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US Condemns UNRC Call to Blacklist ’Israeli’ Firms!

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The United States on Wednesday condemned a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution that calls for setting up a database of businesses operating in the occupied West Bank, a move that "Israel" has called a "blacklist".

The Geneva-based council adopted the motion last week with 32 votes in favor, none against and 15, mostly European nations, abstaining.

The move came less than six months after the European Union published new guidelines for labeling products made in "Israeli" settlements.

The resolution, which calls for the database of enterprises to be updated annually, was passed under the Human Rights Council's agenda item seven, which covers the "human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories."

US State Department spokesman John Kirby criticized the motion at his daily briefing.

"We continue to unequivocally oppose the very existence of that agenda item and therefore any resolutions ... that come from it," he said, accusing the body of "bias against "Israel"."

The United States is not currently a voting member of the council, which is made up of 47 member states which are elected to three-year terms by the UN General Assembly and which may not serve more than two consecutive terms.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team