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Israeli Pinkwashing
As LGBTQ communities around the world struggle to gain advancements in obtaining legal rights, their causes are sometimes exploited by malignant self-interests. In particular, such self-interests use the celebration of LGBTQ rights as a means to mask systematic acts of oppression. This is known as pinkwashing. The Israeli Government broadcasts itself as a haven for LGBTQ Jewish people, often in contrast to the policies of other Middle Eastern countries. Following its 2005 marketing initiative “ Brand Israel ,” the Israeli government spent over $100 million to re-brand itself as modern and progressive. 1 In 2010, it spent an additional $94 million on gay tourism ads in Germany and England. 2 This government-lead campaign functions to cover up the long standing human rights violations against the indigenous Palestinian people, and against Sudanese and Eritrean refugee immigrant populations. After Zionist forces depopulated over 300 Palestinian Villages in 194...
Celebrity chef humanizes Palestinians on trip to the holy land
Celebrity chef humanizes Palestinians on trip to the holy land
Palestine 101
The Palestinian Occupation can seem massively complex at first glance, so we've compiled a list of "Palestine 101" resources to help you understand why we're so passionate about Palestine solidarity work. http://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/content/israeli-palestinian-conflict-101 This youtube video and accompanying Q&A section gives a brief overview of the history of the conflict and current human rights violations occurring in Occupied Palestine. http://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/ Breaking the Silence is an Israeli organization composed of former Israeli Defense soldiers (IDF). This website posts stories of what these soldiers have seen and done in Palestine. http://mondoweiss.net/ Mondoweiss is a prolific blog and news source that focuses on the Middle East and specifically the Israeli Occupation. http://badil.org/ The Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights provides a lot of great historical and statistical info...