Wall Street Journalさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Wall Street JournalInstagram)「In a factory in Israel not far from the Gaza border, Jews and Arabs have for years worked side by side making SodaStream seltzer machines for homes around the world. ⁠ ⁠ Together, the colleagues feasted at Ramadan and lighted candles for Hanukkah. They visited one another’s homes and attended the weddings and funerals of their co-workers’ family members. Throughout past conflicts in the region, they have called their workplace an “island of peace.” ⁠ ⁠ That harmony is now being tested.⁠ ⁠ SodaStream’s presence in the region has put it in the middle of controversy over the years. A prior SodaStream factory, located in the West Bank, sparked calls for a boycott of the brand.⁠ ⁠ The current factory is in the Negev Desert in southern Israel. The Gaza border is about 20 miles away. Before the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7, the SodaStream facility had about 1,500 employees, roughly a third of them Bedouin. More than 100 were Palestinians bused in every day from the West Bank. ⁠ ⁠ The factory is now operating with about two-thirds of its usual staff, the company said. At least one SodaStream employee has been killed, and one has been taken hostage. Other staffers have lost close family members.⁠ ⁠ SodaStream was founded more than a century ago in the U.K. and later moved to Israel. PepsiCo bought the business in 2018. SodaStream has weathered past Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, but this crisis is different from any the company has faced before.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Gil Cohen-Magen/Getty Images」11月2日 0時01分