May 18, 2024

Pharma giant adds Israel to list of Middle East markets after omission raises questions


Johnson & Johnson has added Israel to its listing of world markets on the corporate’s order administration web site after sparking questions over why the list included “Palestine” and never the Jewish state.

The well being care giant’s Customer Connect web site states that it’s an order administration software for the corporate’s direct prospects and distributors within the North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific areas and markets. 

Johnson & Johnson’s “Middle East” part lists “Palestine” amongst 20 markets, together with Iran, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon. When Fox News Digital checked the positioning on Sunday morning, there was no choice for Israel.

When requested about why Israel was omitted from the positioning, an organization spokesperson informed Fox News Digital that the software is not used for all markets, and people prospects in markets not listed, together with Israel, use a distinct methodology to order merchandise from Johnson & Johnson.

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“The J&J Customer Connect portal is an order management tool for many but not all markets – it is not a list of all markets or regions where the Company operates or where products are sold,” an organization spokesperson mentioned. “If a market is not listed on the site, it simply means that a different method of ordering is used in that market.”

After Fox News Digital’s inquiry and receiving questions from elsewhere concerning the exclusion of Israel, the spokesperson mentioned Israel has been added to the positioning to make clear how prospects on this market order merchandise from Johnson & Johnson. 

Johnson & Johnson campus shows their logo in Irvine, California

Johnson & Johnson has condemned the Hamas terror assaults on Israel. (Mark Ralston/File/AFP by way of / Getty Images)

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Johnson & Johnson was amongst dozens of corporations that condemned the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist assault on Israel and spoke out towards antisemitism, in accordance to a list of corporations compiled by Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld on the Yale School of Management. The firm mentioned it additionally donated $2 million to support humanitarian aid following the assault.

Johnson & Johnson building

Johnson & Johnson has additionally spoken out towards antisemitism following the Hamas assaults on Israel. (Mike Blake, File / Reuters Photos)

Elsewhere on the Johnson & Johnson web site, a timeline that depicts the corporate’s “pioneering role” within the well being care discipline from 1860 to current day reveals that it opened its first working firm in Israel in 1996.

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“In Israel, Johnson & Johnson has four sub-companies, all of which are guided by the Johnson & Johnson’s CREDO and its values,” the corporate states on its “Careers in Israel” webpage. “We proudly employ over 1,000 employees across the country.”

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The Oct. 7 terror assault additionally sparked a wave of antisemitism on college campuses throughout the U.S., escalating in current weeks to see scholar protesters and outdoors agitators overtaking school campuses and demanding that universities divest from Israel.



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