As an Airbnb customer and host I’m simply horrified that Airbnb is supporting illegal Israeli settlements in violation of international law by allowing them to be hosts.
$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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As an Airbnb customer and host I’m simply horrified that Airbnb is supporting illegal Israeli settlements in violation of international law by allowing them to be hosts.
Good ad. and witty–and damning–text. Air BNB should not be in occupied territory.
I have used Airbnb twice and really liked it.
But I won’t be using it again until I know they no longer allow hosts in Occupied Territories to profit from stolen property. Are there rightful Palestinian owner-hosts in the West Bank who are also represented by Airbnb?
I THINK IT IS COMPLETELY SHOCKING FOR AIR BnB CLIENTS TO STAY IN iSRAELI HOUSES IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK. WHAT A NERVE THEY HAVE. PLEASE STOP IT NOW!
Any financial business on Palestinian land that is not conducted and/or approved by the Palestinian land owner is immoral, greedy,
heartless & would be illegal anywhere else in the free world.
AirB&B get a clue. Stolen land is STOLEN. Stolen from men, women and children. Stop doing business with these settler bullies.
Stop profiteering on the back of state oppression.
Like everything else the Israelis are stealing everything from the Arabs who have been there before the Israeli people ever got there. They left the land and now they must give much of it back and share the country with the native people.
Where is your conscience? Look in your hearts.
No company should be profiting from human rights abuses. AirBnb have a responsibility to ensure that this is not the case and if no steps are taken I will no longer be using AirBnb.
$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).