Photo via New York Post

UN adds over 60 companies to Israel blacklist

Read the original at New York Post ↗
Cite

Jewish News Syndicate. (2026, September 26). UN adds over 60 companies to Israel blacklist. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/world-news/un-adds-over-60-companies-to-israel-blacklist/

Dated when The Aporia collected the article, usually within hours of publication. Check the original for its exact date and byline.

New York Post · collected 2026-09-26 · by Jewish News Syndicate

Quick Summary

On September 26, 2026, the United Nations' Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released an annual report adding 61 companies to a blacklist tracking business activities in Judea and Samaria and eastern Jerusalem. The database now includes 214 companies from eleven countries, including major firms like Motorola and travel platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com. Israel's mission to the UN criticized the database as politically motivated against Jewish enterprises, while the UN asserted it serves as a reminder for businesses to uphold human rights responsibilities.
Written by AI on 2026-09-26, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

The United Nations human rights office released an updated list on Friday, adding 61 more companies to its database of businesses operating in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. This brings the total number of firms listed to 214, with new additions including Israeli pesticide maker ADAMA (part of Chinese-owned Syngenta Group) and Spain's Salvat Logistica, alongside previously included companies like travel agency Expedia and home-rental company Airbnb. The database aims to pressure Israel over its settler expansion in territory that is home to over 3 million Palestinians, though the Israeli mission to the UN dismissed it as a "political tool" meant to persecute the Jewish state.

Written for “UN Expands Settlements Blacklist” on 2026-11-02, grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 UN Expands Settlements Blacklist
World · 5 article(s) covering the same event. Compare every outlet's account →

Compared with similar articles

This article reads unscored and hedges 15% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
The Guardian
Hedges 1 of 14 claims Outlet record 66/100
The Straits Times
⚖️ Leans left Hedges 2 of 18 claims Outlet record 66/100
Toronto Star
Hedges 0 of 2 claims Outlet record 64/100
Al Jazeera
⚖️ Leans left Hedges 0 of 3 claims Outlet record 60/100
“The articles describe different events: one about world leaders condemning Israel at the UN, and another about companies being added to an Israel blacklist by the UN.”
Al Jazeera
⚖️ Leans strongly left Hedges 0 of 20 claims Outlet record 60/100
How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
15%
2 of 13 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
5
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Analyzed 2026-09-26 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability
Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

New York Post · 16054 article(s) · 35 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 35 correction(s)

Who wrote this

Jewish News Syndicate
22 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 “I will do everything in my power to form a Zionist government,” the former IDF chief of staff said.
🔮 Based on the partial results, Netanyahu’s bloc was projected to secure 53 seats, compared with 48 for the opposition and 19 for the Arab parties, though the figures remained subject to change, according to Israeli media.
🔮 The prime minister vowed that Israel would pursue Hamas terrorists and those who send them “everywhere and at all times,” adding, “You have nowhere to hide.”
🔮 Wendy Raymond, president of Haverford College, said that she is “heartbroken and furious” that a member of the private, Pennsylvania liberal arts college community could be so hateful, after Guangtian Ha, a religion professor, was arrested and charged with online harassment and intimidation.
🔮 Israeli forces remain deployed in the area in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and “will continue to act to eliminate any immediate threat,” the statement said.
🔮 Almost a year after Northwestern University agreed to a $75 million federal settlement over allegations of Jew-hatred, the private school in Evanston, Ill., will host a play on Oct. 6 based entirely on survivor accounts of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terror attacks.
🔮 She encouraged voters to examine each candidate’s record and determine which would represent them the best.
🔮 “My office and our law enforcement partners will continue to tenaciously work to investigate, apprehend and bring to justice anyone who threatens us.
🔮 The statement issued a warning to the residents of the Gaza Strip, saying that additional operatives continue to engage in financing efforts on behalf of Hamas, which endangers their lives. “To all those who continue to facilitate and are responsible for transferring funds and financing the military activities of Hamas: The IDF and Shin Bet will continue to operate and strike those who directly participate in the financing mechanisms of Hamas’s terror activities, which are a lawful target of IDF and Shin Bet operations,” the two bodies stated.
🔮 The Israeli mission called the database “a political tool employed by the Office of the High Commissioner to advance a smear campaign against business enterprises that committed no wrongdoing.” The database and accompanying report serve as a “reminder to companies that they have human rights responsibilities,” UN human rights chief Volker Türk said in a statement on Friday, adding that businesses “are expected to conduct due diligence to ensure that they do not become involved in human rights violations or abuses.” Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. Thanks for signing up! The companies in the database are based in Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. “By amplifying and inflating the so-called ‘database,’ OHCHR plays an active role in compounding the discriminatory treatment of Israel among the human rights bodies,” the Israeli mission said.
2026-09-26 · assertive framing · UN adds over 60 companies to Israel blacklist
Wire or desk byline, not an individual reporter.
Also by Jewish News Syndicate
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 22 articles by Jewish News Syndicate →

