Israel
British Airbnb host rejects Israeli for ‘occupying someone else’s land’
February 12, 2016 10:17
A British man refused to give an Airbnb room to an Israeli, telling him: “The day you stop occupying someone’s land, I might be able to consider hosting you."
Ben Kelmer, a photographer from Tel Aviv, had reserved a room in a flat near Marble Arch for March but was refused by the flat’s owner, known on the site as Mario.
When Mr Kelmer emailed Mario with a question about transport ahead of his visit, Mario explained that he had denied the rental request.
“This is how the world pictures you: aggressive settlers occupying land, destroying houses. In a few words: not respecting basic human rights.
