was listed on the database on account of its activities in [[Israeli settlement|Israeli settlements]] in these occupied territories,<ref name=unlist_ohchr>{{cite news |date=12 February 2020 | title=UN rights office issues report on business activities related to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory | url=https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25542 |work=[[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]] | access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> which are considered [[International_law_and_Israeli_settlements|illegal under international law]].<ref name=unsc2334>{{cite news |date=23 December 2016 | title=S/RES/2334(2016) | url=https://undocs.org/S/RES/2334(2016) |work=[[United Nations Security Council]] | access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:30, 12 September 2021
Native name | מרכבים |
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Company type | Bus manufacturer |
Industry | Transport |
Founded | 1949 |
Headquarters | , |
Production output | 760 (2013) |
Number of employees | 700 |
Website | Merkavim |
Footnotes / references [1] |
Merkavim Transportation Technologies Ltd., shortened to Merkavim (Hebrew: מרכבים), is the largest bus manufacturing company in Israel.[2][3][4] They produce many different types of buses, including tourism coaches, urban buses, long-distance buses and minibuses. In addition to this, they also provide specialist buses, such as bullet-proof buses, prisoner-transport vehicles and VIP transport vehicles.[5] The company was founded in 1946 and is jointly owned by Israeli vehicle-importer Mayer Cars and Trucks and by AB Volvo.[3]
Bus models
Long distance buses
- Mars - Intercity bus
City buses
- Low Entrance Pioneer - Low entry/floor bus on VDL SB230 Chassis and Volvo B7RLE Chassis Gearbox Is ZF Ecolife and Man A69 18.290 HOCL NL Gearbox is Voith D854.5 and Mercedes Benz OC500LE Gearbox ZF Ecolife and MAN RC2 19.290 HOCL and Volvo B8RLE ZF Ecolife Transmission
- Low Floor NL
- Articulated BRT
- Low Floor Mercury- On Volvo B7L Chassis With Voith D864.3E
Coaches
- Apollo - Coach for tourism and special rides
- Apollo Premium - A new version of the Apollo
Minibuses
- City 22 - Minibus based on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
- CORAL - shuttle minibus based on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Armored buses
- Mars Defender - Double rear axle
Special Models
- Apollo Premium VIP to business rides
- Mobile Library
- Prisoner Bus
Criticism
Involvement in Israeli settlements
On 12 February 2020, the United Nations published a database of companies doing business related in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as in the occupied Golan Heights.[6] Merkavim was listed on the database on account of its activities in Israeli settlements in these occupied territories,[7] which are considered illegal under international law.[8]
See also
- Ha'argaz, another Israeli bus manufacturer
References
- ^ http://www.merkavim.co.il/en/FinancialStrength
- ^ "Merkavim transportation Ltd". Merkavim. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ a b "Mayer Group Merkavim Transportation Technologies Ltd". Mayer Group. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ "Merkavim Transportation Technologies LTD | Israel Defense". www.israeldefense.co.il. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ "Merkavim - Company Profile". Merkavim. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ "Database of all business enterprises involved in certain activities relating to Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank (A/HRC/43/71)". UN OCHA. 12 Feb 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "UN rights office issues report on business activities related to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "S/RES/2334(2016)". United Nations Security Council. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
External links
- Media related to Merkavim buses at Wikimedia Commons
- Merkavim official site