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Taxpayer cash probe over money handed to companies linked to illegal Israeli ­settlements

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The Scottish Government is investigating whether public money has been handed to companies with links to “illegal” Israeli ­settlements in Palestine.

The UN human rights office issued a report last year naming 112 firms it said were linked to building programmes in the occupied West Bank.

The blacklist includes Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia Group and Motorola Solutions.The Palestinians have hailed the report a “victory for international law” but Israel reacted furiously calling it “shameful”.And now moves are under way to check what links Scotland has to those companies.Business minister Ivan McKee has said he will investigate whether any of them have received public money or support in Scotland, and then write to any identified to demand an

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