Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danon slams U.N. settlements 'blacklist'

"Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon strongly condemned the UN on Wednesday after it published a partial 'blacklist' of foreign and Israeli companies that operate in the settlements in the West bank and East Jerusalem.

The document commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council was published just hours before the UN was set to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the international body's headquarters in Manhattan.

'On the day that the UN is marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the UNHRC has chosen to publicize this information about the number of companies operating in Israel' Danon said.

'This is a shameful act which will serve as a stain on the UNHRC forever. We will continue to act with our allies and use all the means at our disposal to stop the publication of this disgraceful blacklist,' he added..."