Amnesty blasts Airbnb for settlement listings as company goes public

The London-based rights group called on Airbnb to unlist around 200 rental properties in the West Bank.
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Rights group Amnesty International staged a demonstration outside the UK headquarters of US travel company TripAdvisor in London on Jan. 30, 2019. Digital tourism giants Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor are profiting from "war crimes" by offering services in Israeli settlements, the rights group said in a published report. - TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images
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As Airbnb's made its long-awaited public market debut, Amnesty International accused the home-sharing company of being “deeply compromised” by its Israeli settlement listings in the West Bank.  

The London-based rights group said Airbnb has some 200 properties for rent in settlements that are widely considered illegal by the international community.  

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