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New US legislation aims to block New York charities from funding Israeli settlements

A New York State assembly member introduced on Tuesday legislation to stop charities from sending millions of dollars to Israel to support settlement activity, as Israeli settlements have been deemed illegal under international law. The legislation, “Not on our dime!: Ending New York Funding of Israeli Settler Violence Act,” was introduced by state assembly member Zohran Mamdani, the third Muslim in the New York State assembly. The legislation would give the state attorney general […]

today19 May 2023

International News

Bahrain says it will not allow imports from Israeli settlements

Bahrain will not allow the import of Israeli goods produced in settlements in illegally occupied Palestinian territory, state news agency BNA reported on Saturday, disavowing comments made by the Gulf state’s trade minister earlier this week. Bahrain’s Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid al-Zayani had voiced openness to settlement imports, adding that Manama would make no distinction between goods produced in Israel or in the occupied West Bank […]

today5 December 2020

International News

PLO official calls on international companies to leave illegal Israeli settlements

In a meeting with foreign diplomats, Saeb Erekat, secretary-general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), today called on international companies doing business in the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and whose name appeared in the United Nations database, to leave the settlements. This came during separate meetings Erekat held with diplomatic representatives of France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Turkey. Erekat, who […]

today19 February 2020

International News

UN releases list of companies with ties to illegal Israeli settlements

The UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) has released a long-anticipated list of companies that operate in illegal Israeli settlements. More than 100 companies are listed in the document, including 18 international companies, who are working in settlements across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. International companies placed in the document include Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, JCB, Opodo, TripAdvisor and Motorola Solutions. Michelle Bachelet, the UN high commissioner for human rights, […]

today13 February 2020

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