I-Texas yongeza indawo ekwabelwana ngayo nge-Airbnb kuluhlu olufutshane lweenkampani ezingafumaniyo kutyalo-mali lukarhulumente kuba isusa iirenti zika-Israyeli kwi-West Bank enempikiswano.
I-Airbnb kuphela kwenkampani esekwe eMelika kuluhlu oluchasene noSirayeli lwaseTexas, oluquka neqela leenkonzo zezimali zaseNorway, umanyano lwamashishini amakhulu aseBritani kunye nenkampani yeinshorensi yaseNorway.
I-Texas iyenza icace gca into yokuba ilizwe lethu limi kunye no-Israyeli nabantu balo ngokuchasene nabo banqwenela ukujongela phantsi uqoqosho lwakwa-Israyeli kunye nokuphila kwabantu bayo, itshilo ingxelo evela kwiofisi yoMlawuli waseTexas uGlenn Hegar.
I-West Bank isembindini wengxabano ekudala iqhubeka phakathi kwama-Israel namaPalestina. Ngo-Novemba, i-Airbnb yathi izakususa malunga ne-200 lodweliso kwiindawo zokuhlala zakwa-Israeli kwi-West Bank. Ikhankanye iimeko ezahlukeneyo kwisigqibo sayo, kubandakanya nokuba uluhlu lodweliso lwendawo olunonxibelelwano ngqo kwingxabano enkulu kwingingqi.
"Zininzi izimvo ezomeleleyo njengoko inxulumene namazwe ebekungunobangela weembambano ezinembali nezishushu phakathi kwama-Israel namaPalestina," utshilo u-Airbnb kwiposi yebhlog echaza isigqibo sakhe. “… Ithemba lethu lelokuba ngenye imini kungekudala, kubekwa isakhelo apho uluntu luphela lwehlabathi lulungelelanisiweyo khona apho kuya kubakho isisombululo kulo mbambano wembali kunye nendlela ecacileyo eya phambili elungiselelwe wonke umntu ukuba ayilandele. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, eli lithemba elinomdla.
Texas 'intshukumo yanconywa ngamaKristu United For Israel, ingalo yomgaqo-nkqubo karhulumente wesizwe inkulu pro-Israel umbutho. Yafanisa into ebizwa ngokuba yi-Boycott, Divestment and Sanction movement, efuna ukuyekisa iinkampani ekwenzeni ushishino noSirayeli, “nabanqolobi” kunye “nezizwe ezinobutshaba.”
"Baza kusilela, kuba nokuba bangathetha ubuxoki kangakanani kwaye benze idemokhrasi imeko yamaJuda, thina kwi-CUFI siza kuqinisekisa ukuba abantu abanesazela banethuba lokufunda inyani malunga nesizwe esidlamkileyo nesilawulwa yintando yesininzi kwaSirayeli," utshilo umsunguli we-CUFI uJohn Hagee ingxelo.
Ngokujikeleze i-26 ithi, kubandakanya iTexas, banemithetho ezincwadini ethintela amaziko ekwenzeni ububi kwa-Israyeli ukuba afuna inkxaso koorhulumente bamazwe, ecaphula umnqweno wokuphepha ukusebenzisa irhafu yeedola ukubuyisa imeko eyoyikisayo kwi-ally yase-US.
Abagxeki beDemokhrasi bemithetho eqhekeza intshukumo ye-BDS baya beyithandabuza imigaqo-nkqubo yakwa-Israyeli kwaye babone isenzo somthetho njengokophula intetho yasimahla. NgoJanuwari, iFlorida yongeze i-Airbnb kuluhlu lweenkampani ezichaza njengokukhaba u-Israyeli. Kwinyanga enye, umthetho osayilwayo wokuqhekeza intshukumo ye-BDS woyiswa zii-Democrats kwi-Senate.
Ukubuyela umva ngenxa yezenzo zangaphandle kuza ngexesha apho kuthiwa inkampani ilungiselela i-IPO ngexesha elithile ngo-2019.
