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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.

NGO Monitor says that Birthright Unplugged encourages its participants to become Palestinian solidarity activists.

The name "Birthright Unplugged" is a spin on the Birthright Israel program, whose name implies that Jews have a right to visit the holy land. 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 .

References

  1. Birthright Unplugged
  2. NGOs and Birthright Unplugged: Plugging into anti-Israel campaigning
  3. Press | Birthright Unplugged
  4. Press | Birthright Unplugged
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