Israeli hasbara, with a tinge of pink

May 28, 2009 - 3:23 PM by

tel-aviv-gayPro-Israel groups are getting quite edgy these days in their attempts to show a side of Israel that isn’t generally covered in the world’s media.

Latest example is the organization Stand With Us - which usually works with students galvanizing support for Israel and generally focusing on political issues. Howewer, they’ve realized that not everything is black and white – sometimes it’s also purple.

They’re inviting journalists to visit Israel for the Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade, in a package called ‘iPride Tel Aviv 2009 - Israel’s culture in a GLBT scope.’ In its 11th year, the parade is part of the Tel Aviv 100th anniversary celebrations.

In addition to representing their own countries in the parade on June 12th, the five-day trip includes meetings with the most influential opinion shapers in the Israeli GLBT community, including representatives of the army and Israeli gay cultural icons.

Among the prominent gay Israelis on the agenda are Meretz MK Nitzan Horowitz and Gal Uchovsky, movie producer (along with his partner Eytan Fox of ‘The Bubble’), and Israeli “American Idol” TV show judge.

The group will also meet with an army rep to talk about gays in the IDF, and spend a day in Jerusalmem, where they’ll try to answer the question, ‘Should the Holy City be Proud?’

I know of at least one gay journalist from the US who has never been to Israel who is hoping to be picked by Stand With Us for one of the places on the trip. For him, it will surely provide an inside look into an Israel that is a far cry from the headlines.

Tags: , , , , • Category: A New Reality, coexistence, General, Israeliness, Pop Culture 

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One Comment on Israeli hasbara, with a tinge of pink

  1. Dani on Thu, May 28th 2009 7:25 PM

    2. Great job StandWithUs staff and students in Israel!

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