I feel disgusted and sickened by your Air B and B. listing. I shall never stay in such a place built as it is on the homes of Palestinians who were illegally and violently dispossessed.
$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 feel disgusted and sickened by your Air B and B. listing. I shall never stay in such a place built as it is on the homes of Palestinians who were illegally and violently dispossessed.
Airbnb should NOT list vacation rentals located in illegal West Bank settlements, I don’t see how they can justify offering a listing that is literally off-limits to its Palestinian customers. A pioneer in the “sharing economy” should not be party to racial segregation. This listing is despicable.
Shameful.
This should be illegal just as the building is on Palestinian land. Elsewhere when a building is constructed on land belonging to someone else rent for the land is paid for a lease lasting a specified length of time. The settlers or ‘owners’ of the building need to pay rent to the Palestinian land owners at a rate consistent with the value of the building on the land. Set a value of $550 a square foot. Airbnb must either adjust the rental charged to pay Palestinians for the use of their land or stop renting the stolen property. This business is criminal.
I didn’t know Airbnb offers such disgusting and illegal accommodation. I haven’t used them, and now I know to avoid them in the future.
Leave now!
Give the Palestinians there land back.
Land seizures and (illegal) Israeli settlements are against international law- this is a crime against humanity.
Tear down the wall and restore rightful ownership.
Hutspa! A setteler is not my brother
Get out
Your company is a disgrace. I urge everyone to boycott AirBnb and any other company that profits from Palestinians stolen land. Those who profit from ethnic cleansing and genocide must be punished.
$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).