US EditionAirbnb and Booking.com accused in France over Israeli settlement listings
- On Thursday, Ireland's High Court struck down the Irish police refusal to investigate Airbnb listings in West Bank settlements in a case brought by Sadaka- The Ireland Palestine Alliance and the unnamed Palestinian man.
- A detailed complaint to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau alleged Airbnb Ireland committed offences under the Geneva Convention and money laundering.
- Campaigners note this is the first case applying money laundering rules to settlements, with Airbnb reversing removal promises amid more than 300 accommodations and over 150 businesses operating there.
- The GNECB had earlier refused to investigate citing no jurisdiction, but police counsel Remy Farrell conceded on Thursday that the matter must be considered afresh.
- Internationally, the International Court of Justice deemed the occupation illegal, while Airbnb said it takes no profits and did not boycott Israel despite settlers profiting on privately owned Palestinian land.
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The Human Rights League blames the platforms for tourism in territories whose Israeli occupation is illegal under international law.
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AlKhaleej TodayAirbnb and Booking.com hit with French lawsuit over West Bank ‘occupation tourism’
PARIS, Oct 17 — A French human rights group yesterday filed a legal complaint against Airbnb and Booking.com, accusing them of promoting “occupation tourism” by listing accommodation in Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories.In the case submitted in Paris, the Ligue des droits de l’Homme (LDH) alleges that the platforms were complicit in the aggravated concealment of war crimes.“These multinational companies, by offering their services a…
By offering housing announcements in Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories, the platforms are said to be guilty of "accomplishing war crimes" according to the Human Rights League.
Irish court rules against police over Airbnb West Bank case
Ireland's High Court on Thursday struck down a decision by the Irish police not to investigate the legality of Airbnb operations in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, rejecting the argument that it did not have jurisdiction. The ruling does not automatically trigger an investigation by police in Ireland, where Airbnb has its Europe and Middle East headquarters, but it obliges the Irish police to consider the matter afresh, th…
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