Published on, Sept. 27 -- September 27, 2025 10:58 AM

The United Nations has released a damning report naming more than 150 companies, including major global brands such as Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, and TripAdvisor, for profiting from Israel's illegal settlement enterprise in the occupied West Bank.

The UN human rights office on Friday updated its database, now listing 158 firms operating inside settlements deemed unlawful by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). While most of the companies are Israeli, the list also includes multinationals registered in the United States, Canada, China, France, and Germany.

The report stresses that businesses have a duty not to fuel abuses. "Where business enterprises identify that they have c...