An Israeli teenage girl was killed while her father and brother were seriously wounded in an explosion in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to the Israeli military. A military spokesman said the family was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) while visiting a water spring near Dolev, an illegal Israeli settlement northwest […]
Israel Says Airbnb Walking Back Settlement Boycott; Company Denies…
Airbnb on Monday rejected an Israeli government assertion that it had agreed to walk back its decision to remove listings from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. “The reports issued earlier today are inaccurate,” the company said in a statement issued by its press secretary, Nick Papas. The apparent denial came shortly after the Tourism […]
Vacation Rental Giant Airbnb Bans Listings in West Bank Settlements…
Vacation rental operator Airbnb on Monday announced it would no longer host listings in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, drawing anger from Israeli leaders. The US-based Airbnb said in a statement posted on its website that after a reexamination of its policies, the company has “concluded that we should remove listings in Israeli settlements […]
Netanyahu to Reconsider Pledge to Build First New Settlement…
Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu is said to be reconsidering his promise to build the first new settlement in 25 years, a pledge he made to the residents of the evacuated illegal Amona outpost. After US President Donald Trump asked Wednesday that Israel “hold back” on settlement building in the West Bank, Netanyahu decided to reevaluate […]