Israeli settlements will survive boycott efforts

Significance

Meanwhile, Airbnb, the online vacation-rental service, announced in November it would no longer carry listings by Israeli settlers.

Impacts

• Airbnb’s decision will bolster boycott activists and may encourage similar symbolic moves by businesses or governments.
• Given the company’s size and Israel’s large tourism industry, the country is unlikely to take significant action against Airbnb.
• Other companies will likely refrain from a boycott for fear of government retaliation.
• Boycott successes could give further impetus to a drive in the United States to ban anti-Israel boycotts.