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JANUARY 2016 ISBN: 978-1-6231-33146 Occupation, Inc. How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights Map .................................................................................................................................... i Summary ........................................................................................................................... 1 How Businesses Contribute to and Benefit from Discrimination ................................................. 3 How Businesses Contribute to and Benefit from Land Confiscation and Restrictions .................. 5 How Businesses Support the Infrastructure of Unlawful Settlements ......................................... 7 How Businesses Contribute to and Benefit from Labor Abuse ................................................... 8 Recommendations ............................................................................................................ 12 To Businesses Active in Israeli Settlements ............................................................................. 12 To Israel ................................................................................................................................. 12 To Third-Party States ............................................................................................................... 13 Methodology .....................................................................................................................14 I. The Problematic Human Rights Impact of Settlement Businesses .................................. 16 II. International Legal Obligations .................................................................................... 22 International Humanitarian Law .............................................................................................. 22 Human Rights ......................................................................................................................... 23 Business and Third-Party State Obligations ............................................................................ 26 III. How Businesses Contribute to and Benefit from Discrimination ................................... 29 Encouraging Settlement Business: Government Financial Incentives ....................................... 32 Stifling Palestinian Businesses and Economy: Discriminatory Restrictions .............................. 35 Case Study: Quarrying in the West Bank .................................................................................. 42 A Study in Contrasts: Nahal Raba Quarry and Beit Fajar ........................................................... 45 Development of Israeli Policies on the Palestinian Economy .................................................... 53 IV. How Businesses Contribute to and Benefit from Land Confiscations in the West Bank .. 57 Ariel ....................................................................................................................................... 58 Case Study: Financing Settlement Construction ..................................................................... 62 Case Study: Settlement Real Estate ......................................................................................... 65
Land Confiscation ................................................................................................................... 70 Confiscation of Private Palestinian Land ................................................................................. 74 V. How Business Contribute to and Benefit from Supporting Settlements .......................... 80 Case Study: Waste Management ............................................................................................. 81 Providing Employment and Taxes ........................................................................................... 84 VI. How Business Contribute to and Benefit from Abuse of Palestinian Labor Rights in Settlements ..................................................................................................................... 87 Case Study: Textile Manufacturer ........................................................................................... 88 Exploiting Legal Ambiguity ..................................................................................................... 90 Lack of Oversight .................................................................................................................... 93 Palestinian Dependence on Israeli-Issued Permits ................................................................. 96 A Flimsy Excuse for Labor Abuses ........................................................................................... 99 Annex I: Settlement Industry ........................................................................................... 101 “Made in Israel” ................................................................................................................... 101 Industrial Zones ................................................................................................................... 103 Settlement Agriculture .......................................................................................................... 108 Annex II: Freedom of Movement and Restricting Access to Lands ..................................... 112 Impact of Restrictions on Farmers’ Access to their Land ......................................................... 114 Annex III- XV: Human Rights Watch Letters ...................................................................... 118
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military’s Civil Administration,
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sold the rights to use the RE/MAX b
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in settlements, or attracting new r
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seized in the 1970s. 194 This decla
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least 50 percent of the parcel with
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lawsuits like his, Suleiman said, e
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land. Palestinians are virtually cu
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For example, like all settlement bu
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ultimately agreed to issue a permit
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for settlement businesses on this b
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VI. How Business Contribute to and
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In June 2015, the company employed
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However, while Jordanian laws apply
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Lack of Oversight According to seve
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ut with no result. 285 In January 2
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Settlement employers must sponsor w
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A Flimsy Excuse for Labor Abuses Fa
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Annex I: Settlement Industry Settle
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oycott of Israel,” since, in his
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and Beit El are in part or entirely
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settlements are “low and medium-l
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Yigal Allon. The plan proposed sett
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insurance or other benefits. 360 Th
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terrorists from infiltrating settle
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hours before they open, and then th
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threats: “A soldier threatened to
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occupies for military purposes or f
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1. What amount of taxes, royalties,
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occupies for military purposes or f
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We would also welcome an opportunit
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3. How many Palestinians does Hanso
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egion. The Civilian Administration
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December 2011 the Israeli High Cour
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impacts.” 405 RE/MAX Israel, as a
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identify, prevent, mitigate and acc
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appropriate property it occupies fo
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mitigate and account for how they a
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permitted from October 15 to 25, ex
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a. What is the Civil Administration
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