Washington DC Escorts: PFLAG to take part in Israel Embassy pinkwashing event in Washington
Written on February 21, 2012 – 8:49 pm | by hookerlooker
PFLAG to take part in Israel Embassy pinkwashing event in Washington
Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Mon, 02/20/2012 – 07:35
The Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC and PFLAG (Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will host Anat Avissar, the foreign policy director of The Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association (The Aguda) for an “informal conversation” this Wednesday on the topic of “equality” and “the cultural differences that impact support, education and advocacy in Israel.”
Israel has been strongly criticized for promoting itself as a haven for LGBT rights and sex tourism in an attempt to co-opt what it sees as progressive support, and distract from its human rights abuses against millions of Palestinians, a tactic that has come to be known as “pinkwashing.”
Avissar is visiting the United States to keynote this past weekend’s National Union of Jewish LGBT Students (NUJLS) conference at American University. The Aguda has been actively involved in promoting tourism to Israel and is a sponsor of Tel Aviv Gay Vibe.