UN’s Latest Blacklist Targets Companies Supporting Israeli Settlements: A Politicized Move Ignoring American Interests

The United Nations has once again expanded its controversial blacklist, adding nearly 70 companies allegedly complicit in violations through business ties to Israeli settlements in the West Bank. On the surface, this appears as a human rights effort, but dig deeper and this move exposes an agenda that undermines Israel’s territorial sovereignty and challenges America’s staunch ally in a region critical to U.S. national security. For decades, Israel has faced relentless global pressure over its security-driven settlement policies — policies born of necessity amid hostile neighbors and terrorist threats. Yet instead of recognizing Israel’s right to self-defense and its commitment...