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Revision as of 22:11, 26 June 2014 by Ponox (talk | contribs) (→Reactions)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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.
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According to NGO Monitor, a right wing pro-Israel group, "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.