UN Adds 61 More Companies to Blacklist Over Ties to Israeli Settlements
The UN human rights office says the firms have business links to settlements in the occupied West Bank, a claim Israel rejects.
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The United Nations human rights office has added 61 more companies to a database of firms it says are linked to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, bringing the total number of listed companies to 214.
The list, which the UN says catalogues businesses with ties to settlement activity linked to violations of Palestinian rights, now includes firms from 11 countries, the majority of them based in Israel.
According to the update, five companies that had appeared on last year's list of 158 firms have since been removed.
Israel has rejected the publication, saying the companies named have not committed any wrongdoing and describing its release as unwarranted.
Background on the database
The UN database was first published in 2020 following a Human Rights Council request to identify businesses operating in or with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which most of the international community considers illegal under international law. Israel disputes that characterisation.
The database has remained a recurring point of tension between Israel and UN human rights bodies since its creation.
Sources
- UN adds 61 firms to settlements blacklist over alleged human rights violations against Palestinians — The Guardian — World
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