Airbnb lets you vacation in illegal West Bank settlements

From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by John Brown was published by +972 on January 11, 2016.

“Airbnb lets you vacation in illegal West Bank settlements”

Airbnb, it has come to our attention, enables anyone to rent rooms and vacation homes in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Anyone who is not of Palestinian descent, of course.

Without exception, the listings, some which appear to be luxurious cottages and others that are caravans sitting on barren hilltops, make no mention of the fact that they are in settlements on occupied land. Almost all claim to be in Israel, despite the fact that they lie beyond the country’s borders.

 

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