Airbnb search page for listings in Western Sahara (Image: Frank Elbers)

After Removing Listings in Israeli Settlements, Airbnb Considers Dropping Western Sahara Too

Two days after the rental site Airbnb announced it would stop listing properties in illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, an Airbnb official told The Times of Israel on November 21 that it would consider dropping listings in Western Sahara as well. “In the statement we issued on Monday, we noted that we have developed a framework for evaluating how we should treat listings in occupied territories around the world. Western Sahara is one example of a place where we will use this framework,” the official said.

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