RE/Max Moniesworth Realty

December 28, 2014

Geraldine Ruby, Office Owner
RE/Max Moniesworth Realty
1933 R. 52
Hopewell Jct., NY 12533

Dear Mr. Engles:

We are writing to bring to your attention the fact that some of RE/MAX International's operations violate fundamental human rights. Through its contract with RE/MAX Israel, your company is profiting from selling homes in illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied West Bank. These settlements are in direct violation of the international law, specifically Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which states that the occupying power shall not transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies. Yet this is precisely what Israel has done and continues to do, and RE/MAX Israel's services facilitate this process.

RE/MAX Israel is a major presence in the Israeli real estate market. Most disturbingly, it also is the leader in selling properties in the Occupied West Bank to Israeli settlers. According to WhoProfits, RE/MAX Israel operates an office in the illegal settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. It also sells properties in all the other major settlements, including Adam, Beit Arye, Beit El, Giva'at, Ze'ev, Oranit. Salit, Sha'arei Tikva, and Zufin.

As a result, RE/MAX Israel is directly contributing to the confiscation and settlement of Palestinian land and the oppression of West Bank Palestinians, 80% of whom living in areas of direct Israeli control lack a steady supply of food. As concerned citizens we find it abhorrent that an industry leader such as RE/MAX would profit by selling properties in illegal settlements that have been condemned by the international community. Please apprise your corporate leadership of our concerns and tell them that unless RE/MAX Israel ends its illegal operations in the Occupied West Bank we will pursue a local campaign to boycott RE/MAX and support national and global efforts in this regard.

Please call me at (845) 876-7906 if you have any questions.

Very truly yours,


Hudson Valley BDS www.hudsonvalleybds.org