Israel to sue Airbnb for removing West Bank listings

Israel plans to sue Airbnb after the accommodation site decided to remove listings on the West Bank.

Nati Rom, who is campaigning against the Palestnian-led boycott movement, walks next to an Airbnb apartment located in the occupied West Bank. Source: AFP

Israeli lawyers have filed a class action against Airbnb after its decision to remove homes in the West Bank from its rental listings.

A spokesman for the attorneys, who spoke to AFP Friday on condition of anonymity, said the lead plaintiff was Maanit Rabinovich of Kida settlement in the West Bank.

Rabinovich says Airbnb never contacted her to warn her of its intention.

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