$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).

Stolen home by illegal settlers

Occupied West Bank.

AirBnb

Whole House

8 Guests

4 Beds

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About this listing

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

Reviews

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  • There was no mention in the ad that the place was haunted. All night my family and I could hear the sound of crying. At first we thought it was the neighbours and were getting very concerned for the welfare of the children, but then we realised the cries were coming from inside the house. In fact from the very walls. We could only make out some of what was said between the crying… ‘but it’s my home’….. mummy, I want to stay’….. as if our lives aren’t hard enough’….. ‘thieves, give it back’! I’m not sure what it all meant but we certainly won’t be staying there again!!

  • Who really wants to vacation there? What makes it worse is that there is no respect for the Palestinians.

  • I was very upset to realise that this home was not only near the Apartheid wall, but was built on stolen Palestinian land.
    There is no way that I would have booked to stay at this listing if I had realised the true situation.
    I will not book anything further through airbnb until they change their policy and stop listing places on stolen land.

  • I would expect a company to stick to at least some basic moral values.
    The fact that we are not looking at the actions of your own company does not mean that you are not partly responsible for this immoral power grab of land.

  • Won’t use airbnb in any of my future trips until ALL STOLEN homes are removed from your listings, not just those in the Occupied West Bank.

  • What a disgrace! Your company is part of the problem and the whole world will know it. Shame on you making a profit off the suffering of the Palestinian people .

  • You have no right to profit on other people’s misery. You should be supporting the people of Palestine whose homes have been stolen, not subjecting them to further exploitation.

    • About the host, Airbnb

    Last year alone Airbnb made almost $1 billion in revenue, and Airbnb is worth a whopping $24 billion. Yet, Airbnb continues to make a profit from homes located in illegal housing settlements in occupied territory.