The Truth About the Antisemitic U.N. List

"Last week the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) published a list of 112 companies that do business with Israeli settlements to embolden those who support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (also known as BDS) movement. Ironically, this movement hurts the people it seeks to support. Boycotting companies which operate or do business in the areas of Judea and Samaria harm Arab families as much if not more than Jewish families. There are currently thousands of Arabs employed by Israeli companies throughout the industrial zones of Judea and Samaria. If groups like the UN truly wish to help the Palestinian people, they would focus on ways to expand rather than shrink economic growth in the region. For instance, the White House's peace plan outlines billions of dollars in potential investments and economic initiatives that could create over 1 million new jobs, reduce the unemployment rate below 10 percent, and reduce the poverty rate by 50 percent..."