John O Born in Britain of Irish parentage. This user account status is Approved Comments Comments Posts Posts @DaBakr "Israel is not the druze homeland ..." How kind of you not to declare them stateless. On Israeli Knesset rejects bill to ‘maintain equal rights amongst all its citizens’ @DaBakr You don't do yourself any favours by pretending that you are on our side regarding the squatters in the West Bank. If AirBnB were to list Palestinian-owned properties but not those squatted in by Israelis that would be nice gesture. It would do nothing, however, towards restoring those properties to their rightful owners. That requires the sort of political action that you would not be at all comfortable with. And it's coming. On Airbnb is preventing Palestinian hosts from listing their homes in the occupied West Bank @DaBakr Judea is like Mercia, or Anjou - an ancient division of land; about as relevant to the 21st century as ridge-and-furrow ploughing or windmills. The world has moved on. On Airbnb is preventing Palestinian hosts from listing their homes in the occupied West Bank @DaBakr Generous-minded as I am, I took from the article, that part of AirBnB's response has been to stop ANY new listings from the Occupied West Bank. This stops Israeli squatters from offering their stolen properties for rent, but also stops Palestinians from letting out their legitimately owned properties. Fortunately, since Israel's apartheid system prevents the two communities living side by side in mixed communities, it should be relatively easy for AirBnB to identify where the squatters live and block those addresses. On Airbnb is preventing Palestinian hosts from listing their homes in the occupied West Bank I remember writing a letter to The Guardian (unpublished) in the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The US was sending troops to Israel to learn how to control crowds of [Arab] protesters. This, I said, was a seriously bad idea. On ADL invites police forces to train in Israel, and Northampton says, No thanks @Keith It probably would not be at all nice. Infowars, Breitbart, KKK homepage spring to mind. On The tragedy of Marc Lamont Hill’s firing I guess it depends on whether you think Coulter is a rational being. On Marc Lamont Hill’s firing by CNN for ‘river to sea’ declaration shows crisis over end of two-state solution The US has the death penalty, if not in every state. It has a murder rate that makes one doubt whether it qualifies as a civilised country. The idea that the death penalty is an effective deterrent is an old one, but is a myth. On Netanyahu angling to institute capital punishment for Palestinians just in time for elections @m1945 If I stole your car and said you could have it back on condition you forgave me and would not report me to the police, you'd be OK with that. On Trump’s move on occupied Golan– yet another item on Israel’s expansionist wishlist Interesting brief report on this on BBC radio this morning - quoting the Palestinian reaction rather than the usual Israeli one. Another worm turns. On Airbnb to end settlement listings in ‘occupied West Bank,’ will evaluate if rentals cause ‘human suffering’ load more comments
