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UN Human Rights Office Expands Settlement Blacklist; Israel Rejects Legitimacy

Sep 26, 2026 06:10 AM CT Jerusalem, Israel un, settlements, human-rights, israel, diplomatic-pressure, ohchr

Summary

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) added 61 companies to its blacklist of firms allegedly complicit in human rights violations through ties to Israeli settlements. Israel categorically rejected the publication, asserting that the listed businesses have committed no wrongdoing. This action represents a continuation of diplomatic and legal pressure on Israel regarding its settlement policies, contributing to the broader international isolation narrative.

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Israel ‘categorically rejects’ publication and says businesses on database have committed no wrongdoing The 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 th...

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Categorically rejected the publication and stated that the businesses on the database have committed no wrongdoing.

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