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This is exactly how horrors like the holocaust begin. First the delegitimization of the Jewish state and the dehumanization of the Jews. The boycott, divest and sanction Israel movement is no different than the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses.
The German boycott of Jewish businesses in the lead-up to the Holocaust was the direct antecedent to the whole “boycott Israel” movement.
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Airbnb caves to BDS, removes West Bank settlement listings
“There are conflicting views regarding whether companies should be doing business in the occupied territories that are the subject of historical disputes between Israelis and Palestinians.”
By Tovah Lazaroff, Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2018:
Airbnb agreed to boycott West Bank settlements when it removed settler rental listings Monday from its popular website, even though US law does not bar such posts.
Israeli right-wing lawmakers immediately railed against the decision, urging settler home owner to take legal action and threatening to limit the organization’s operations in Israel.
Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan said he planned to speak with senior US officials to see if the move violated American laws against boycotts that exist in 25 out of 50 states.
“National conflicts exist all over the world. The heads of Airbnb will have to explain why they chose to take a racist political stance against some of Israel’s citizens,” Erdan said.
Former Israeli Ambassador to the US MK Michael Oren said, “Airbnb blacklists Jewish apartments in Judea and Samaria – not Palestinian apartments, not apartments in Turkish occupied Cyprus, in Moroccan occupied Sahara, not in Tibet or the Crimea.
“Airbnb’s policy is the very definition of anti-Semitism. No one should use its services,” Oren added.
PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat welcomed the move, but said the Airbnb statement did not go far enough.
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00:06 / 00:30“We reiterate our call upon the UN Human Rights Council to release the database of companies profiting from the Israeli colonial occupation. Israeli settlements are not just an obstacle to peace but defy the very definition of peace,” Erekat said.
Arvind Ganesan, business and human rights director at Human Rights Watch said the move was “an important recognition that such listings can’t square with its human rights responsibilities. For two years, Human Rights Watch has spoken with Airbnb about their brokering of rentals in West Bank settlements that are illegal under international humanitarian law and for which Palestinian ID holders are effectively barred from entering. We urge other companies to follow suit.”
Airbnb posted a notice about the policy chance on its website, explaining that issue were some 200 listings. It noted that it had wrestled with the pros and cons of the situation before coming to a decision.
“There are conflicting views regarding whether companies should be doing business in the occupied territories that are the subject of historical disputes between Israelis and Palestinians,” the company said.
“Many in the global community have stated that companies should not do business here because they believe companies should not profit on lands where people have been displaced. Others believe that companies should not withdraw business operations from these areas,” Airbnb said.
“We spent considerable time speaking to various experts — including those who have criticized our previous approach — about this matter. As a global platform operating in 191 countries and regions and more than 81,000 cities, we must consider the impact we have and act responsibly,” Airbnb said.
It explained that it had developed a case-by-case framework that it planned to follow in situations of territorial dispute, that included consideration of whether the listing of such properties “contributing to existing human suffering” and had a “direct connection to the larger dispute in the region.”
“We know that people will disagree with this decision and appreciate their perspective. This is a controversial issue. There are many strong views as it relates to lands that have been the subject of historic and intense disputes between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank,” the company said.
“Airbnb has deep respect for those views. Our hope is that someday sooner rather than later, a framework is put in place where the entire global community is aligned so there will be a resolution to this historic conflict and a clear path forward for everybody to follow. As of today, this is an aspirational hope. People of goodwill have been seeking this goal for decades but we continue to hope for a durable, lasting peace,” Airbnb added.Airbnb agreed to boycott West Bank settlements when it removed rental listings on Monday in Judea and Samaria from its popular website, even though US law does not bar such posts.
The company posted a notice about the policy chance on its website, explaining that issue were some 200 listings. It noted that in coming to this decision it has weighed the pros and cons of such a move.
“There are conflicting views regarding whether companies should be doing business in the occupied territories that are the subject of historical disputes between Israelis and Palestinians,” the company said.
“Many in the global community have stated that companies should not do business here because they believe companies should not profit on lands where people have been displaced. Others believe that companies should not withdraw business operations from these areas,” Airbnb said.
“We spent considerable time speaking to various experts — including those who have criticized our previous approach — about this matter. As a global platform operating in 191 countries and regions and more than 81,000 cities, we must consider the impact we have and act responsibly,” Airbnb said.
It explained that it had developed a case-by-case framework that it planned to follow in situations of territorial dispute, that included consideration of whether the listing of such properties “contributing to existing human suffering” and had a “direct connection to the larger dispute in the region.”
“We know that people will disagree with this decision and appreciate their perspective. This is a controversial issue. There are many strong views as it relates to lands that have been the subject of historic and intense disputes between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank,” the company said.
