Palestinian city to be built without materials produced in Israeli settlements

IMEMC- Around 20 suppliers agreed to assist building the first modern Palestinian city in the West Bank, however with no use of material produced in Israeli settlements, the Associated Press announced on Tuesday.

...Palestinian activists and supporters have launched a boycott and divestment campaign targeting Israeli holdings and Israeli companies over the Occupation.

Fayyad publicly advocated a boycott of settlement goods in the West Bank, and earlier this year, a law was approved sentencing heavy penalties and prison term for Palestinians who work in settlements.

Nevertheless, no alternative sources of employment have been secured for the estimated 21,000 Palestinians working in settlements in the sectors of construction, agriculture or industry, nor the law isn't being enforced. Read more