Motorola, HP said to be on UN blacklist of settlement-friendly companies

"A United Nations blacklist of companies operating in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights reportedly includes some of the biggest Israeli and international firms.

Among those on the UN Human Rights Council list are the Israel Aerospace Industries, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Ahava cosmetics, the Cellcom and Partner telecommunications companies, and RE/MAX real estate, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported on Thursday.

The report also listed some local Israeli franchises - including the Cafe Cafe restaurant chain, Angel's Bakery, the Paz gasoline company, Nesher beer, and the Rami Levy and Shufersal supermarket chains - among those targeted by the UN Human Rights Council.

In September, UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein warned over 150 companies that their activities in the 'occupied Palestinian territories' may see them added to a blacklist of companies 'that operate in opposition to international law and in opposition of UN resolutions.'

Channel 2 news has previously reported that Coca-Cola, TripAdvisor, Airbnb and Caterpillar were on the list. Israel's Teva, Bezeq, Egged and the country's two largest banks, Hapoalim and Leumi, are also said to be listed.

According to Yedioth, some of the Israeli companies are considering filing a lawsuit against Hussein and the Council, claiming the motivations behind the effort are political, and that other companies operating in disputed areas are not subject to similar scrutiny.

The US has threatened to withdraw from the international forum if the list is published..."