UN lists 158 companies tied to illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank

UN lists 158 companies tied to illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank

The United Nations has named 158 companies with activities linked to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, which international law deems illegal. The updated database, released by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), includes multinational firms from the United States, Canada, China, France, and Germany, as well as Israeli companies. Global travel platforms Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, and TripAdvisor are among…

UN updates lists of more than 150 companies tied to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank

The United Nations has released a report that includes more than 150 companies from 11 countries that are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights through business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlements in the occupied territory of the West Bank are considered illegal under international law, and a 2024 ruling by the International Court of Justice reaffirmed their illegality and called on Israel to end …

UN Human Rights Office Updates Database Of Businesses Involved In Israeli Settlements In Occupied West Bank – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The UN Human Rights Office today issued an update to its database of businesses involved in certain activities in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, listing a total of 158 business enterprises from 11 countries. The report was mandated by the UN Human Rights Council, and today’s release updates the database that was first issued in 2020, then updated in 2023. It identifies businesses involved in specific activitie…

More than 150 companies have ties to Israeli settlements, UN database shows

More than 150 businesses, including Airbnb (ABNB.O), Booking.com BV, Expedia and TripAdvisor (TRIP.O), are operating in Israeli West Bank settlements deemed illegal by the U.N., a report by the...