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Court strikes down Irish police decision not to investigate Airbnb over Israeli settlements

The ruling does not automatically trigger an investigation by the police in Ireland over Airbnb, but it obliges the Irish police to consider the matter.

The US rental site Airbnb logo is displayed during the company's press conference in Tokyo on June 14, 2018
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End of “junk fees”: Airbnb displays the total price up front

 Airbnb: Fight like a gladiator in the colosseum.

Airbnb’s Colosseum Gladiator Experience draws outrage

Not only in Barcelona: Madrid's move against the tourists


Airbnb banning 'party houses' after shooting left 5 dead

Brian Chesky, Airbnb CEO, said in a tweet that the company will be "redoubling our efforts to combat unauthorized parties."

Airbnb apartment (Illustrative)

Amnesty International requests TripAdvisor employees to delist Jewish settlements

Amnesty blames the tourism industry for the thriving Jewish communities in the West Bank, and in this case they are calling out TripAdvisor.

A Jewish settler walks at the Jewish settlement outpost of Adei Ad B in the West Bank

Florida’s DeSantis removes Airbnb from state blacklist

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan visit the Gush Etzion region of the West Bank

Hebrew speakers can now order an Airbnb rental in their native language

“The platform demonstrates commitment towards the international community by localizing the leading website and app,” the company said in a statement.

Airbnb apartment (Illustrative)

Meet Meetinkz: The Airbnb of business meetings

Venues can be booked per hour, half-day or full day, with customers adding amenities, catering and seating specifications according to their needs.

A business meeting room available to book through Meetinkz

ADL, Simon Wiesenthal Center applaud Airbnb decision not to delist W. Bank

Airbnb announced on Tuesday that it would rescind its decision to remove ads of Jewish homeowners in Judea and Samaria following a settlement of a Shurat Hadin lawsuit.

The US rental site Airbnb logo is displayed during the company's press conference in Tokyo on June 14, 2018

Are you being watched? Airbnb family finds hidden camera in holiday home

A New Zealand family were on the Irish leg of a 14-month Euro-trip when they discovered they were being both recorded and live-streamed by a hidden video camera that was posing as a smoke detector.

A 3D printed people's models are seen in front of a displayed Airbnb logo in this illustration taken, June 8, 2016

Florida ad campaign hits cable TV, social media: Hold Airbnb accountable

The campaign, run by the Emergency Committee for Israel, a national pro-Israel organization, includes a 30-second commercial slamming Airbnb.

New commercial says, "Hold Airbnb accountable."

Texas blacklists Airbnb over West Bank settlement boycott

On Friday the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar publicly updated the list of businesses on the state’s “List of Companies that Boycott Israel” to include Airbnb.

Texas Republican State Senator Glenn Hegar, one of the sponsor of the abortion bill SB1, speaks during an anti-abortion rally at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, July 8, 2013. The political battle in Texas over proposed restrictions on abortion resumes on Monday with a rally by abortion opponents

Rabbi of Western Wall calls on Amnesty to denounce its 'harmful' report

"As long as you continue to treat the Jewish nation's heritage in its land as a political issue," Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz wrote in an open letter, "you will be fanning [the flames] by your actions."

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall, poses for a photo in front of the holy site