How can I recommend staying in a place where there is blood on the bed sheets?
$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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How can I recommend staying in a place where there is blood on the bed sheets?
I consider it immoral to profit from the unethical removal of Palestinians from their traditional lands. I’m NOT one of the Canadians who think that all Israeli actions are justified by the history of atrocities perpetrated against Jewish people.
You shouldn’t rent out what shouldn’t be yours!
The view on what could be a beautiful future is blocked by some horrible concrete wall.
A Berlin style wall in stolen Palestinian land.
This development is not only illegal but has a ‘Colonial’ and ‘Cold War’ feel to it. The Settlement with it’s barbed wire and armed guards indeed has an Apartheid security in an occupied land. I do hope in the future that both communities come together in friendship and a common cause that will see an end to this injustice.
Illegal land grab.
I am sure it wouldn’t dent their business model if Airbnb went ethical and withdrew from making these properties available.
I wouldn’t pay rent to stay in a house in Canada that was stolen out from under its owners. The walls would haunt me. We don’t reward crimes here, why do it in Palestine?
How disgusting, I would never ever accept the offer for accommodation on stolen land, and I really hope that nobody will accept such an offer
If Airbnb ever want my business then I suggest that they stop advertising stollen West Bank property now: others may tell you that these properties are legitimate let’s but you know that that’s not true.
C’mon AirBnB – it’s time to cease and desist from your collusion with this gross violation of human rights!
$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).