Israel's biggest LGBTQ film festival is at the latest battleground in a fierce culture war
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Israel's biggest LGBTQ film festival is at the latest battleground in a fierce culture war
TLVFest, Israel's largest LGBTQ film festival, will take place from November 11 to 20. Palestinian activists are boycotting it and accuse festival organizers of "pinkwashing." Top celebrities, including Billy Porter and Mila Kunis, signed a letter opposing the boycott. Insider reporter Joshua Zitser breaks down how the film festival is at the heart of a fierce culture war.
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Israel's biggest LGBTQ film festival is at the latest battleground in a fierce culture war
Joshua Zitser
An LGBTQ film festival in Tel Aviv, set to begin on November 11, is facing accusations of "pinkwashing."
Palestinian activists, like , say it should be boycotted.
But celebrities, including Billy Porter and Mila Kunis, want it to go ahead.
"The boycott would draw attention to how Israel is not the haven for LGBTQ people in the Middle East it purports to be," said . "Sure, it's legal and there are lots of rights and a fair amount of equality... but that's only on paper.
An LGBTQ film festival in Tel Aviv, set to begin on November 11, is facing accusations of "pinkwashing."
Palestinian activists, like , say it should be boycotted.
But celebrities, including Billy Porter and Mila Kunis, want it to go ahead.
"The boycott would draw attention to how Israel is not the haven for LGBTQ people in the Middle East it purports to be," said . "Sure, it's legal and there are lots of rights and a fair amount of equality... but that's only on paper.
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