Chapeau to Air BandB

Air Band B recently decided not to extend their operations to the Jewish settlements in the West Bank of the occupied territories of Palestine. In doing so they were simply taking note of the fact that in international law these settlements are illegal.

Palestinians are second class citizens in the land of Israel, almost aliens in their own country. They are denied the right to free travel, to live where they wish and even to set up manufacturing in order to survive economically. They are corralled behind 8 meter high concrete walls, which often deny them access to their own land. The situation has been described by no lesser personage than Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who, let’s face it, is in a position to speak on the subject, as “akin to Apartheid”.

Naturally Air  BandB’s decision has been greeted by a hail of protest from Zionist groups around the world, who have labeled their decision, as they label anything critical of the Zionist state of Israel, as “anti-Semitic”. But I say, congratulations to them, for having the courage of their convictions in refusing to buttress an illegal state of affairs in Palestine.