Occupation, Inc
Subtitle: How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel's Violations of Palestinian Rights
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 2016
Place of publication: [New York, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict; Occupied territories; Palestinian Arabs; Civil rights; Legal status, laws; Foreign Corporations; Abuse of; Government policy; Military occupation; Human rights
Other titles: How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel's Violations of Palestinian Rights
Description: "This report documents how settlement businesses facilitate the growth and operations of settlements. These businesses depend on and contribute to the Israeli authorities' unlawful confiscation of Palestinian land and other resources. They also benefit from these violations, as well as Israel's discriminatory policies that provide privileges to settlements at the expense of Palestinians, such as access to land and water, government subsidies, and permits for developing land"--Publisher's description.
Notes: "January 19, 2016"--Table of contents page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Text available in English or Hebrew.
Table of contents: title: Summary --; title: How Businesses Contribute to and Benefit from Discrimination --; title: How Businesses Contribute to and Benefit from Land Confiscation and Restrictions --; title: How Businesses Support the Infrastructure of Unlawful Settlements --; title: How Businesses Contribute to and Benefit from Labor Abuse --; title: Recommendations: -- To Businesses Active in Israeli Settlements -- To Israel -- To Third-Party States; title: Methodology --; title: I. The Problematic Human Rights Impact of Settlement Businesses --; title: II. International Legal Obligations: -- International Humanitarian Law -- Human Rights -- Business and Third-Party State Obligations; title: III. How Businesses Contribute to and Benefit from Discrimination: -- Encouraging Settlement Business: Government Financial Incentives -- Stifling Palestinian Businesses and Economy: Discriminatory Restrictions -- Case Study: Quarrying in the West Bank -- A Study in Contrasts: Nahal Raba Quarry and Beit Fajar: -- Nahal Raba Quarry -- Beit Fajar Quarries -- Development of Israeli Policies on the Palestinian Economy; title: IV. How Businesses Contribute to and Benefit from Land Confiscations in the West Bank: -- Ariel -- Case Study: Financing Settlement Construction -- Case Study: Settlement Real Estate -- Land Confiscation: -- Background: The Fiction of State Land -- Confiscation of Private Palestinian Land; title: V. How Business Contribute to and Benefit from Supporting Settlements: -- Case Study: Waste Management -- Providing Employment and Taxes; title: VI. How Business Contribute to and Benefit from Abuse of Palestinian Labor Rights in Settlements: -- Case Study: Textile Manufacturer -- Exploiting Legal Ambiguity -- Lack of Oversight -- Palestinian Dependence on Israeli-Issued Permits -- A Flimsy Excuse for Labor Abuses; title: Annex I: Settlement Industry: -- "Made in Israel" -- Industrial Zones -- Industrial Zones and Land Confiscation -- Economic Impact of Industrial Zones -- Settlement Agriculture; title: Annex II: Freedom of Movement and Restricting Access to Lands: -- Impact of Restrictions on Farmers' Access to their Land; title: Annex III-XV.