Israel Matzav

'Pinkwashing'?

There's a 'gay pride' parade today in Tel Aviv, which has drawn more than 200,000 people. For those who accuse Israel of 'pinkwashing,' perhaps this tweet sums it up best:

Let us celebrate Gay Pride in Ramallah & Gaza - You organize it: @BDSmovement @alQaws ok? I am Coming if all is fine https://t.co/Bpc5nMHp76
— Volker Beck (@Volker_Beck) June 2, 2016

Labels: gay Palestinians, gay pride, gays, Tel Aviv

Gay Pride and Pederasty in Tel Aviv; Arab Pride and Peace Plans in Syria

Here's the weekly LATMA tribal update featuring gay pride, Arab pride and peace plans in Syria.

Let's go to the videotape.

Labels: anti-Israel media bias, Arab spring, Ariel University, crime, gay pride, Haredim, humor, LATMA, settlements, Syrian uprising

Video directed at 'human rights' and gay activists who support the flotilla

Make sure to share this video with all of your lefty friends. Maybe they'll think twice about supporting Hamas and the flotilla of fools.

Let's go to the videotape.

Labels: flotilla of fools, gay pride, Gaza plenty, Hamas, human rights activists

Anti-Israel group walks away from Toronto gay pride parade

An anti-Israel group has walked away from the gay pride parade in Toronto rather than jeopardize the entire parade's funding.

A simmering conflict between the mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, and a hardcore anti-Israeli group, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, has ended with the gay group pulling the plug on its participation at the annual Toronto Gay Pride Parade, slated for June.

According to an April QuAIA statement, “Instead of marching as a contingent in the parade this year, QuAIA will focus its Pride Week activities on hosting a community event to raise awareness of Israeli apartheid, and how LGBTQ communities can pressure the Israeli government to comply with international law through the campaign for boycotts, divestments and sanctions.”

Ford announced in March that his administration plans to slash more than $100,000 in city funds for Toronto Gay Pride Week events because of the involvement of QuAIA.

“Taxpayers dollars should not go toward funding hate speech,” Ford said last month.

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The Canadian daily National Post reported that Toronto provides $128,000 in public monies for Pride, and roughly $250,000 for municipal services, like police and garbage removal.

Are these people real? Do they have any idea how gays are treated by the 'Palestinians' as compared with how they are treated by Israel? Maybe they ought to talk to some gay 'Palestinians' hiding out in Tel Aviv and find out.

Labels: gay Palestinians, gay pride, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, Toronto

Gay shame

Israel is sort of participating in the 'gay pride' festival in Berlin in June. I say 'sort of' because like good dhimmis, Israel's participation will be entirely incognito.

Berlin Municipality invited Tel Aviv to take part in the main festival, which will be taking place ahead of the gay pride events. But the Israeli delegation decided to leave out any state symbols at the stand, as well as in any performances by Israeli artists taking part in the festival.

Thus, there will be no Israeli flags and the emphasis will be on Tel Aviv as a global city – pluralistic and liberal, which accepts members of the gay community no matter where they're from. Moreover, visitors to the festival will receive information about Tel Aviv which will include a map that highlights LGBT entertainment centers.

A source within the tourism industry told Ynet that "in the past it has been proven that the correct and smart way to 'export' Israel, especially these days, is through emphasizing brands it excels in, without using anything that symbolizes the state of Israel. Unfortunately, the Israeli flag or Star of David can cause antagonism among many."

The Tourism Ministry understands this new reality and explains: "Unfortunately, this is the smart way to market Israeli brands abroad." It should be mentioned that the ministry promotes some Israeli sites and destinations without mentioning the word Israel.

One would think that Israel would (and could) at least appeal for some credit from the gay community for being the only country in this region where gays are not the subjects of 'honor killings' just because they are gay. But sadly, that is not the case. And now that we have expediently rebranded Israel into something other than the Jewish state, we aren't even going to try to get credit for the things that we do for which other countries do get credit.

Now you all see why I was (and remain) so angry with the Foreign Ministry's Brand Israel program when it was introduced to bloggers two and a half years ago. Israel's gay community should be ashamed of itself for ~~accepting~~ creating these terms of participation.

Labels: Berlin, Brand Israel, gay pride, Israel is a Jewish state