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Time to End Business as Usual in Unlawful West Bank Settlements

World Court Ruling Shows Need for Action on UN Settlement “Database”

The United Nations’ core human rights agency is mandated to produce a database, updated annually, of businesses involved in Israel’s unlawful policy of establishing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

A recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling, which found Israel’s presence in the West Bank is illegal, is a watershed development in international law and could give the database the importance it deserves.
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Businesses should not enable, facilitate, or profit from serious violations of international law. What’s more, countries where businesses are located are obliged to prevent them behaving lawlessly and harming human rights at home or abroad…..

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/13/time-end-business-usual-unlawful-west-bank-settlements @palestine @israel

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