West Bank & Jerusalem
UN adds 61 companies to settlement operations blacklist
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The United Nations human rights office expanded its roster of businesses profiting from Israeli West Bank settlements on Friday, Middle East Eye reported, bringing the total number of flagged firms to over 100. The move follows mounting international pressure on corporations deemed complicit in what the UN classifies as illegal settlement activity.
The blacklist enables governments and investors to identify companies involved in operations the UN considers violations of international law. The expansion marks the latest addition to the UN's accountability mechanism targeting settlement enterprise.
