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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-leaders-slam-un-rights-chief-over-west-bank-blacklist/
U.S. Jewish Leaders Slam UN Rights Chief over West Bank Blacklist
(Times of Israel) The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations charged Thursday that UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein abused his authority by informing 150 Israeli and international companies operating in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights that they could be blacklisted for their activities. "By notifying companies they are on the 'blacklist,' the High Commissioner is actively abetting the [Human Rights] Council's unwarranted discriminatory campaign to coerce international businesses to cease doing business with Israeli companies in east Jerusalem and the West Bank." Hussein's action gives "official UN cover to the unrestrained bias against Israel in the international body, fans the flames of discord, and interferes with prospects for peace in the Middle East, calling into question his objectivity, judgment and ability to carry out his duties as a protector of human rights."