Activists Accuse Israel of ‘Pinkwashing’ to Attract Tourists While Neglecting LGBT Groups
The Israeli Government has been accused of ‘pinkwashing’ to attract tourists, while neglecting LGBT groups. Tel Aviv held its pride parade last week and spent $2.86m on advertising to attract tourists from around Europe to attend the event. LGBT campaigners criticised this move stating that the sum was 10 times the annual amount spent on LGBT associations. Imri Kalman, co-chair of Aguda, Israel’s largest campaign organisation for LGBT rights said: “Spending 1.5 million shekels to paint a rainbow on a plane full of tourists, that’s ridiculous. “We finally understood the hypocrisy of this Government and this Prime Minister, who boasts in […]