UN adds 61 firms to settlements blacklist over alleged human rights violations against Palestinians

A United Nations human rights office has expanded its list of companies accused of supporting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, now totaling 214 firms from 11 countries—most of them Israeli. The update adds 61 new names while removing five previously listed companies, maintaining a database of businesses alleged to contribute to Palestinian human rights violations. Israel has strongly denied the claims, insisting the companies involved have not engaged in any wrongdoing. The move underscores ongoing tensions over corporate involvement in the region’s political and legal disputes.

Israel ‘categorically rejects’ publication and says businesses on database have committed no wrongdoingThe UN human rights office has added 61 more companies to a blacklist of firms that it says are involved in violating Palestinian human rights through business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.The vast majority of the total 214 companies, which are based in 11 countries, are Israeli. Five of the 158 companies listed last year were removed in the latest update. Continue reading...