ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Israeli retailer sues UNHRC for defamation over ‘disputed territories blacklist’
by Hili Yacobi-Handelsman
August 18, 2020

Supermarket and telecoms magnate Rami Levy on Monday filed a defamation lawsuit against the United Nations Human Rights Council over claims his company “violates international law” by operating in Judea and Samaria. The claim, to the tune of 280,000 shekels ($82,000), was filed with the help of Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center, after Levy’s supermarket chain, which has several locations in Judea and Samaria, was included in a list of businesses the UNHRC determined were operating illegally. The UN agency’s blacklist comprises 112 business entities, 94 in Israel…READ MORE