Since the attack on October 7, 2023 and while the war devastated Gaza, the settlers have been made in Bank With 40,000 more hectares of Palestinian territory. And with this, the ads of housing and holiday rental on platforms such as Airbnb or Booking.
“Where biblical characters and stories were made.” “Forget your concerns here.” They are some of the claims that we can read. They seem idyllic destinations, with all the comforts and guarantees of tranquility. A place to disconnect, for example in Tekoa, south of Jerusalem. However, what they do not explain is that you will spend the holidays in a Israeli illegal settlement in occupied territory to the Palestinians.
Tourism is one of the new forms of Irsaelí colonization. They throw the Palestinians out of their homes and, by the hand of two large vacation rental platform, the settlers advertise their hotels and housing reserves. In total, there are more than 300 and more than 20 hotels.
“It promotes tourism of Irsaelí colonization as a way to normalize annexation to an occupied territory,” explains the POLIDOTHIST XAVIER ABU EID. Which also prevents tourism development for the Palestinians. For example, the city of Bethlehem, which is supposed to be one of the tourism engines in Palestine, but it is not.
“Most hotels are closed due to Aggression of Israeli occupation“The political scientist explains. While several Israeli colonies surround her with apartments:” They strangle Bethlehem that only has 13% of its territory, the rest is controlled by occupation forces or Israeli colonies. “
And finally, what happens to the benefits? Although one of those companies donates the profits, it does not prevent the settlers from enriching themselves to their coast. Vacation rental to mask an annexation that remains a war crime.
Source: Lasexta
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