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Vacation Rentals on Stolen Land? No Thanks!
November 05, 2026
A boycott is a voluntary refusal to purchase goods or services from a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest. They serve as moral, effective and nonviolent ways to resist injustice and to achieve change. They are legal and a constitutionally protected form of free speech that have proven to be very effective.
The Palestine Justice Working Group of the UCC Wisconsin Conference invites all people of faith to join them in making a moral choice of choosing NOT to use Airbnb or Booking.com for their vacation or business travel.
Both companies are advertising nearly 350 vacation rental properties on stolen land in illegal Israeli settlements throughout the West Bank and East Jerusalem. This land was forcibly stolen from its Palestinian owners and is guarded by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). It is strictly off limits to Palestinians. Both companies are knowingly complicit in Israeli’s military occupation, and both are guilty of war crimes per the Fourth Geneva Convention. Learn more here.
Additionally, if you are a hospitality host, pledge to make your B&B, hostel, or hotel a Sanctuary of Peace - sanctuariesofpeace.org. If you are a traveler, pledge to drop Booking.com and Airbnb from your travel plans here: loom.ly/ZdTnKal
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