I am not happy at all about this offer of yours – a stolen home in the occupied West bank. Please stop supporting illegal settlements.
$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 am not happy at all about this offer of yours – a stolen home in the occupied West bank. Please stop supporting illegal settlements.
I was drawn to the concept of Airbnb, however on learning of its violations of International Law and basic human rights on properties in Israel’s West Bank, I have decided to look elsewhere to companies that respect the principles important to me.
I had my first Airbnb experience last month and had considered the likelihood of using the service in the future.
Now that I’ve reviewed this listing, I will not use Airbnb again until this practice is discontinued and a public apology made.
#BDS #ArrestWarCriminalsNow #JerusalemOpenCity
If executives at Airbnb could put themselves in others’ shoes and imagine their houses destroyed by a foreign power and their land exploited by a foreign corporation, we might have some morality here. Problem is, putting oneself in others’ shoes requires a humanistic world ethic, something that appears to be bred out of those who would make money.
Unsettling !
I have used AirBandB and am very disappointed that they would condone stolen land use by allowing people to advertise rentals on “stolen” land and in stolen homes.
No morals?
Sad.
KB
Have been using airbnb for several years but will stop if you continue to trample on the rights of Palestinians
This is outrageous.
Although it is in the holy land, I would never stay in one of these stolen properties. Shame!
I feel sure that at first Air BNB weren’t aware of where the properties were. But, as an international company that I have used in the past they should now reject homes on the stolen land. Won’t use the site until they have agreed to takean ethical stand on this situation.
$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).