In a reversal of a 2018 policy announcement, Airbnb will not remove West Bank settlement listings from its website. The policy change came in a court settlement Monday between the vacation rental company and a dozen...
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Texas Blacklists Airbnb Over West Bank Settlement Boycott
By: Tovah LazaroffOn Friday the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar publicly updated the list of businesses on the state’s “List of Companies that Boycott Israel” to include Airbnb. The state of Texas has blacklisted the...
Israel says Airbnb walking back settlement boycott; company denies
By: JACOB MAGIDVacation rental site asserts it rejects BDS and is committed to developing business inside Israel, says it is still developing tools to implement policy Airbnb on Monday rejected an Israeli government assertion that it had agreed...
Trump Admin, Congress Slam Airbnb Boycott of Israel as ‘Anti-Semitic’
By: Adam KredoThe recent decision by Airbnb to stop its services for Jews living in the West Bank of Israel is being met with criticism by the Trump administration and pro-Israel leaders on Capitol Hill, according to sources who spoke to the...
Ashton Kutcher defends Airbnb to BDS protestor
By: J. S. HerzogHolding a sign that called for the home-sharing company to refrain from listing properties in West Bank settlements, the CODEPINK activist was led offstage by the actor and investor, who told the crowd, ‘This company is...