UN Adds 61 New Companies to List Linked to Illegal Israeli Settlements

New York: The UN Human Rights Office has added 61 new companies to its database of businesses involved in specified activities related to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, bringing the total to 214 companies from 11 countries.
The listed companies are based in Israel, South Africa, China, the United States, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Mexico. According to the office’s report, the latest update follows a review of 126 out of 381 companies that remained under consideration after last year’s review, while five companies were removed after the office found reasonable grounds to believe their involvement in the relevant activities had ended.
The updated database includes major online booking platforms and technology companies, as well as businesses operating in banking and financial services, telecommunications, construction, transportation, energy, agriculture, food production, waste management and hospitality. Of the 214 companies, 200 were found to have contributed to adverse impacts on the right to self-determination, while 14 were considered directly linked to such impacts.
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said the report serves as another reminder to companies that they bear human rights responsibilities and are expected to conduct due diligence to ensure they are not involved in human rights violations or abuses.
The database was first issued in 2020 and has since been updated in 2023 and 2025. Currently, around 750,000 Israeli settlers live in 156 illegal settlements and 360 settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem. The United Nations considers Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories illegal under international law.