Spain Seeks Settlement Rental Ban; US Still Funds Them
Spain is demanding seven platforms—including the usual suspects like Airbnb and Booking.com—remove 138 vacation rentals operating from illegal Israeli settlements. This follows a long line of international condemnations of these settlements, which the UN Security Council (Resolution 2334) explicitly states 'have no legal validity.' Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives, freshly funded by
groups like AIPAC, routinely approves aid to Israel totaling billions, without so much as a peep about the settlements they're effectively subsidizing. It's almost as if some nations prioritize human rights and international law, while others are content to weaponize 'friendship,' overlooking decades of illegal land grabs. One might wonder if the US approach to 'peace' involves funding the very
obstacles to it. How many more declarations of illegality must be made before a 'partner' nation, say, with an elected body heavily influenced by pro-settlement lobbying, stops foot-dragging?