Wednesday, January 16, 2019

DeSantis gives Airbnb a strong message

DeSantis Targets Airbnb over West Bank Policy

Last year, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott signed into law a bill (HB 545) that expanded a prohibition on state and local governments awarding contracts to companies that boycott Israel.

Yesterday Governor DeSantis announced that Florida employees will no longer be reimbursed for Airbnb stays while traveling in the West Bank, as the state considers economic sanctions over the home-sharing platform’s decision against listing properties there an area that is a major flashpoint in Israeli-Palestinian relations, as the new Florida law prohibits state investment in companies that boycott Israel.

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