The report “From the economics of the occupation to the economics of genocide”, with 38 pages and containing 440 links to sources, was prepared by the special UN reporter Francesca Albanese. Its purpose is to call for sanctions and bring global corporations to responsible.
The companies mentioned in the report include Amazon, Airbnb, Allianz, BNP Paribas, Booking.com, BP, Hyundai, Palantir, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Leonardo and Volvo. As indicated in the document, they declare ethical business, and yet they directly or indirectly support Israeli actions against Palestine – informs “RZ”.
Albanese emphasizes that Israel acts contrary to the rulings of the International Court of Justice. The application for consideration of this case was submitted by the UN National Assembly.
“Clearly negative” assessment of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Rzeczpospolita” asked the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the position of our country in this matter.
In response, the ministry emphasized that “assesses this state of affairs clearly negative.” However, as added, the possible acceptance by the European Union of sanctions that would be a response to the activities of the concerns would require the unanimous consent of all Member States.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs points out that “the possible means of impact, which is reflected in shaping the market value of the company, is the pressure of consumers and public opinion” – recalls the answer of the Dziennik ministry.
The companies “wash their hands”
“Rz” also turned to the companies listed in the report. The daily asked them to refer to the case and asked about whether they were considering changing their actions in the light of the worse situation in the Gaza Strip.
The newspaper writes that “some companies washed their hands, dropping responsibility on others and redirecting us, e.g. to the American government,” others did not respond to the attempt to correspond.
From among companies from the IT industry, a specific answer came only from the Palantira group. Ben Mascall spokesman stressed that Palantir “openly supported Israel and expressed solidarity with him in response to barbaric attacks.” As added that the work of the group in Israel “has its beginnings before the terrorist attack and is in line with our global support for US allies and liberal democracy” – quotes “RZ”.
Large corporations in the face of the situation in the Gaza Strip
She did not answer the journal's questions, among others Caterpillar, which, as indicated in the report, has been providing Israel with equipment for years, which is used for mass destruction of houses, mosques or hospitals. As early as in 2025, the company signed a multi -million contract with Israel – it was given in the report cited by the daily.
However, the manufacturer of cars Volvo questions the information contained in the UN report in response. “We will not share the criticism expressed by the special reporter of the UN. As far as we know, this critic is based on an insufficient and partly erroneous database. We contacted the rapporteur to explain the facts” – quotes “Rz”. Volvo adds that he does not agree that his products are used in a way that violates human rights and adds that due to the long life of the company's products “there are restrictions on the scope of control and influence” that the concern may have on how and where they are used during their operation.
The war in the Gaza Strip has been going on from October 7, 2023, when the rulers of this territory Hamas attacked the south of Israel, killing about 1 thousand. 200 people and kidnapping 251. About 20 hostages are still imprisoned. Since then, over 61.5 thousand died in Israeli retaliation. Palestinians.
