airbnb cares only about one thing : MONEY! People, values, needs, the future itself, are nothing compared to MONEY as far as airbnb is concerned.
$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:
airbnb cares only about one thing : MONEY! People, values, needs, the future itself, are nothing compared to MONEY as far as airbnb is concerned.
This is so un-ethical! Completely appalling and not neutral! You’re not “just” providing a service, AirBNB, you’re legitimizing an illegal inhumane occupation. I won’t use Airbnb again until this issue is solved and the listings are out of your site.
This is a terrible injustice. These are illegal settlements.
I think it’s morally bankrupt for airbnb to be supporting the illegal occupation of the west bank. We are not neutral when we are silent and in remaining silent on this airbnb provides indirect support to an illegal occupation and subjugation of an entire people. It’s time to find another location airbnb. Bad form.
The idea of staying in a stolen home on the West Bank makes me never want to use airbnb anywhere ever again!
I support a free and separate Palestinian state and believe Israel deserves to be tried in the World Court for war crimes, and this Airbnb policy should also be put on trial. How dare you perpetuate the horrors if Israel’s illegal occupation of the West Bank by supplying homes located there in your listings? Until you stop this policy, I will never again consider using Airbnb for any reason.
Airbnb is fast growing and always looking for people to join their company. Then I was badly surprised and very disappointed to hear that it is profiting off of the rubble of demolished Palestinian homes. Please stop listing properties in Israel’s occupied West Bank.”
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.”
Illegally settling. How can anyone be safe? Stay away! Do not book!
I will not use Airbnb anymore because of this abhorrent support for stolen land.
shocking, cruel, unjust, crime
$100 per night*(on top of subsidies from the Israeli government).