(National Review) David Harsanyi - Those who run the UN recently set up a new "database" to help anti-Semites target Jewish businesses in the disputed territories of Judea and Samaria - businesses that offer economic opportunities for Palestinians that pay higher than most other jobs in the West Bank. In no other international dispute does the UN target peaceful civilians or institutions. In no place do they work to destroy the businesses of noncombatants based on their ethnicity or religion. The "boycott, divestment, and sanctions" (BDS) campaign, now supported by the UN, is a coordinated international effort committed to the elimination of the Jewish state, targeting Jews under the guise of anti-Zionism. No other country that oversees a minority population is afforded even a slither of the attention of the world. The UN deputy executive director for advocacy, Bruno Stagno Ugarte, says: "The long awaited release of the UN settlement business database should put all companies on notice: to do business with illegal settlements is to aid in the commission of war crimes." War crimes? Hiring talented Palestinians for software-engineer jobs at tech startups is aiding in the commission of war crimes?
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