Airbnb is a global digital platform with the aim ‘to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere’. In disputed, colonised or occupied regions, Airbnb’s activities inevitably intersect with geopolitical conflicts. Whereas journalists and activists have questioned Airbnb’s stance and responsibilities, platform scholars have paid little attention to the platform’s role as a geopolitical actor. This project contributes to filling this gap by exploring the politics of hosting in Israeli settlements. How does the historical, political and cultural context of settlements inform listings on Airbnb, and the experiences of hosts? To what extent do hosts understand their activities through Airbnb as political practices? Drawing on critical geopolitics and media studies perspectives, the project deepens existing research on hosting in contested territories, examining Airbnb not only as a company but, specifically, as a platform, whose politics are to a large extent shaped by hosting ‘communities’.