Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in the Middle East
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11th February 2009: Professor Scobbie gave oral evidence to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, on legal issues relevant in the conflict in Gaza. A video of this session is available at the following link (Professor Scobbie appears at 1h:43): http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/VideoPlayer.aspx?meetingId=3421&rel=ok. An uncorrected transcript will be posted once it is made available.
10th February 2009: UK economic links with Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory (pdf)
This report was prepared by Profundo economic research for the Sir Joseph Hotung Programme. It is an empirical study forming part of a wider project which examines economic and trade issues arising from Israel's occupation of occupied Palestinian and Syrian territories.
The objective of this report to identify the roles played by UK companies - directly or indirectly - in supporting the existence and expansion of Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory.
The research has identified 68 British companies which have links with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jersualem: 49 have their Head Office in the UK and 19 are British subsidiaries of companies based in Israel or other countries.
The report is framed within the international legal context both of the settlements themselves and of the trade agreements between Israel and the UK and EU. It illustrates furthermore how the economy of Israel proper and that of the settlements in occupied territory have become intertwined.
Contact details for the UK and Israeli companies listed in this report have been removed from the version that is available online. Please contact us for further details.
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