Palestine sues Amazon for unfair Transaction
Nsisonabasi Thompson
Feb 18, 2020
Palestine is planning to sue e-commerce giant Amazon for conducting business in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Economy Ministry said it will send a letter to Amazon demanding an immediate halt of its commercial activities in Israeli settlements.
A Financial Times report last week revealed that Amazon was delivering free to Israeli settlements, while charging Palestinian customers for its services.
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The report said that Palestinians who select their address as being in Israel get free shipping from the company.
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Palestinians who select their address as being in the "Palestinian TerritoriesÔÇØ when placing orders can expect to pay $24 or more, the newspaper said.
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The Palestinian ministry described Amazon's policy against the Palestinians as "racistÔÇØ, vowing to sue the U.S. company unless it halts business in Israeli settlements.
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Amazon was not included in the recent UN blacklist of 112 companies that conduct business in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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International law views both the West Bank and East Jerusalem as occupied territories and considers all Jewish settlement-building activity there illegal.
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