Tehran, January 20, The Iran Project � A leading international rights group on Tuesday called Israeli and International businesses to stop business ties with Jewish-only settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and to avoid contributing Israeli violation of Palestinians' rights.

Human Rights Watch, issued a statement on Tuesday, demanded all International or Israeli firms to withdraw from the settlements, stopping trade with Israeli illegal settlements. The group also called banning of trades ties to not contribute to the violation of Palestinians' rights by the Israeli regime.

Noting the violation of Palestinians' rights and also international humanitarian law, the rights group stated that Israeli measures are "intrinsic to abusive, harmful, and longstanding policies in the West Bank."

Along with the call by the rights group, Eu council and a US official also made separate remarks, slamming Israeli policy in settling illegal communities in the Palestinian occupied territories.

The conclusions by EU council about the peace process in the occupied territories that released on Monday announced that EU agreements with Israel are not applicable to Israeli illegal settlements since 1967, including Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The EU Council's recent conclusions, however, angered Israeli government.�In a press release on Tuesday, Israeli Ministry has alleged that the EU latest statement is a "biased" report which ignores the responsibility of Palestinian Authority in current situation.

"The EU continues to apply a double standard in relation to Israel, ignoring the Palestinian Authority�s responsibility for the diplomatic stalemate and the incitement feeding the current wave of Palestinian terrorism." Israeli ministry alleged elsewhere in the statement.

Amid the Israeli ministry reactions, Palestinian Authority hailed the EU positions, saying that the report is "encouraging" for PA.

Meanwhile, US ambassador to Israeli announced that US is concerned by the Israeli policy in the occupied territories which undermines "two-state solution."

Dan Shapiro made the remarks in the Institute for National Security Studies' annual conference in Tel Aviv, condemning Israeli policy in illegal settlement, and the regime double standard for Palestinians and Israelis.