Irish Court: Even Police Must See Stolen Land, Unlike Most Media
While mainstream outlets focus on the procedural aspects of the Irish court ruling, they conveniently gloss over the core complaint: these settlements are widely considered illegal under international law. This isn't just about an Airbnb listing; it's about the systemic infrastructure of occupation that allows companies to profit from land seized through military force. The UN, the EU, and
countless human rights organizations (Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch) have consistently condemned these settlements as violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention. The Independent's focus on 'police decision' rather than the illegality of the settlements themselves exemplifies the media's often-wilful obfuscation regarding settler colonialism. Perhaps we should start calling for American
police departments (or media outlets) to investigate every politician receiving AIPAC funds for complicity in policies that greenlight such enterprises, instead of simply reporting on the perfunctory 'condemnations' that follow every fresh land grab. One might wonder if the concern for property rights only extends to one side of the Green Line (or, in this case, the West Bank border).