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This is how Israel intends to fight the "black list" published by the UN Human Rights Council | Israel Today

2020-02-12T17:58:19.649Z


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US Foreign Office instructed Israeli consulates to appeal to governors of state headquarters companies included • In recent years, 28 US states have passed anti-boycott laws on Israel, so companies that cut ties will break the law • Netanyahu: "

  • Barkan Industries Park in Samaria // Photo: Joshua Yosef

Following the publication of the UN Black List, the Foreign Office in Jerusalem on Wednesday ordered Israeli consulates in the United States to contact the governors of the states where the headquarters of the American companies mentioned in the report are asking the governors to condemn the list. This includes a company like AirBNB whose headquarters are in Florida and EXPEDIA in San Francisco. Recall that 28 states in the United States have passed anti-BDS laws in recent years, and therefore legally operating companies that are not allowed to change their activities following the report.

In addition, Foreign Minister Israel Katz instructed the Foreign Ministry to freeze the relationship with the Commission on Human Rights, which he said was the BDS campaign. The Foreign Minister added that this was done to protect companies operating in the State of Israel.

The UN Human Rights Council released a "black list" of businesses related to settlement in Judea and Samaria on Wednesday. The statement includes 112 businesses that are "reasonably connected to Israeli settlements" and therefore operate in violation of international law. The list includes 94 businesses in Israel and There are 18 businesses in six other countries, including the Rami Levy supermarket chain, Bank Hapoalim and the Airbnb chain.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "If I had not stabilized and organized resistance we had planned at the UN, we would now be under more severe sanctions. Fight it. The fact that the US is going with me will bring recognition of sovereignty in localities and it will eliminate the influence of the UN. "Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz posted a tweet on Twitter in response to the decision and wrote:" Black Day for Human Rights. UN Human Rights Commission lost touch with reality " Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyadh al-Maliki said it was a "victory for international law."

The long list includes banks, food chains, restaurants, sites as well as security, energy, communications and clothing companies. For example, the banks include: Workers, Jerusalem, Treasure Soldier, Discount, International and Bank Leumi. Coffee-shop chains and Angel bakeries are also on the list. The telecommunications companies included Cellcom, Motorola and Hot Mobile. The list also included Dor Alon, Pazgas and Amis-Israel gas. In addition, Delta Clothing Company was included.

Who are the members of the UN Human Rights Council? Among the Arab and Muslim countries that are members of the Council are Bahrain, Qatar, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Libya. Sudan, whose leader met recently, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a member of the council as well. Other African countries are Amongst others, Somalia, Eritrea, Carpentry and Angola, among the European countries that are members of the Council are Germany, Austria, Spain and Italy.

Following the release of the list, Ann Herzberg, Legal Advisor to the NGO Monitor Research Institute, said: "The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has officially decided today to implement an anti-Semitic decision and publish a black list of allegedly involved in settlement activity. There is no flaw in the business operations of these companies and many of them provide goods and services to Palestinians, in accordance with the Oslo Accords.

"This list was compiled in conjunction with NGOs active in the BDS campaign, including several organizations with ties to the Popular Front Terrorist Organization for the Liberation of Palestine. All countries affected by the OHCHR, especially Israel and the United States, need to re-examine their relationships with the High Commissioner's Office , Including eliminating any cooperation with it, and eliminating the transfer of budgets given to them each year by these countries. The flagged companies must look into taking legal action against UN officials who made the list and against those who disseminate its false claims, "it said.

"The United Nations published its Jewish selection today," said Shai Alon, head of the Bethel Council and member of the Yesha Council, in response to the publication of the list. "Just like in World War II. It's a disgrace, a disgrace to an organization that is all pro-Palestinian, on the one hand shut-eye and non-fingered when it comes to the genocide in Syria and the murder of women in Saudi Arabia, on the other, damaging the delicate fabric of life here in Israel. Making a living from Jewish business here in Judea and Samaria, if the economy in Judea and Samaria falls, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians will return home without a living. "

Gush Etzion regional council head Shlomo Ne'aman attacked the decision, saying that "while it is inconceivable that while discussing the" century deal "for sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, the United Nations is taking unprecedented steps against the heart of Judea and Samaria, in an attempt to stop the blossoming and prosperity, And hurting businesses that operate within us. While the State of Israel is constantly relinquished, the Arab side deals only with murderous terrorism and now receives a prize from the United Nations. Indeed UN - desolate.

