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"If Airbnb has made such a decision it becomes harder to suggest that such decisions are made by extremists and anti-semites." Well pro-Israel groups will probably argue that either way, though it may become quite a bit easier to make that insinuation if they cave and apologize. Amith R. Gupta On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 4:43 PM Ken Hiebert <knhieb...@shaw.ca> wrote: > Amith R. Gupta said: > > > I don't mean to be a pessimist, but I'm pretty sure AirBnB is going to > cave. They're only limiting hosting in the settlements, while keeping them > going in Israel. If it could hurt their business in Israel proper due to > legal sanctions, they will suddenly have financial incentives not to > implement this measure. Given that Palestine/Israel is a prime tourism > spot, it would mean a significant financial incentive to renege. They would > need to be hit with a stronger boycott (perhaps in neighboring states) that > would outweigh the cost. I doubt that will happen. > > It is entertaining to watch, though. > > > > Ken Hiebert replies: > > A. R. G. might be right. They could reverse their decision. Even so, that > fact that they did make the decision in the first place brings the issue of > sanctions against the illegal sentiments from the political margins into more > mainstream discussions. If Airbnb has made such a decision it becomes harder > to suggest that such decisions are made by extremists and anti-semites. > > > _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
