More than 150 businesses, including Airbnb, Booking.com BV, Expedia and TripAdvisor, are operating in Israeli West Bank settlements deemed illegal by the UN, a report by the organization’s human rights office showed on Friday.
The list, which was previously updated in 2023, now has 68 new names, taking the total to 158; Israel said it unfairly vilifies companies working legally.
New additions include major German cement maker Heidelberg Materials AG, which said it had disputed the listing, telling Reuters it was no longer active in occupied Palestinian territory. Most of the new companies were domiciled in Israel.
Seven firms previously listed were taken off, including British-registered online travel company Opodo and Spanish-domiciled online travel agent eDreams ODIGEO SA; the report said there were reasonable grounds to believe they were no longer involved in the activities that previously justified…
