UN adds 68 firms to settlements blacklist
On Sept. 26, 2025 the U.N. human rights office added 68 companies from 11 countries to its database of firms it says are complicit in rights violations via business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The move expands a list now totaling 158 companies (the majority Israeli) and names multinational firms including U.S.-based Expedia Group, Booking Holdings and Airbnb, as well as Germany’s Heidelberg Materials. The U.N. office said companies were given a right of reply; Israel rejected the database as unfair and politically motivated.
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68 firms added to UN blacklist for alleged complicity in rights violations in Israeli settlements
New information:
- 68 companies were added in this review; the database now contains 158 firms.
- 215 enterprises were assessed in this round and 7 were removed.
- Named firms include U.S. companies Expedia Group, Booking Holdings Inc. and Airbnb, and European firms such as Heidelberg Materials, Steconfer and Ineco.
- The U.N. human rights office (Human Rights Council process) issued the list and quoted spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani urging corporate due diligence.