Netherlands: The Dutch Public Prosecutor [OM] is investigating a criminal complaint filed by human rights groups against Amsterdam-headquartered online travel agency Booking.com over the alleged listing of vacation homes in Israeli settlements.
The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations [SOMO], the European Legal Support Centre [ELSC], The Rights Forum [TRF] and the Palestinian civil society Al-Haq filed the criminal complaint in November last year but have only made the matter public recently.
The complaint was filed a month after the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, designated a terrorist organisation in countries across Europe, the United States and the UK, led attacks against Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing more than 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals. Israel has since faced international criticism for its response with military operations in the cities of Gaza and Rafah.
The human rights organisations have now publicly accused Booking.com of…
