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Senators Condemn UN "Blacklisting" of U.S. Companies Operating in Israeli West Bank Communities
(The Hill) Laura Kelly - Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the panel's ranking member, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), on Wednesday slammed a report by a UN human rights body for blacklisting U.S. companies that operate in the Israeli-controlled parts of the West Bank. "This incredibly biased report...is in direct support of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction movement against our close ally Israel," Risch said. "This list and its public release were driven by politically motivated actors who seek to isolate Israel and undermine its right to exist," Menendez said.