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| '''Birthright Unplugged''' was designed as a response to the popular ] trips. While Birthright Israel's stated goal is to expose Jews with little or no knowledge of Israel to Israeli society, history, and Zionist philosophy, Birthright Unplugged's goal is to expose people to Palestinian society and its political realities by travelling to Palestinian cities, villages, and refugee camps. |
'''Birthright Unplugged''' was designed as a response to the popular ] trips. While Birthright Israel's stated goal is to expose ] with little or no knowledge of ] to Israeli society, history, and Zionist philosophy, Birthright Unplugged's goal is to expose people to Palestinian society and its political realities by travelling to Palestinian cities, villages, and refugee camps. While the trip is designed for North American Jews, it is open to people of all backgrounds<ref>http://www.birthrightunplugged.org/</ref>. | ||
| Opponents say that Birthright Unplugged encourages its participants to become Palestinian solidarity activists, including boycotts and vilification of Israel in the media and university campuses. <ref>http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article.php?id=1659</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | The name "Birthright Unplugged" is a spin on the Birthright Israel program, |
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| ⚫ | The name "Birthright Unplugged" is a spin on the Birthright Israel program, whose name implies that Jews have a right to national self determination in the land of Israel. The name "unplugged" implies that participants will experience a different version of reality. The organization's runs a second program, Birthright Re-Plugged, which takes Palestinian children on field trips in Israel to see the villages their families left in 1948. | ||
| == Controversy |
== Controversy == | ||
| In the summer of 2006 an American college student was dropped from a ] tour when officials learned that after participating in their program, she planned to join Birthright Unplugged. ] learned about the woman’s plans from her mother, who forwarded them an e-mail in which her daughter detailed her itinerary and explained that if Birthright Israel learned of her plans, she would be dropped from its upcoming trip<ref>http://www.birthrightunplugged.org/html/brup12press.html#haaretz</ref>. ] also claims that Birthright Unplugged makes inappropriate and illegal use of their name and is thus considering legal action against Birthright Unplugged <ref>http://www.birthrightunplugged.org/html/brup12press.html#haaretz</ref>. | |||
| == Criticism == | == Criticism == | ||
| Birthright Unplugged has been heavily criticized for |
Birthright Unplugged has been heavily criticized for its one-sided presentation of the ]. Participants are given little to no context regarding the situation in Israel and the events leading up to the ] and Israel's subsequent occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. | ||
| ==References== | |||
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| == External Links == | |||
| * NGOs and Birthright Unplugged: Plugging into anti-Israel campaigning | |||
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Revision as of 09:47, 8 October 2007
Birthright Unplugged was designed as a response to the popular Birthright Israel trips. While Birthright Israel's stated goal is to expose Jews with little or no knowledge of Israel to Israeli society, history, and Zionist philosophy, Birthright Unplugged's goal is to expose people to Palestinian society and its political realities by travelling to Palestinian cities, villages, and refugee camps. While the trip is designed for North American Jews, it is open to people of all backgrounds.
Opponents say that Birthright Unplugged encourages its participants to become Palestinian solidarity activists, including boycotts and vilification of Israel in the media and university campuses.
The name "Birthright Unplugged" is a spin on the Birthright Israel program, whose name implies that Jews have a right to national self determination in the land of Israel. The name "unplugged" implies that participants will experience a different version of reality. The organization's runs a second program, Birthright Re-Plugged, which takes Palestinian children on field trips in Israel to see the villages their families left in 1948.
Controversy
In the summer of 2006 an American college student was dropped from a Birthright Israel tour when officials learned that after participating in their program, she planned to join Birthright Unplugged. Birthright Israel learned about the woman’s plans from her mother, who forwarded them an e-mail in which her daughter detailed her itinerary and explained that if Birthright Israel learned of her plans, she would be dropped from its upcoming trip. Birthright Israel also claims that Birthright Unplugged makes inappropriate and illegal use of their name and is thus considering legal action against Birthright Unplugged .
Criticism
Birthright Unplugged has been heavily criticized for its one-sided presentation of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Participants are given little to no context regarding the situation in Israel and the events leading up to the Six Day War and Israel's subsequent occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.
References
- http://www.birthrightunplugged.org/
- http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article.php?id=1659
- http://www.birthrightunplugged.org/html/brup12press.html#haaretz
- http://www.birthrightunplugged.org/html/brup12press.html#haaretz