I’m a content airbnb-guest, but THIS is not ok!
$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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I’m a content airbnb-guest, but THIS is not ok!
This is horrible you should be ashamed.
This is a disgrace! How can airbnb allow this to be posted on its site.
To me this listing reads like you’re boasting about how “cool” and “exciting” it would be to stay in an illegal area on stolen land. There is nothing cool or exciting about spending a vacation on stolen property in an illegal settlement.
Th ePower lies with us, your potential customers. We demand to deal with ethical and socially responsible companies and therefore ask you to re-consider your listings which clearly advances the agenda of unethical and inhumane principles. Or b&b will be no more!
The holiday was spoiled by the fact that this lovely property is within stolen land. Do not stay here and continue to support this dreadful crime. People are profiting whilst their neighbours are robbed of their homes, their land and their history. DON’T GO HERE.
I was thinking about booking, but then I saw this listing is in occupied Palestinian land. Do not know how this ended up on AirBnB. Just reported it, hope admins remove it soon.
Airbnb now allows properties built on stolen land (according to international law) to be listed? Interesting.
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.
Pretty disgusted that anybody would seek to make a profit out of a property built on land stolen by Israel from the Palestinian people. It flies in the face of all ideas of fairness and comes down to criminality. Wouldn’t touch the place with a barge-pole.
$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).