UN Approves Database of Companies Who Trade with Israeli Settlements

The United Nations Human Rights Council approved the creation of a database of companies that do business in areas under Israeli occupation. The resolution passed with no votes against on Thursday; 32 nations voted in favor and 15 abstained. The database will include companies operating in eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, as well as those in Jewish settlements of the West Bank, the Times of Israel reported. Israel annexed Jerusalem shortly after the Six-Day War of 1967, a move the international community never recognized. More...