The group behind landmark legal action against Airbnb hopes it will set a new precedent around companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements.
The Galway-based Global Legal Action Network claims Airbnb is money laundering profits from war crimes because it lists properties to rent in illegal settlements in Palestine.
It’s seeking a judicial review in the High Court next month – which, if successful, would require Gardaí to investigate, because Airbnb’s European headquarters are in Dublin.
Senior lawyer with the GLAN, Gerry Liston says this, and other cases they’re pursuing in the UK and US, are significant:
