Overview

• Ireland's High Court set aside the Garda decision that declined to investigate on jurisdictional grounds.
• Police counsel Remy Farrell told the court the matter will be considered afresh following the judgment.
• The case stems from a complaint by Sadaka and an anonymised Palestinian man who alleges settlers rented cabins built on his land via Airbnb.
• The complaint cites alleged offences under Ireland's Geneva Convention Act, International Criminal Court Act and anti‑money laundering law, which provide for extraterritorial jurisdiction.
• The ruling does not automatically open a criminal inquiry; Airbnb, which has its Europe–Middle East headquarters in Dublin, previously said it allows West Bank listings and takes no profits, as U.N. monitors list over 150 firms operating in the settlements including Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor.