(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Israeli government criticized UN special rapporteur on human rights in occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, after he had urged a boycott of companies working in or dealing with Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian land.
Falk submitted his report, which documented the Israeli ongoing violations against Palestinians in the occupied territories, during the UN General Assembly meeting on Friday in New York.
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, rejected Falk's report, while the Israeli UN mission described it as "grossly biased" and "completely divorced from reality."
"Mr. Falk's recommendations do nothing to further a peaceful settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and indeed poison the environment for peace," Rice said.
Falk had pointed out in his report that the Israeli settlement policy violates international humanitarian laws, and called on the UNGA to issue a resolution that requires boycotting the Israeli and international companies tied to Jewish settlements.
Falk lists 13 companies in his report to the UNGA, but notes that this is a small portion of the businesses operating or dealing in the Jewish settlements.
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