Topics

Israel Israeli Jewish Judea Samaria

Subjects

Israel GPE · 3× Israeli NORP · 3× Jewish NORP · 3× Jerusalem GPE · 2× Judea GPE · 2× Samaria GPE · 2× the United Nations ORG · 2× JNS ORG · 1× The Database of Business Enterprises ORG · 1× The United Nations’ ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Israeli mission called the database “a political tool employed by the Office of the High Commissioner to advance a smear campaign against business enterprises that committed no wrongdoing.” The database and accompanying report serve as a “reminder to companies that they have human rights responsibilities,” UN human rights chief Volker Türk said in a statement on Friday, adding that businesses “are expected to conduct due diligence to ensure that they do not become involved in human rights violations or abuses.” Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. Thanks for signing up! The companies in the database are based in Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. “By amplifying and inflating the so-called ‘database,’ OHCHR plays an active role in compounding the discriminatory treatment of Israel among the human rights bodies,” the Israeli mission said.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-26
🔮 The Israeli mission called the database “a political tool employed by the Office of the High Commissioner to advance a smear campaign against business enterprises that committed no wrongdoing.” The database and accompanying report serve as a “reminder to companies that they have human rights responsibilities,” UN human rights chief Volker Türk said in a statement on Friday, adding that businesses “are expected to conduct due diligence to ensure that they do not become involved in human rights violations or abuses.” Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. Thanks for signing up! The companies in the database are based in Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. “By amplifying and inflating the so-called ‘database,’ OHCHR plays an active role in compounding the discriminatory treatment of Israel among the human rights bodies,” the Israeli mission said.
2026-09-26 · New York Post
UN adds over 60 companies to Israel blacklist · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 2 hedged)

The United Nations’ human rights office added 61 companies to a blacklist of businesses with activities in Judea and Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, in an annual report released on Friday. asserted
office → add → Friday
The Database of Business Enterprises now holds details on 214 companies, based in 11 countries, including major operations like Motorola, along with travel apps such as Airbnb, Booking.com and Tripadvisor. asserted
Database → hold → Airbnb
Five entities were removed since last year’s publication. asserted
entities → remove → publication
The blacklist is issued by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. asserted
blacklist → issue → Rights
It was created in 2020 under a UN Human Rights Council resolution mandate during the tenure of Michelle Bachelet, who dropped out of the race for UN secretary-general on Sept. 19, 2026, after the former Chilean president received the support of only one of the 15 UN Security Council members. “This is a distorted mechanism—created by a deeply flawed body with an automatic majority against Israel. asserted
This → create → Israel
It was established solely to persecute the Jewish state, with no equivalent anywhere else in the world,” the Israeli mission to the UN in Geneva said in a statement. asserted
mission → establish → statement
No such blacklist is applied by the United Nations to any other disputed or occupied territories. asserted
blacklist → apply → territories
The United Nations claims Jewish communities beyond the 1949 armistice lines are in occupied Palestinian territory. uncertain
communities → claim → territory
Companies taking part in construction, surveillance, demolitions and destruction of agricultural land in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria and eastern Jerusalem are supposed to be placed on the list, which has been updated just twice before despite a yearly report mandate. asserted
which → take → mandate
Some 381 companies out of 596 reported for potential violations have been reviewed. asserted
companies → report → violations
The Israeli mission called the database “a political tool employed by the Office of the High Commissioner to advance a smear campaign against business enterprises that committed no wrongdoing.” The database and accompanying report serve as a “reminder to companies that they have human rights responsibilities,” UN human rights chief Volker Türk said in a statement on Friday, adding that businesses “are expected to conduct due diligence to ensure that they do not become involved in human rights violations or abuses.” Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. Thanks for signing up! The companies in the database are based in Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. “By amplifying and inflating the so-called ‘database,’ OHCHR plays an active role in compounding the discriminatory treatment of Israel among the human rights bodies,” the Israeli mission said. asserted
mission → call → bodies
“Deterring business enterprises and other entities from operating in conflict-affected territories may in itself promote adverse human rights impacts,” the mission added. uncertain
mission → deter → impacts
“The stark reality is that the database damages the livelihoods of the population whose rights it ostensibly deems to promote.” asserted
it → damage → rights
💬Give feedback
🕘History 🎫Support