I have used airbnb a few times in the last 2 years. If airbnb continues listing properties in illegal Israeli settlements on appropriated Palestinian lands, I shall have to stop using it.
$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:
I have used airbnb a few times in the last 2 years. If airbnb continues listing properties in illegal Israeli settlements on appropriated Palestinian lands, I shall have to stop using it.
This despicable practice is an insidious way from a political viewpoint to generate an OK perspective in the world that occupying these areas is acceptable and legal and that the Palestinians have no rights here.
You’r renting out stolen homes? Shame.
This is shameful! If you have no compassion for the people whose homes were destroyed, at least think of this: The world is watching you.
No more vacation rental listing for illegal West Bank settlements
Staying here is supporting 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.
Do you have no shame?
apartheid
AirBnB needs to realise it is supporting exploitation, expropriation and suppression of Palestinians rights. This is business at its worst.
I already left a comment, but I never received a reply, because your company sucks, but it’s all only business & profits, right!?!
$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).