Posts Tagged: Airbnb
University of California Student Government Passes BDS Legislation
The University of California-Davis (UC Davis) student government passed on Friday legislation adopting the boycott, divestment, and sanctions, (BDS) movement and falsely accusing Israel of...
Antisemitic Incident Report: Aug. 26-Sept. 1
JNS.org - JNS publishes a weekly listing of antisemitic incidents recorded and found by Jewish, pro-Jewish and pro-Israel organizations; national and international news; and social...
Watchdog Group Slams UN Human Rights Council After Presentation of ‘Blacklist’ of Companies Doing Business in Settlements
The United Nations Human Rights Council, long noted for its hostility to Israel, was formally presented with a “blacklist” of various companies doing business in...
Tel Aviv Claims It Has No Authority to Regulate Airbnb Rentals
CTech - Tel Aviv is claiming it has no authority to regulate the 10,000-plus short-term Airbnb rentals estimated to operate in the city without a...
Airbnb Reverses Course on Judea and Samaria After Strong Pushback From Pro-Israel Groups
Airbnb has reversed its biased decision to ban Jewish listings in Judea and Samaria. This didn’t happen in a vacuum. It happened because of the work...
Jewish Groups Hail Airbnb’s Decision to End Discrimination Against Jewish Hosts in West Bank
Jewish advocacy groups lauded Airbnb’s decision on Tuesday to end its blacklist of Jewish-owned properties located in the West Bank. The global vacation rental giant faced...
Real Estate Developers Have Turned This Historic Tel Aviv Neighborhood Into a Hotel Lobby
CTech - Kerem HaTeimanim, a historic central Tel Aviv neighborhood, has become one of the city’s most popular destinations on Airbnb. Using adjectives like “authentic”...
Airbnb Faces Sanctions in Texas Over Settlements Ban
CTech - On Friday, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar placed Airbnb on the state’s list of companies which it defines as boycotting Israel, following the...
Why Has Human Rights Watch Become an Anti-Israel Activist Group?
When Airbnb, the online lodging service, announced in November that it would ban Israeli listings in the disputed West Bank, hardcore anti-Israel groups took an...
Tel Aviv Moves to Triple Municipal Taxes on Airbnb Units
The Tel Aviv Municipal Council was set on Monday to debate a proposal that would raise the municipal tax known as arnona by a factor...
AirBDS, the Antisemitic Bed and Breakfast
For defenders and lovers of Israel, Airbnb’s partial retraction of their discriminatory policy of de-listing Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria is cause to celebrate....
Airbnb Refutes Israeli Government Claim It Reversed West Bank Settlement Ban
The Israeli Tourism Ministry claimed on Monday that Airbnb had backtracked on its recent decision to remove listings in West Bank settlements, but this was...
Jewish Americans Sue Airbnb Over West Bank Listing Ban
A group of Jewish Americans sued Airbnb on Wednesday in US federal court, accusing the home rental company of religious discrimination over its decision last...
Number of Tourists Visiting Israeli Settlements Reportedly Doubles After ‘Antisemitic’ Airbnb Delisting Move
The number of tourists visiting Israeli settlements in the West Bank reportedly doubled this past weekend following Airbnb’s decision to delist lodgings in the communities. According...
