I am shocked to see AirBnB listing properties in the occupied territories. Stop profiting off stolen land!
$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 am shocked to see AirBnB listing properties in the occupied territories. Stop profiting off stolen land!
It’s appalling that some people are able, with the blessing of their government, to steal other people’s homes and then to profit by them.
I would never stay where they had a wall
we got rid of those years back!
Nice work! Profiting from those who can’t fight back, creating holiday houses to paper over shattered lives. Count me in!
This is a prime example of the low grade behavior that sometimes manages to pass as business practices. Only a sociopath considers this normal. I hope Israel is not a part of this disturbing plot.
Airbnb, you should truly be ashamed of yourselves!
I honestly don’t know how you can all sleep comfortably at night with such a terrible conscience.
Business should never be an excuse for lack of morals, but I suppose money is always is a good excuse to not have any, isn’t it?
As an Airbnb host and regular user for our trips away I am so hugely disappointed that you have chosen to allow properties on illegally occupied land to be advertised on your site. To be making a profit from the suffering of others is morally indefensible and needs to stop now.
I will boycott airbnb everywhere from now on, unless airbnb clearly announces that they will not offer rental of illegal properties built on stolen Palestinian lands.
If you like feeling abandoned/And getting caught in the frey/If you like army occupation/And guns to feel safe/If you like driving out your neighbours/And living in their place/I have this cool West Bank unit/ Come with me and escape.
Don’t support apartheid.
$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).