Tel-Chai Nation

Some good news about the AirBNB business:

Home-sharing platform Airbnb on Tuesday announced it will back off a plan to remove Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria from its rental listings to end lawsuits brought by hosts.

The agreement settles all legal actions brought by hosts and potential hosts who went to court with concerns about listings, according to Airbnb.

Israeli lawyers filed a class action suit against Airbnb in November immediately after it said it planned to remove listings of Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria “that are at the core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians.”

“Airbnb will not move forward with implementing the removal of listings in the West Bank from the platform,” the San Francisco-based company said Tuesday in a news release.

“We will continue to allow listings throughout all of the West Bank, but Airbnb will take no profits from this activity in the region.”

Profit generated from Airbnb listings in the West Bank will be donated to non-profit groups dedicated to humanitarian aid in various parts of the world, according to the startup.

Gee, I wonder who those groups might represent? This isn't a very entirely convincing backtrack they're performing here, though it at least demonstrates they realize they got themselves in trouble very deep. For now, this thankfully puts an end to a scandal they could've easily avoided if they wanted to. If they're smart, they'll never do that again.

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