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JERUSALEM, (APP/AFP) – The Palestinian
government has hailed the decision by the United Nations to
establish a database of companies working in Israeli settlements.
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday
adopted four motions on the Palestinian territories, including one
calling for the establishment of a list of companies operating from settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Israel has long accused the body of unfairly singling it
out.
Ibrahim Khreisheh, Palestinian envoy to the UNHRC, called
the vote a “message of hope for our people.”
“Israel continues to systematically violate the inalienable
rights of the Palestinians while enjoying impunity from the
international community,” he added.