“Airbnb has deep respect for those views. Our hope is that someday sooner rather than later, a framework is put in place where the entire global community is aligned so there will be a resolution to this historic conflict and a clear path forward for everybody to follow. As of today, this is an aspirational hope. People of goodwill have been seeking this goal for decades but we continue to hope for a durable, lasting peace,” Airbnb added.
Legal expert Eugene Kontorovich said, “This is not about disputed territories, as AirBnB has listings in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara, Turkish-occupied Cyprus, and more. So it is only Jewish properties in the Jewish homeland that are banned.” Kontorovich is Director of International Law at the Jerusalem-based Kohelet Policy Forum.
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18 Comments
5 years ago
Never use Airbnb. 
German TV news presenter Ina Dietz (DW)
5 years ago
Reply to
Ari
Does she file her teeth? That’s a cultural practice in indosneezia (Mentawai tribe). I had no ideas that krauts did it. I guess it’s the old … “Learn something new, every single day”.
5 years ago
Reply to
Ari
Left/Liberal and jihadis think the same.
Turkey govt allows organ harvest of prisoners and orphaned children killing them in the process http://tinyurl.com/mfpzzl8
And this country is NATO member ! Left/liberals are ok with organ harvesting by killing babies too !
5 years ago
Boycott airbnb in the USA.
5 years ago
So here is a challenge! If Airbnb want to walk into the sunset, so be it. I am more than sure that some young smart tech savvy Israeli will within days deign a better smarter ap that Aibnb. And also know this; these boycotting actions often lead to shooting your own foot. But me for one —no more bnb in my life or our building. So Mr bnb, you have just lost 2 beachfront outlets, — idiots, thats what they are!!. And guess what ! I would not be surprised if bnb were not put under pressure.
5 years ago
Yup you are right. The ANC, with their liily white innocense, love the world , arent we great!! front,, is all BS. There are a huge amount like zooma and the gipta and their cronies ,stealing and coniving and wnking on their cell phones. It is almost like f%^& the poor and uneducated !
5 years ago
I have never used Airbnb…I found another group that does the same thing. Airbnb has been on the wrong side of humanity since its inception….this is just another reason to never use them.
5 years ago
So airbnb is ANTISEMITIC!
5 years ago
Just another evil virus that obama has infected the world with. Every aspect of Western Civilization has been poisoned by the islamic obama.
Till we see the traitors of Western Civilization at the end of a rope there will be no stopping the evil creep of sharia!
5 years ago
This is just another attempt of the globalist left make points with the muslims. When in the history of mankind has a nation that was attacked by it’s neighbors, then defeat those enemy and been told it has to give back the land that they won will their own blood. Where is the out cry for Croatia and Serbia to give back the lands that they took from the Bosnians when the muslims there attacked their villages and started the war. Not a word , the UN is full of hypocrites and appeasers
5 years ago
We will NOT be using AirBnB again, NEVER AGAIN !!!
Why are businesses kowtowing to the muslims? The government must regulate the social media
businesses before it is too late. There is a slow but sure invasion of hostile muslims all over the world.
Why can’t this be stopped? The boycotting of Jewish businesses, the increased violence and discrimination
are very disturbing and signs of very troubling times ahead.
I/we are not Jewish. However what I see is, first the Jews, then the Christians etc………..
5 years ago
Reply to
hopespringseternal
Christians are already being harshly dealt with in the ME and other muzz sh*tholes.
5 years ago
Reply to
dba_unruly_ vagabond_trader
Christian communities are being targeted, killed and displaced many fold more than anyone else in the ME? Where are the Popes ,Bishops, Deacons, ministers etc etc of this world pertaining to the shocking treatment of unfortunate fellow Christian brother and sisters or world leaders from USA, EUROPE etc??
5 years ago
I tried to delete my account at Airbnb. Here is the answer I got from ‘Customer Suppport’:
“Because your country of residence are the United States, you are contracting with
Airbnb, Inc. Data deletion is a right afforded by the General Data Protection
Regulation. GDPR generally does not apply to users of Airbnb Inc. Subsequently,
we are unable to fulfill your deletion request.
However, deactivation remains to be an option. We are happy to deactivate your account if you require
us to do so, but we are not able to accommodate the permanent deletion of all
your personal information that is held by Airbnb.
Despite the deactivation of your account, we will continue to require your
personal information for legitimate business purposes as outlined in our
Privacy Policy.”
Should have known better, I guess. So for now deactivation is all I can do, although so far they haven’t even done that.
5 years ago
This is worse from a psychological point of view imho. Meant to divide Jews for and against Israel. Disgusting and dangerous.
