Airbnb

🚨 Reasons for Boycotting Airbnb

Airbnb is the world''s largest accommodation and hospitality rental platform. The company systematically lists rental properties in illegal israeli settlements built on occupied Palestinian land, profiting from the occupation, normalizing settlements, and supporting the economy of the genocidal israil state.

1. Listing Properties in Illegal Settlements and Profiting from Occupation: United Nations reports and human rights organizations document that Airbnb lists hundreds of rental properties in illegal israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. According to UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese''s 2025 report, Airbnb listings grew from 139 in 2016 to 350 in 2025, collecting up to a 23% commission. The UN has included Airbnb in its database of companies implicated in the illegal settlement enterprise since 2020.
2. Reversal of Delisting Decision Under Pressure: In November 2018, Airbnb announced the removal of 200 listings in West Bank settlements, describing the settlements as "the core of the dispute between israelis and Palestinians." However, the company reversed this decision in April 2019 following israeli and American lawsuits, allowing listings to remain while pledging to donate profits to "humanitarian organizations." Human rights organizations consider this reversal a "betrayal of Palestinian human rights" and "humanitarian-washing" of settlement profits.
3. Criminal Investigations and International Lawsuits: In October 2025, the Irish High Court agreed to reopen an investigation into Airbnb''s Irish subsidiary on charges of complicity in war crimes and money laundering linked to illegal settlements. The French Human Rights League (LDH) also filed a lawsuit in Paris against Airbnb and Booking.com for "complicity and aggravated concealment of war crimes" through "promoting occupation tourism." Other legal proceedings are underway in the Netherlands, the UK, and the US.
4. "No Room for Genocide" Campaign and Support for Occupation: The BDS movement launched a global campaign under the slogan "No Room for Genocide" (#NoRoomForGenocide), urging travelers to boycott Airbnb and Booking.com wherever ethical alternatives exist. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and Professor Eyal Weizman also withdrew from the UK''s Hay Festival in protest against the festival''s partnership with Airbnb, stating that "accepting normalization is not an option."
5. Supporting the Occupation Economy Through Daily Consumption: Booking accommodation through Airbnb in illegal settlements directly injects profits into the economy of the genocidal israil state, funding the continuation of settlements, the displacement of Palestinians, and the confiscation of their land. This practice itself constitutes a war crime under international law, making Airbnb a direct partner in reinforcing the apartheid and occupation regime.

🌐 Sources

Official and verifiable sources detailing Airbnb''s involvement in supporting the genocidal israil state:

• UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Report (A/HRC/59/23): From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide (2025)
• BBC: Airbnb reverses ban on West Bank settlement listings (April 2019)
• GLAN: Irish High Court strikes down refusal to investigate Airbnb for alleged complicity in war crimes (October 2025)
• Business & Human Rights Centre: French lawsuit against Airbnb for promoting "occupation tourism" (October 2025)
• BDS Movement: "No Room for Genocide" campaign against Airbnb and Booking.com
• WAFA: UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese withdraws from Hay Festival over Airbnb partnership (May 2026)
• BSS/AFP: UN lists Airbnb in database of companies involved in illegal settlements (September 2025)

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