Greek Mod Santorini, a vegan boutique hotel has made it clear that it does not want to host Israelis and Zionists, according to blunt statements made by the hotel’s social media managers.
Bianca LaBluma, a Jewish woman from Berlin, confronted the hotel online and exposed its hostility and discrimination against Jews after she saw an Instagram post by a sustainability magazine stating that Israel is a threat to humanity.
One of the comments was from Mod Santorini, which said, "Thank you for not being silent, any followers you lose and not a part of your community to start with as you different ethics."
LaBluma decided to respond, writing, "Thank you for letting me and my Jewish friends know which place we should avoid in Greece." The Mod Santorini hotel replied, "No problems, zionists not welcomed! We have no problems with making this clear. Greece in general is PRO Palestine."
LaBluma answered, "Interesting. So you don't welcome people from the only Jewish land, good to know." After being blocked by the hotel on Instagram, she took to Facebook, tagging the hotel in a post. "Discriminating people based on their origins should not be accepted in a hotel that supposed to be a safe place for all living beings. Very sad, Jews won't be visiting."
The hotel doubled down on its anti-Israel stance, responding, “No, you are not welcome. Are you watching Israel burn babies live right now while commenting we should welcome Zionists? Stop the genocide!” Lebluma fired back, "Please change your hotel name, and don't call yourself vegan hotel! I won't even go down that level. But be sure your hatred will be shown to all my Jewish and non Jewish vegan friends."
We attempted to contact the hotel but were blocked on WhatsApp. An email we sent requesting a response has yet to be answered as of the time of publication.
“I emailed the hotel to make sure their social media accounts hadn’t been hacked, but I didn’t receive a reply,” LaBluma said. “After I posted on Facebook, many Israelis rallied to report the hotel’s page and left negative reviews on Google. Their Facebook page was blocked, and their Google rating dropped.”
She added, “I wasn’t shocked by the antisemitism, because sadly, businesses nowadays seem to feel very comfortable publicly showing they’re anti-Israel—or anti-Zionist, as they like to say. The hotel promotes veganism, which is all about compassion for all living beings, but unfortunately, this hotel has chosen to exclude us, the Jews. In general, I hope that we—Israelis and Jews worldwide—can improve our public relations. Right now, it’s a weak area, and too many remain silent, which we simply can’t afford."
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