House itself was okay. Beds were comfortable, but the neighbourhood was not. Kept feeling like I was in someone else’s space. Definitely not a ” home away from home”.
$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).
Occupied West Bank.
AirBnb
Whole House
8 Guests
4 Beds
Come stay at an illegal settlement built on stolen Palestinian land. This stolen home comes with views of the Apartheid Wall. You may hear occasional gunfire from the Israeli Occupation Forces firing zone, which recently replaced a destroyed Palestinian village nearby.
The Space
Accommodates: 8 (non-Palestinian)
Bedrooms: 4
Property Type: Illegal settlement
Amenities
Palestinian-free views
Swimming pool (filled with stolen aquifer water)
Stolen olive trees
Private roads
Jerusalem Stone
Armed Guards
Barbed Wire
Electrified Fences, to give that real “secure” feeling
Prices
For non-Palestinians: 100 dollars per night *(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).
Cost to Palestinians in the West Bank: Stolen Home. Lost freedom.
Description
Overview:
Stay at your own vacation rental, located in an illegal settlement and in violation of international law. Support structural discrimination and theft of Palestinians’ land. Through fees earned from settlement vacation rentals, you will also help Airbnb profit from the continuing occupation and dispossession of Palestinians.
The Neighbourhood:
This home is located in an illegal Jewish-only settlement. These settlements are built by Israel on Palestinian land it has occupied since 1967, and are considered illegal under international law.
The space:
The stolen home includes views of the West Bank Apartheid Wall.
Guest Access:
Access is for non-Palestinian guests only. Guests with Arab-sounding names will be subject to additional scrutiny by settlement security.
House rules
All those would could be perceived as Arabs must be accompanied by armed guards while in the Settlement, for their own protection.
Source: Reuters
Source: NBC
Source: i24news
Summary
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House itself was okay. Beds were comfortable, but the neighbourhood was not. Kept feeling like I was in someone else’s space. Definitely not a ” home away from home”.
I will not use Air BNB illegal settlements
“I just retired and am starting to use airbnb. I was disappointed to hear that it is profiting off of the rubble of demolished Palestinian homes. Please stop listing properties in Israel’s occupied West Bank.”
“Have been using airbnb for 2 years and this is the first listing that I am giving a 0/5. It violates international law and basic human rights! I would never rent a home built on land that was illegally stolen from Palestinians.”
A holiday in the ashes of segregation & forced relocation. Disgusting that you’re offering stolen property as a holiday.
Having spent time with Palestinians who live legally on the West Bank, I have seen how they are treated by the settlers and the Army and police who support them. No-one should have their land stolen from them to make communities that use their water and arable land, and then use armed force to keep them docile.
Vacation settlements built on the rubble of stolen homes, orchards and fields, and displaced communities and families.
It’s not right to earn money on something that you have stolen from someone else. No, it is WRONG.
Horrible!
«Je commence à utiliser airbnb. Je suis déçu d’entendre qu’il profite des décombres de maisons palestiniennes démolies. S’il vous plaît arrêter la liste des propriétés à la Cisjordanie occupée par Israël.”
C’est un viol le droit international et des droits fondamentaux de l’ homme , je ne louerai jamais une maison construite sur un terrain qui a été illégalement volé aux Palestiniens.”
It’s extremely bad for Israel PR to steal land in the way you are doing. It is time to be a decent nation and stop stealing land and treat Palestinians with decency.
$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).