[News] To do business with illegal settlements is to aid in the commission of war crimes!

[Anti-Imperialist News]

http://www.palestinechronicle.com/see-full-list-below-un-blacklists-112-businesses-that-enable-israeli-occupation-of-palestine/
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*By Palestine Chronicle Staff - February 13, 2020
<http://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff>*

The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) has finally released a 
long-delayed report, on Wednesday, listing over one hundred businesses 
that have ties with illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied 
Palestinian Territories.

Despite intense Israeli pressures to dissuade the institution from 
naming companies that benefit from the Israeli occupation, OHCHR 
revealed the identities of 112 businesses, 94 of which are based in 
Israel, while the rest operate in six other countries.

    Al-Haq welcomes the publication of #UN
    <https://twitter.com/hashtag/UN?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
    database on settlement business activities. https://t.co/5n2iL2ljgg
    #BizHumanRights
    <https://twitter.com/hashtag/BizHumanRights?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
    #Accountability
    <https://twitter.com/hashtag/Accountability?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
    #HumanRights
    <https://twitter.com/hashtag/HumanRights?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
    #OHCHR
    <https://twitter.com/hashtag/OHCHR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
    pic.twitter.com/9nnzx70dBb <https://t.co/9nnzx70dBb>

    — Al-Haq الحق (@alhaq_org) February 12, 2020
    <https://twitter.com/alhaq_org/status/1227654897081954307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

The UN report named these six countries as follows: the United States, 
France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Thailand and Britain.

The online home-renting giant Airbnb, which is based in the US, was 
among the blacklisted businesses.

“I am conscious this issue has been, and will continue to be, highly 
contentious,” said in a statement the UN High Commissioner for Human 
Rights Michelle Bachelet.

    BREAKING: The UN just released it's report documenting 122 companies
    that profit from illegal Jewish-only settlements on Palestinian land

    Including…

    Airbnb
    Remax
    Expedia
    Motorola

    Good…
    About time supporters of Apartheid were exposed#BDS
    <https://twitter.com/hashtag/BDS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#BoycottIsrael
    <https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoycottIsrael?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#FreePalastine
    <https://twitter.com/hashtag/FreePalastine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>


Bachelet’s office said that the report “does not provide a legal 
characterization of the activities in question, or of business 
enterprises’ involvement in them,” Reuters reported.

The UN database of companies with business ties to Jewish settlements 
was expected to be released in 2019. However, the publication date was 
delayed as a result of American and Israeli pressures.

Expectedly, Israel’s foreign ministry accused the UN of “shameful 
capitulation” to pro-Palestine groups, while Palestinian Foreign 
Minister Riyad Al-Maliki described the report as a victory for 
international law.

    The UN today put on notice businesses active in/with #Israeli
    <https://twitter.com/hashtag/Israeli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
    settlements in the West Bank: You will be exposed for the harm your
    involvement does to the human rights of Palestinians.
    Thanks, at mbachelet
    <https://twitter.com/mbachelet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @OHCHR_MENA
    <https://twitter.com/OHCHR_MENA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
    pic.twitter.com/3tGyfpxsdH <https://t.co/3tGyfpxsdH>

    — Eric Goldstein (@goldsteinricky) February 12, 2020
    <https://twitter.com/goldsteinricky/status/1227612483915046918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

“The news is quite encouraging,” said Romana Rubeo, the managing editor 
of The Palestine Chronicle. “The last three years have witnessed a 
constant struggle between those who want to name and shame the enablers 
of the Israeli occupation, and those who wanted to go on with business 
as usual. The voice of reason has ultimately prevailed,” she added.

Below is the full list of companies that do business in illegal Jewish 
settlements, as indicated in the OHCHR report 
<https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25542&LangID=E>: 


Afikim Public Transportation Ltd.

Airbnb Inc.

American Israeli Gas Corporation Ltd.

Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture Ltd.

Amos Hadar Properties and Investments Ltd.

Angel Bakeries

Archivists Ltd.

Ariel Properties Group

Ashtrom Industries Ltd.

Ashtrom Properties Ltd.

Avgol Industries 1953 Ltd.

Bank Hapoalim B.M.

Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.

Bank of Jerusalem Ltd.

Beit Haarchiv Ltd.

Bezeq, the Israel Telecommunication

Corp Ltd.

Booking.com B.V.

C Mer Industries Ltd.

Café Café Israel Ltd.

Caliber 3

Cellcom Israel Ltd.

Cherriessa Ltd.

Chish Nofei Israel Ltd.

Citadis Israel Ltd.

Comasco Ltd.

Darban Investments Ltd.

Delek Group Ltd.

Delta Israel

Dor Alon Energy in Israel 1988 Ltd.

Egis Rail

Egged, Israel Transportation Cooperative Society Ltd.

Energix Renewable Energies Ltd.

EPR Systems Ltd.

Extal Ltd.

Expedia Group Inc.

Field Produce Ltd.

Field Produce Marketing Ltd.

First International Bank of Israel Ltd.

Galshan Shvakim Ltd.

General Mills Israel Ltd.

Hadiklaim Israel Date Growers Cooperative Ltd.

Hot Mobile Ltd.

Hot Telecommunications Systems Ltd.

Industrial Buildings Corporation Ltd.

Israel Discount Bank Ltd.

Israel Railways Corporation Ltd.

Italek Ltd.

JC Bamford Excavators Ltd.

Jerusalem Economy Ltd.

Kavim Public Transportation Ltd.

Lipski Installation and Sanitation Ltd.

Matrix IT Ltd.

Mayer Davidov Garages Ltd.

Mekorot Water Company Ltd.

Mercantile Discount Bank Ltd.

Merkavim Transportation Technologies Ltd.

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

Modi’in Ezrachi Group Ltd.

Mordechai Aviv Taasiot Beniyah 1973 Ltd.

Motorola Solutions Israel Ltd.

Municipal Bank Ltd.

Naaman Group Ltd.

Nof Yam Security Ltd.

Ofertex Industries 1997 Ltd.

Opodo Ltd.

Bank Otsar Ha-Hayal Ltd.

Partner Communications Company Ltd.

Paz Oil Company Ltd.

Pelegas Ltd.

Pelephone Communications Ltd.

Proffimat S.R. Ltd.

Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.

Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing Communication Ltd.

Re/Max Israel

Shalgal Food Ltd.

Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.

Shufersal Ltd.

Sonol Israel Ltd.

Superbus Ltd.

Tahal Group International B.V.

TripAdvisor Inc.

Twitoplast Ltd.

Unikowsky Maoz Ltd.

YES

Zakai Agricultural Know-how and inputs Ltd.

ZF Development and Construction

ZMH Hammermand Ltd.

Zorganika Ltd.

Zriha Hlavin Industries Ltd.

Alon Blue Square Israel Ltd.

Alstom S.A.

Altice Europe N.V.

Amnon Mesilot Ltd.

Ashtrom Group Ltd.

Booking Holdings Inc.

Brand Industries Ltd.

Delta Galil Industries Ltd.

eDreams ODIGEO S.A.

Egis S.A.

Electra Ltd.

Export Investment Company Ltd.

General Mills Inc.

Hadar Group

Hamat Group Ltd.

Indorama Ventures P.C.L.

Kardan N.V.

Mayer’s Cars and Trucks Co. Ltd.

Motorola Solutions Inc.

Natoon Group

Villar International Ltd.

Greenkote P.L.C.

/(The Palestine Chronicle)/

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