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Airbnb Won’t Operate In Israeli Settlements, So ‘OlehStay’ Steps In

JL;DR SUMMARY Airbnb's decision to remove listings in Israeli West Bank settlements has led to the emergence of OlehStay, a new home-renting platform catering to this market. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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JerusalemTel AvivWest BankIsraeli SettlementsTourismGush EtzionAirbnbTravelOlehstay

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"there are already listings in Gush Etzion, a region in the West Bank between Bethlehem and Hebron, as well as Tel Aviv and Jerusalem."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"there are already listings in Gush Etzion, a region in the West Bank between Bethlehem and Hebron, as well as Tel Aviv and Jerusalem."
Jerusalem, Israel
"there are already listings in Gush Etzion, a region in the West Bank between Bethlehem and Hebron, as well as Tel Aviv and Jerusalem."
Palestinian Territories
"For those disappointed in Airbnbs decision to remove listings in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, there is now another option: OlehStay."

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