United Civilians for Peace (UCP) [joint initiative of Oxfam Novib, Cordaid, ICCO and IKV Pax Christi] welcomes Unilever’s decision to divest from a factory based in an illegal Israeli settlement on the West Bank. This decision comes in a period in which UCP and Unilever Netherlands are engaged in a constructive dialogue about Unilever’s presence in Barkan...a report by UCP concluded that the [firm] owns a 51% share in Beigel & Beigel, a pretzel and snacks factory. This factory is located in Barkan, an industrial zone in Ariel, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Last Wednesday, Unilever announced their decision to divest from Beigel & Beigel...International Law prohibits the confiscation of occupied land not for military purposes.