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The United Nations human rights office has added 61 more companies to its database of businesses engaging in activities linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem.
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office → add → Bank
The UN published an 18-page report on Friday, which includes the rationale behind the companies’ inclusion, adding that a total of 126 businesses were assessed.
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total → publish → businesses
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The inclusion of new companies brings the total to 214 businesses based in 11 countries.
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inclusion → offer → countries
Five of the 158 companies listed last year were removed in the latest update.
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Five → list → update
The majority are Israeli businesses, with others based in China, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, the United States and the United Kingdom.
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others → base → China
The report says that a company must be engaged in at least one of 10 prohibited activities to be added to the database.
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company → say → database
The activities include, among others, facilitating the construction and expansion of settlements, supplying surveillance and identification equipment, providing banking services, and providing services and utilities.
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activities → include → services
The report states that a company must generally cause, contribute to, or have a direct link to adverse human rights impacts in the occupied territory to be added to the database.
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company → state → database
It says that the standard of proof requires that there are reasonable grounds to believe the company is engaged in at least one of the prohibited activities.
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company → say → activities
This standard of proof is consistent with UN fact-finding bodies and is less than what is expected in a criminal court, which generally requires the defendant’s guilt to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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guilt → find → doubt
The UN contacts affected companies after concluding that they are engaged in one or more of the prohibited activities.
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they → contact → activities
The firms are then given 60 days to provide any additional information, clarification or update on the situation.
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firms → give → situation
The report said the UN received a response from 14 companies following its most recent assessment.
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UN → say → assessment
It is not clear how many of the 126 companies reviewed were contacted.
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many → review → companies
Spanish firm Salvat Logistica was among the 61 companies added to the database, as well as Israeli real estate investment holding company Alony Hetz.
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Logistica → add → database
They join companies like travel agencies Expedia and Trip Advisor, home-rental company Airbnb, and telecommunications firm Motorola that were already on the list.
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that → join → list
Israeli settlements are illegal under international law and have come under intense scrutiny since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza nearly three years ago.
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Israel → come → Gaza
In July 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Israel’s settlements “unlawful”.
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settlements → declare → Justice
It also said Israel must not establish any new settlements in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem and is obliged to withdraw from occupied Palestinian territory as soon as possible.
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Israel → say → territory
The landmark ruling was an advisory opinion and not legally binding, despite its political significance.
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ruling → bind → significance
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