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?
I'm told many government employees use Airbnb for official travel, don't know if that's true. To what extent it might impact other business in various states probably varies. Really no different than the Federal ban on participation in the Arab boycott. Or compliance with the Cuban boycott. It's a foreign policy issue, the federal government gets to decide that. To what extent states have the same power I don't know. I should note there's not a state in the US where Airbnb could refuse to list the rental of a Jew, which is what they're doing here. To my knowledge various states have prevailed in court. The real issue, which I understand is one of the reasons the State Department hasn't banned BDS is that it's not clear it's a foreign boycott, "palestine" not being a state. But government clearly can and has told business where they can and can't do business.
Way to stick up for the antisemites and the pedo UN. Airbnb will find out that decisions have consequences. I can tell you that Hadrian has a very warm place in hell for coming up with the term Palestine.
Also applies to state pension funds
I agree. Especially since they kept the contracts in Golan and East Jerusalem, tells me they’re not just aping the Arab line.
How & where AirBnB chooses to do business....is their business. Does not sound like antisemitism to me.