Banks
Report, march 2017
FRENCH BANKS’WITH THE ISRAELISETTLEMENTENTERPRISEDANGEROUSLIAISONS
INSURANCE
SUMMARY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ________________________________________________________3METHODOLOGY ______________________________________________________________71. Acceleration of illegal settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank ______________9Palestinian population suffers wholesale settlement expansion ___________________10Settlement expansion: repeated violation of international law _____________________11International legal context ______________________________________________11Responsibilities of businesses in the context of international law _______________12Obligations of the French State __________________________________________142. How French banks are involved in Israeli settlement expansion ____________________16Israeli banks and businesses – key players in settlement expansion ________________17French banking and insurance financial links with settlement players ______________18French banking and insurance groups holding or managing shares in Israeli banks and businesses _______________________________________________________19Settlement development projects receiving French financing __________________193. Conclusion and recommendations ____________________________________________21Recommendations to French banks and insurance companies ____________________22Recommendations to the French Government__________________________________23
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
FRENCH BANKS’DANGEROUS LIAISONSWITH THE ISRAELISETTLEMENTENTERPRISE