UN expands list of companies operating in West Bank settlements
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The UN human rights office expanded its database of companies operating in Israeli West Bank settlements, adding 61 firms to bring the total to 214 entities from 11 countries. The sensitive list targets companies that could face boycotts and divestment campaigns to pressure Israel over its settlement expansion.
The United Nations human rights office issued a list on Friday adding 61 more companies operating in Israeli West Bank settlements, which are illegal under international law.
The database is highly sensitive as firms could be targeted for boycotts or divestment to pressure Israel over settler expansion in the territory that is home to over three million Palestinians.
The database, first released in 2020, now includes 214 firms, mostly from Israel, but also from 10 other countries including France, Germany, China and the US.
Newly added firms included Israeli pesticides maker ADAMA, part of Chinese-owned Syngenta Group, Israel-based real estate investment holding company Alony Hetz and Spain's Salvat Logistica.
They did not immediately respond to a request for comment on their inclusion in the UN database.
They joined companies such as travel agency Expedia and home-rental company Airbnb already on the list.
Report by Reuters
The database is highly sensitive as firms could be targeted for boycotts or divestment to pressure Israel over settler expansion in the territory that is home to over three million Palestinians.
The database, first released in 2020, now includes 214 firms, mostly from Israel, but also from 10 other countries including France, Germany, China and the US.
Newly added firms included Israeli pesticides maker ADAMA, part of Chinese-owned Syngenta Group, Israel-based real estate investment holding company Alony Hetz and Spain's Salvat Logistica.
They did not immediately respond to a request for comment on their inclusion in the UN database.
They joined companies such as travel agency Expedia and home-rental company Airbnb already on the list.
Report by Reuters
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