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Booking.com investigated over Israeli settlement listing allegations
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: The Dutch Public Prosecutor [OM] is investigating a criminal complaint filed by human rights groups against Amsterdam-headquartered online travel agency Booking.com over the alleged listing of vacation homes in Israeli settlements.
Airbnb reverses West Bank settlement listing ban
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: Airbnb has announced it has reversed its decision to remove West Bank settlement listings from its website. The policy change came about following a court settlement between the rental company and a group of American Jewish plaintiffs who had sued the company, organised by Shurat Hadin-Israel Law Center, a pro-Israel law organisation. A copy of […]
Texas blacklists Airbnb due to West Bank settlement boycott
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The state of Texas has blacklisted Airbnb following its decision to remove listings of rooms and homes for rent in Jewish settlements in the West Bank in Israel. The company was placed on the state’s “List of companies that boycott Israel” by Texas comptroller of public accounts, Glenn Hegar. In 2017, Texas passed a […]
Israel reignites row with Airbnb by seeking legal steps over West Bank boycott
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: Israel’s strategic affairs minister Gilad Erdan has reignited the row with Airbnb by calling on the compamy to rescind its boycott of West Bank settlement listings. Erdan was speaking at the opening of a new four-kilometre road in the West Bank, just outside of Jerusalem. He warned that Israel would continue its legal pursuit […]
Airbnb denies claims it reversed its West Bank settlement ban
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: Airbnb has denied a claim by Israel’s tourism minister that it did a U-turn to remove listings in the illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The news comes after Israel’s public security minister Yariv Levin alleged on Facebook that Airbnb had pledged “not to implement” its decision during a meeting between the two […]
Protest held outside London Airbnb office over West Bank property de-listings
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLondon: A demonstration has been held outside the London office of Airbnb, in protest at its decision to remove listed properties in West Bank settlements. Last week, the company said it would no longer host around 200 rental properties in the West Bank after a human rights report criticised Airbnb for “facilitating” the occupation by […]
Jerusalem-based band denounces Airbnb for intervention in West Bank in viral video
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: A Jerusalem-based band has gone viral after uploading a song called “Delete Airbnb” about the rental platform’s decision to remove all Israeli and Jewish-owned properties in Judea and Samaria. Portnoy, comprised of brotherly duo, Sruli and Mendy Portnoy, have created the song, which features lyrics including “I’m gonna take you off of my phone/ […]
Beverly Hills city council condemns Airbnb removals in Israel and calls for boycott
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Beverly Hills city council has unanimously passed a resolution condemning Airbnb’s decision to remove listings of rentals in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Earlier this week, the San Francisco-based short-term rental platform announced it would remove around 200 rentals in the disputed region. Critics have in recent years accused Airbnb of benefiting from […]
Airbnb agrees to remove listings in Jewish settlements in Israel’s West Bank
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIsrael: Airbnb has announced it will stop renting out homes in the Jewish settlements in the West Bank, a move that brought criticism from Israeli officials. The San Francisco-based short-term rental platform said it would remove around 200 vacation rentals in the disputed region. Despite the fact US law authorises Airbnb to continue operating there, […]