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THIS SECTION IS FOR NEWS AND INTERESTING STORIES RELATED TO FOOD, NUTRITION AND FOOD PROCESSING. THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO KOSHER BUT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO THE KOSHER CONSUMER, MANUFACTURER OR MASHGIACH.

Airbnb ends Jewish settlement homes boycott

April 10, 2019 from Globes.co.il:

"Five months after announcing that it was delisting homes in the "disputed" West Bank Jewish settlements, international vacation rentals giant Airbnb has reversed its decision."
"Airbnb found itself beset by lawsuits by the owners of properties in the Jewish settlements and potential customers wanting to rent accommodation there. Among the suits, Jewish residents of the West Bank claimed they were being discriminated against because properties belonging to West Bank Christians and Muslims would continue to be listed by Airbnb."
"Airbnb said, 'Airbnb is announcing that we have settled all lawsuits that were brought by hosts and potential hosts and guests who objected to a policy the company recently announced concerning listings in disputed areas.'"
"'Under the settlement terms, Airbnb will not move forward with implementing the removal of listings in the West Bank from the platform. We understand the complexity of the issue that was addressed in our previous policy announcement, and we will continue to allow listings throughout all of the West Bank, but Airbnb will take no profits from this activity in the region. Any profits generated for Airbnb by any Airbnb host activity in the entire West Bank will be donated to non-profit organizations dedicated to humanitarian aid that serve people in different parts of the world. Airbnb will also implement the same approach for listings in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two other disputed areas where the company has previously announced that we would take action.'"
"' Airbnb ends Jewish settlement homes boycott airbnb Photo: Shutterstock 10 Apr, 2019 8:51 Michal Raz-Chaimovich You May Like You're Probably Overpaying at Amazon – This Genius Trick Will F…Honey Ryanair CEO: Israel can become major tourist destination news If You're Over 40 And Own A Computer, This Game Is A Must-Have!Vikings: Free Online Game Ramat Gan approves Israel's tallest building front by Taboola Promoted Links The vacation rentals giant has backed down on its policy of banning the listing of homes in Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria and distanced itself from BDS. Five months after announcing that it was delisting homes in the "disputed" West Bank Jewish settlements, international vacation rentals giant Airbnb has reversed its decision. RELATED ARTICLES Airbnb Photo: Shutterstock Airbnb to remove West Bank listings West Bank Israeli files for class action against Airbnb Amid confusion, Airbnb still lists Jewish settlement homes Airbnb found itself beset by lawsuits by the owners of properties in the Jewish settlements and potential customers wanting to rent accommodation there. Among the suits, Jewish residents of the West Bank claimed they were being discriminated against because properties belonging to West Bank Christians and Muslims would continue to be listed by Airbnb. Airbnb said, "Airbnb is announcing that we have settled all lawsuits that were brought by hosts and potential hosts and guests who objected to a policy the company recently announced concerning listings in disputed areas." "Under the settlement terms, Airbnb will not move forward with implementing the removal of listings in the West Bank from the platform. We understand the complexity of the issue that was addressed in our previous policy announcement, and we will continue to allow listings throughout all of the West Bank, but Airbnb will take no profits from this activity in the region. Any profits generated for Airbnb by any Airbnb host activity in the entire West Bank will be donated to non-profit organizations dedicated to humanitarian aid that serve people in different parts of the world. Airbnb will also implement the same approach for listings in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two other disputed areas where the company has previously announced that we would take action."
"'Airbnb has always opposed the BDS movement. Airbnb has never boycotted Israel, Israeli businesses, or the more than 20,000 Israeli hosts who are active on the Airbnb platform. We have always sought to bring people together and will continue to work with our community to achieve this goal.'"


Airbnb blacklists Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria

The study emphasized the addition of nuts, seafood, seeds, fiber, fruits and vegetables to the diet, and said diet-related illnesses often resulted from the over-consumption of red meat, sugar and salt.November 21, 2018 from the 'worldIsraelNews and 'worldIsraelNews:

"On Monday, Airbnb announced it is removing lodging listings placed by Israelis who live in communities in Judea and Samaria."
"The leading peer-to-peer app allows users to rent out rooms in their dwellings to guests, using their homes as hotels or short-term rentals."
"According to the statement released by Airbinb, the company concluded “it should remove listings” in Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, which it referred to as 'the occupied West Bank.'"
"The San Francisco-based company admitted its decision, which affects some 200 listings, was for political reasons. In a statement on its website, the company made it clear that it had accepted the Palestinian narrative of the conflict."
"Michael Oren, current deputy minister in the prime minister’s Office and Israel’s former ambassador to the U.S., tweeted Monday that Airbnb should be boycotted:"
"Airbnb blacklists Jewish apartments in Judea and Samaria – not Palestinian apartments, not apartments in Turkish occupied Cyprus, in Moroccan occupied Sahara, not in Tibet or the Crimea. Airbnb’s policy is the very definition of anti-Semitism. No one should use its services."

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