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Airbnb to Remove Listings in Jewish West Bank Settlements

by mbgaxyz on 11/28/18, 9:09 PM with 11 comments

• by dragonwriter on 11/29/18, 1:22 AM

  > Airbnb to Remove Listings in Jewish West Bank Settlements

  Israeli West Bank settlements is the issue, though the Israeli government and it's backers tend to conflate the two things in order to dismiss criticism of government policy as anti-Semitism.

  > enclaves that most world powers consider illegal for taking up land where Palestinians seek statehood

  No, they are enclaves most world powers consider illegal for taking up land in the State of Palestine, which most of the world already recognizes.

• by uncoder0 on 11/28/18, 10:06 PM

  Interesting that they're being singled out but not unexpected. Does AirBnB operate in China, Saudi Arabia, or Turkey or do they just consider their atrocities less severe?

• by tomohawk on 11/29/18, 1:12 AM

  All part of the new antisemitism. It's become all too acceptable. Here's another example:

  https://freebeacon.com/national-security/cnn-commentator-end...