UN expands list of companies linked to Israeli settlements
The database now lists 214 firms after the office reviewed sectors including transport and agriculture and found 60 others did not meet its criteria.
- On Friday, the United Nations human rights office added 61 companies operating in Israeli West Bank settlements to its database, which the global body considers illegal.
- The database aims to pressure Israel over settler expansion in territory home to over 3 million Palestinians, with the UN assessing firms involved in activities violating Palestinian rights to self-determination.
- Now containing 214 firms from 10 countries, the list includes new additions such as Israeli pesticides maker ADAMA and Spain's Salvat Logistica, joining existing companies like travel agency Expedia and Airbnb.
- Israel's diplomatic mission called the list a "distorted mechanism" created to "persecute" the Jewish state, while companies like British-registered Opodo and Spanish-domiciled eDreams were removed after successful reassessment requests.
- Amid a surge in settler attacks this month, Britain, France, and Canada have moved to block imports from settlements, reflecting broader international pressure on the expansion.
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The UN has added 61 new companies to its list of 2026, which reaches 214. Portuguese Steconfer is one of the five that have left because they have ceased their activities in the settlements.
Although the list does not entail economic sanctions, these companies are usually boycotted or disinversioned to pressure Israel for the expansion of settlements in the territory that houses more than three million Palestinians. This time 61 companies were added, such as the Israeli pesticide manufacturer Adama, belonging to the Chinese group Syngenta, or the Spanish company Salvat Logística, which join Airbnb or Expidia, which were already list…
Israel Blasts UN for Expanding ‘Distorted’ List of Companies Linked to West Bank Settlements
The United Nations human rights office issued a list on Friday adding 61 more companies operating in Israeli West Bank settlements, which the global body considers illegal. The database...
The United Nations added 61 companies to the list of companies operating in the illegal settlements of the West Bank, bringing the total to 214, amid an Israeli rejection describing the list as "a tool of persecution."
On Friday, the UN published an update of its list of companies linked to Israel's settlements in Palestinian territory, considered illegal by international law. The list now includes 214 companies, mostly Israelis. Airbnb, Booking, Expedia, Motorola and TripAdvisor continue in the database developed by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The UN, through an analysis, stated that there are 214 companies linked to Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory.
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