[SJackson]

Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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Plenty of rentals available in Ramallah, from $19 a night. Only two available in Gaza But a 5 star apartment on the Mediterranean for $65 a night over Christmas, not bad. The fact that they won't let Jews in Judea and Samaria rent, only Muslims, is despicable.

Airbnb faces Israeli class-action lawsuit for delisting settlements. Considering over half the states have anti BDS legislation on the books, Airbnb may face some issues in those locations as well.

[TheDandyMan]

If Airbnb was under intense pressure from the UN HRC to take this course of action, blame the UN, not Airbnb. How many businesses would be able to stand up to that kind of weight?

Also, I thought the anti-BDS laws applied to government contracts — how much business does Airbnb do with the state government of Florida? Say what you will, but I find it reprehensible that states would hassle a private entity over whether they choose to do business in some other sovereign nation or not. Israel is just another country, after all. If Airbnb chose to adjust their business model in the UK, or Mongolia, would Rob DeSantis be upset?

[Eleutheria5]

I’ll have no trouble boycotting/girlcotting Airbnb. Never heard of them before, and never dealt with them before, so I’ll keep it that way.