This is wrong. If Airbnb doesn’t do something to make this stop I won’t ever us Airbnb ever again and I will pass this along to my friends and On Facebook to use other companies that offer similar housing offers.
Thanks for Your time.
$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
Equality:
Justice:
Legality:
This is wrong. If Airbnb doesn’t do something to make this stop I won’t ever us Airbnb ever again and I will pass this along to my friends and On Facebook to use other companies that offer similar housing offers.
Thanks for Your time.
This is a disgusting abuse of privilege and I’m deeply disturbed and saddened by airbnb’s actions. I thought this company was above such corruption. Clearly not. This hopefully will wound their reputation enough to cause them to withdraw. I certainly will not be using them until they do so. They can do better.
Where are alien invaders when you need them?
Listing properties in Israel’s West Bank is a disgrace .
Do not shatter the inspiring vision of “Homestay” that Airbnb promoted world wide.
A far cry from” shared economy “to immoral profiteering.
This listing is shameful & a disgrace. If this is the type of company Airbnb is, I will never consider using them in the future.
What I love about AirBnb is that you stay with families in their homes. You get to know them and their culture. By listing homes stolen from families with no choice and having others profit by their suffering you have taken away what I love most. Please remember why you started AirBnb in the first place. Please stop listing these stolen homes. Thank you!
Shame on Airbnb for renting accommodation on land that belongs to Palestinians. Profits over human rights and justice!
I have used airbnb in the past but am not intending to in the future until I am assured that listings are morally acceptable.
I would never go there.
One questions the moral ethics of a company that promotes holidays in stolen Palestinian land. Its no wonder the world is in turmoil with greed and profit put ahead of justice and respect for a besieged oppressed brutalised Arab community.
$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).