I’ve used Airbnb before, but never again unless you stop this abuse!
$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’ve used Airbnb before, but never again unless you stop this abuse!
I try to do an ethical audit of whatever I consume (as far as is reasonably possible). There is no way I would ever seek to ‘holiday’ on stolen, occupied land in an apartheid state, which has seized land, demolished homes, diverted water sources, and practised countless acts of collective punishments on the original inhabitants – including on-going indefinite detention, & the imprisonment of children. This ‘vacation rental’ utterly disgusts me – thank goodness I’ve just heard about Wimdu, & need never use Airbnb again.
Cupidity is not what makes your heart tick.
Think humanity and sharing, for I know who you are, what you are and how you serve.
Welcome to Love.
This house is actually on Palestinian land, and is a stolen property, do not stay here
How about you come and kick me out of my house in the UK and rent it out for £50 a night?
Same thing really but you wouldn’t do it would you.
I love Airbnb but this is the first listing that I am giving a 0/5. It violates international law and basic human rights! I would never rent a home built on land that was illegally stolen from Palestinians. This kind of behaviour is completely unacceptable and disgusting.
I think this is the worst rental I’ve ever seen advertised. This is a war zone and occupied territory. Whoever is leasing this rental is doing so illegally. Air BnB should also suffer consequences for knowingly advertising such illegal rentals
What a charming place to stay – that is, if you don’t mind supporting the theft of land and the dispossession of the real owners.
This is just wrong.
“I have started using airbnb and I’m shocked to see this. It violates international law and basic human rights! I would never rent a home built on land that was illegally stolen from Palestinians. Have you no integrity? heart? soul?”
$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).