Welcome to the Pinkwatching Israel blog! Here you will find analysis and commentary on all things pinkwashing and queer BDS.
In addition to our own content, the blog serves as an information clearinghouse, bringing together sharp and insightful anti-pinkwashing content from across the web.
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The Equality Forum, an annual LGBTQ conference held in Philadelphia, has announced that Israel is their featured nation for 2012, and they have invited the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, to deliver…
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Cross-posted from a paper bird.
In June 2011, 15 Arab sexual rights and human rights organizations, and more than a dozen individual activists, signed a statement condemning the website Gaymiddleeast.com for lying about…
Cross-posted from queersolidaritywithpalestine.com
We are a diverse group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and trans activists, academics, artists, and cultural workers from the United…
By Mikki Stelder
January 4, 2012
Why is it that every time we speak of sexuality [in Israel] we also have to speak of the occupation [of Palestine], and not also the opposite?
Can we
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Cross-posted from Mideast Youth.
Mideast Youth is one of many prominent organizations endorsing a statement recently released by the group Pinkwatching Israel that addresses a trip to Palestine/Israel organized under the banner of interfaith dialog and LGBT solidarity. The three organizations…
Statement by Imaan, LGBTQI Muslim Support Group based in London.
A number of LGBTQ activist organizations from across the world have called upon three French religious organizations to cancel an upcoming interfaith delegation to Israel because it violates the…
Haneen Maikey, Director
AlQaws for Sexual & Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society
On Thursday November 3rd, an international coalition of 16 queer Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim groups and international allies issued a Tags: alqaws, HM2F, interfaith, islampophobia, pinkwashing, solidarity
By Sherry Wolf
Cross posted from Sherry Talks Back
June 27, 2011
Blinkered defenders of Israel have run out of credible arguments. To defend their ongoing repression of Palestinians, they have decided to double down on crazy…
By Sherry Wolf
Cross posted from The Advocate
March 1, 2011
COMMENTARY: Why would a gay-porn star and mogul, Michael Lucas, want to squelch the right to free speech at a sanctuary for the…
Electronic Intifada 
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