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Occupation magazine - Settlements Home page  back Print  Send To friend Airbnb reneged on settlement ban pledge - we need to hold their feet in the fire again! Granate Kim info@jewishvoiceforpeace.org Airbnb just did the worst thing. After announcing they’d ban vacation rentals in illegal Israeli settlements from their platform, Airbnb did a complete reversal and will continue to allow rental suites on the ruins of Palestinian lives and land. This is Palestinian land that Palestinians are not allowed to enter, but Airbnb has decided they’re ok helping everyone else going to this stolen land for their vacations. This is a despicable decision, and we’re going to show them what we think of this with a Deactivate Airbnb day of action. We`ll take action on May 15th, Nakba Day – a day commemorating the expulsion of Palestinians beginning 71 years ago and continuing to this day. Add your name to support the Deactivate Airbnb day of action The reneging on a commitment to delist from the settlements is a betrayal of all the human rights organizations and activists who cheered Airbnb’s earlier decision. And it’s a slap in the face of Palestinians, international law, and even Airbnb’s own vision to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. There`s no neutrality in situations of injustice. If Airbnb wants to continue to allow rentals on the ruins of Palestinian lives and land then they will continue to get pressured to do the right thing – and we’re going to continue holding their feet to the fire. That’s why we’re joining Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD), SumOfUs, and a growing list of organizations for a day of action where we will Deactivate Airbnb. Join us – and let`s send Airbnb a message that there`s a cost to betraying commitments to freedom and equality. It’s one day. Use your voice to help us all let Airbnb know that we won’t sit silent while they walk all over our collective work for change. Let us not back down in the face of this. Granate Kim Communications Director Links to the latest articles in this section Palestinian killed while protesting settlement expansion Netanyahu repeatedly dismisses US objections to building beyond Green Line ‘The settlers brought caravans and put them on a hill next to us’