MCDONALD'S AND THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK

That this House congratulates the fast-food chain McDonald’s for refusing to open a branch in the occupied West Bank; notes that the company has a long standing policy not to operate across the pre-1967 green line; further notes that the chief executive of McDonald’s Israel, Dr Omri Paden, is a founding member of the anti-settlement organisation Peace Now; and calls on all companies worldwide to follow the company’s lead and not to set up businesses in the occupied territories.