From the right, the response states: "Black lists and white books will not cut the nation of Israel out of its own country. The United Nations' black list" shows the importance of applying sovereignty. Judea and Samaria are our ancestors and not an occupied territory. We will discourage us from exercising our right to all parts of the Land of Israel. 'Right' is the only party that will bring about the application of Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria and oppose an Arab state in the heart of the country. "

List of Companies Ltd.

1 Public Transport Company Afikim
2 Airbnb network from United States
3 Amis gas
4 Amir Marketing and Investment in Agriculture
5 Amos Hadar Properties & Investments Ltd.
6 Angel Bakeries
7 Archivists Ltd.
8 Ariel's Property Group
9 Ashtrom Industries
10 Ashtrom Properties
11 The Avgul cloth company
12 Bank Hapoalim
13 National Bank
14 Bank of Jerusalem
15 House of the Archives
16 Bezeq
17 Booking.com from the Netherlands
18 C Mer Industries
19 Coffee-Coffee Network
20 School of Security and Counterterrorism - Caliber 3
21 Cellcom Israel
22 Cherriessa cherry company
23 Hish Landscape Real Estate Company
24 Alstom Citadis Railway Company
25 Comesco - mechanical equipment and construction methods
26 Durban Investment Ltd.
27 Fuel Group
28 Delta Dressing Company
29 Dor Alon Energy Company
30 Egis Rail from France
31 Egged
32 Energy Renewable Energy
33 EPR Systems
34 Extel Aluminum Systems Company
35 Expedition Group from the United States
36 field crops and orchards
37 Field Tnuv - Marketing
38 International Bank
39 Market Surfboard
40 General Mills
41 The Hadiklaim Israel Date Growers Cooperative Corporation
42 Hot Mobil
43 Hot Communication Systems
44 Industrial Buildings Corporation
45 Discount Bank
46 Israel Railways
47 Italek
48 JCB from the United Kingdom
49 Jerusalem Economic Real Estate Company
50 Public Transport Company "Lines"
51 Lipsky Plumbing and Sanitation Products
52 Matrix - Information Technology Company
53 Meir Davidov Garages
54 sources
55 Mercantile Discount Bank
56 Merkavim transportation Ltd - Chariots
57 Eastern Bank
58 Civilian Intelligence Company
59 Mordechai Aviv Construction Company
60 Motorola Solutions
61 Municipal Bank
62 Naama Group
63 Sea View Security Company
64 OPERTAX INDUSTRIES
65 Opodo from the UK
66 Treasure Soldier's Bank
67 Communications Company Partner
68 pes gas
69 flgz
70 Pelephone Company
71 Profimat Shr Ltd - Barkan Metals
72 Rami Levy Network
73 Remy Levy-Sycamore Marketing Network
74 remx
75 Schlegel Food Network
76 Shapir Engineering and Industry
77 Shufersal
78 Sonol
79 Superbus
80 Supergum Industries
81 Tahal Group International BV from the Netherlands
82 TripAdvisor Inc. from the United States
83 Tootoplast Air Conditioning Company
84 Unikowsky Maoz
85 YES Company
86 Zakai Agricultural Know-how and Inputs
87 ZF Development and Construction
88 ZMH Hammerman
89 Zorganika Ltd
90 Sunrise Group - Plastic, Metal and Electronics Manufacturing
(b) Business enterprises involved as parent companies
No. Business Enterprise Category of listed activity State concerned
91 square oak blue Israel
92 Alstom SA from France
93 Altice Europe NV from the Netherlands
94 Amnon Mesilot
95 Ashtrom Group
96 Booking Holdings Inc. from the United States
97 Brand Industries
98 Delta Galil Industries
99 eDreams ODIGEO SA E Luxembourg
100 Egis SA from France
101 Electra Air Conditioning Company
102 Export Investment Company
103 General Mills Inc.
104 Citrus Holding and Cleaning
105 Hamat - bathroom products company, kitchens and bathrooms
106 Indorama Ventures PCL from Thailand
107 Kardan NV from the Netherlands
108 Meyer's truck and car company
109 Motorola Solutions from the United States
110 Natoon Group
111 Villar International
(c) Business enterprises involved as licensors or franchisors
No. Business Enterprise Category of listed activity State concerned
112 Greenkote PLC from the United Kingdom

Source: israelhayom

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