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| '''Birthright Unplugged''' was designed as a response to the popular ] trips. |
'''Birthright Unplugged''' was designed as a response to the popular ] trips. | ||
| 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"> |
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 ]. | ||
| The Unplugged trip seeks to expose mostly North American people to the Palestinian side of the ] through travel and conversations with a range of |
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 ] living inside ]. | ||
| The Re-Plugged trip is for Palestinian children living in ]. In two days, they visit ], the ] and the |
The Re-Plugged trip is for Palestinian children living in ]. In two days, they visit ], the ] and the children's ancestral villages. | ||
| == Reactions == | == Reactions == | ||
| According to ], "much of the substance of these tours and programs is provided by officials from radical anti-Israel NGOs |
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> | ||
| == References == |
== References == | ||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 16:45, 13 January 2014
Birthright Unplugged was designed as a response to the popular Birthright Israel trips.
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. The organization runs a second program, Birthright Re-Plugged, which takes Palestinian children on field trips in Israel to see the villages left by their families in 1948.
The Unplugged trip seeks 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 visit Palestinian cities, villages and refugee camps in the West Bank and spend time with Palestinian refugees living inside Israel.
The Re-Plugged trip is for Palestinian children living in Palestine refugee camps. In two days, they visit Jerusalem, the Mediterranean Sea and the children's ancestral villages.
Reactions
According to NGO Monitor, "much of the substance of these tours and programs is provided by officials from radical anti-Israel NGOs."
References
- Rachel Shabi (5 June 2006). "Come, See Palestine". Salon. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- Does Birthright deliver?
- Annette Young (16 May 2003). "Birthright participant turns pro-Palestinian activist". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- "NGOs and Birthright Unplugged: Plugging into anti-Israel campaigning". NGO Monitor. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2014.