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A criminal complaint has been filed against Booking.com for money laundering in connection with war crimes. Photo: an accommodation offered by Booking.com on which is written “Booking.occupiedterritories”.
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Is Booking.com profiting from war crimes in Palestine?

On May 23, a collective of European and Palestinian NGOs made public a criminal complaint against Booking.com in The Netherlands. They accuse the company of money laundering in connection to war crimes, as the enterprise profits from renting out accommodation in Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. Booking is on a UN-list with 97 international […]
By Tjitske Lingsma (in Amsterdam)
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Belgian colonial past: Commission fails on apology to victims

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Philippe Sands: “There is an issue of identity and race” in international justice

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Indonesia: the Dutch no longer can see colonisation in rosy terms

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A castle full of stolen goods