An Open Letter to Airbnb from a Superhost
NOVANEWS
Amnesty International staged a demonstration outside the UK headquarters of TripAdvisor on January 30, 2019. Amnesty released a report on that day outlining how Airbnb and other travel companies enable “war crimes” in the occupied West Bank. (TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Human Rights
Editor’s note: In November 2018, Airbnb announced that it would no longer allow rental properties in illegal West Bank settlements to be listed on its website. On April 9, after facing months of pressure from pro-Israel groups, the company reversed its decision.
Dear Airbnb,
I am writing to ask that you reconsider your decision to allow settlers in the West Bank to use the Airbnb platform to host guests in the settlements—an extremely segregated environment. By now I know that you have heard...