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'''Birthright Unplugged''' was designed as a response to the ] trips.
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The name "Birthright Unplugged" is a spin on the "Birthright Israel" program, whose name and organization are founded upon the idea that Jews have the right to visit the Holy Land.<ref name="Come, See Palestine">{{cite news |author=Rachel Shabi |date=5 June 2006 |publisher=Salon |url=http://www.salon.com/2006/06/05/birthright/ |title=Come, See Palestine |accessdate=13 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{dead link|date=January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Annette Young |date=16 May 2003 |url=http://www.haaretz.com/birthright-participant-turns-pro-palestinian-activist-1.9973 |title=Birthright participant turns pro-Palestinian activist |newspaper=Haaretz |accessdate=13 January 2014}}</ref> The organization runs a second program, Birthright Re-Plugged, which takes ] children on field trips in Israel to see the villages left by their families in ]. '''Birthright Unplugged''' is an educational organization, designed as a response to the ] trips. The name "Birthright Unplugged" is a spin on the "Birthright Israel" program.<ref name="Come, See Palestine">{{cite news |author=Rachel Shabi |date=5 June 2006 |work=Salon |url=http://www.salon.com/2006/06/05/birthright/ |title=Come, See Palestine |access-date=13 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/987977.html |title=Does Birthright deliver? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601025358/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/987977.html |archive-date=2008-06-01}}</ref>


==History and organization==
⚫ The Unplugged trip seeks to expose mostly North American people to the Palestinian side of the ] through travel and conversations with a range of Palestinian activists. In six days, they visit Palestinian cities, villages and refugee camps in the ] and spend time with ]s living inside ].
According to Birthright Unplugged, it was founded in 2003 by Dunya Alwan and Hannah Mermelstein.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birthrightunplugged.org/staff |title=Birthright Unplugged's History |publisher=Birthright Unplugged |access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> Alwan, an Iraqi-American of Muslim and Jewish descent, serves as the organization's current director.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 January 2010 |title=Should Israel Birthright Include Implication For Occupied Territories? |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122416343 |newspaper=] |access-date=14 October 2014 }}</ref>


In 2005, Birthright Israel filed a "cease and desist" complaint against Birthright Unplugged for trademark infringement, alleging "]".<ref>{{cite news |last=Bradley |first=Matt |date=12 January 2006 |title=Flap over young Jews' visits to Holy Land |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0112/p03s03-lire.html |newspaper=] |access-date=14 October 2014 }}</ref>
The Re-Plugged trip is for Palestinian children living in ]. In two days, they visit ], the ] and the children's ancestral villages.


==Activities==
== Israeli Reactions ==
⚫ The Unplugged trip sought to expose mostly North American people to the Palestinian side of the ] through travel and conversations with a range of Palestinian activists. In six days, they visited Palestinian cities, villages, and refugee camps in the ] and spend time with ]{{vague|date=January 2017}} living inside ].
According to ], "much of the substance of these tours and programs is provided by officials from radical anti-Israel NGOs."<ref>{{Cite web | title=NGOs and Birthright Unplugged: Plugging into anti-Israel campaigning |date=8 October 2007 | url=http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article/ngos_and_birthright_unplugged_plugging_into_anti_israel_campaigning |publisher=NGO Monitor |accessdate=13 January 2014}}</ref>


The organization ran a second program, Birthright Re-Plugged, which took ] children living in ] on field trips in Israel to see the ] by their families in the ]. In two days, they visit ], the ], and the children's ancestral villages.
⚫ == References ==
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⚫ ==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.birthrightunplugged.org/}} * {{Official website|http://www.birthrightunplugged.org/}}


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Birthright Unplugged
Formation2003; 21 years ago (2003)
HeadquartersOakland, California
DirectorDunya Alwan
Budget$27,286
Websitebirthrightunplugged.org

Birthright Unplugged is an educational organization, designed as a response to the Birthright Israel trips. The name "Birthright Unplugged" is a spin on the "Birthright Israel" program.

History and organization

According to Birthright Unplugged, it was founded in 2003 by Dunya Alwan and Hannah Mermelstein. Alwan, an Iraqi-American of Muslim and Jewish descent, serves as the organization's current director.

In 2005, Birthright Israel filed a "cease and desist" complaint against Birthright Unplugged for trademark infringement, alleging "unfair competition".

Activities

The Unplugged trip sought to expose mostly North American people to the Palestinian side of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through travel and conversations with a range of Palestinian activists. In six days, they visited Palestinian cities, villages, and refugee camps in the West Bank and spend time with Palestinian refugees living inside Israel.

The organization ran a second program, Birthright Re-Plugged, which took Palestinian children living in Palestinian refugee camps on field trips in Israel to see the villages left by their families in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight. In two days, they visit Jerusalem, the Mediterranean Sea, and the children's ancestral villages.

References

  1. "Birthright Unplugged". propublica.org. ProPublica. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. Rachel Shabi (5 June 2006). "Come, See Palestine". Salon. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. "Does Birthright deliver?". Archived from the original on 2008-06-01.
  4. "Birthright Unplugged's History". Birthright Unplugged. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. "Should Israel Birthright Include Implication For Occupied Territories?". NPR. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  6. Bradley, Matt (12 January 2006). "Flap over young Jews' visits to Holy Land". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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