http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2006/06/07/taglit-birthright-israel-youth-tours-making-next-generation-of-pro-israel-jews/ Essays on politics, culture and ideas about Israeli-Arab peace and world music Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:07:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2006/06/07/taglit-birthright-israel-youth-tours-making-next-generation-of-pro-israel-jews/comment-page-1/#comment-112947 Richard Silverstein Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:44:48 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2006/06/07/taglit-birthright-israel-youth-tours-making-next-generation-of-pro-israel-jews/#comment-112947 Which group hosted yr trip? That would have something to do w. how these issues were dealt with. Which group hosted yr trip? That would have something to do w. how these issues were dealt with.

]]> http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2006/06/07/taglit-birthright-israel-youth-tours-making-next-generation-of-pro-israel-jews/comment-page-1/#comment-112946 Richard Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:25:49 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2006/06/07/taglit-birthright-israel-youth-tours-making-next-generation-of-pro-israel-jews/#comment-112946 I did a Birthright trip four years ago, and while I certainly had Zionist propaganda shoved down my throat, and certainly felt that the message was framed in a very specific way, I didn't find it to have a far-right slant. Perhaps my particular tour was unusual, but we did meet with Arab Israelis to discuss their feelings about Israel, and we also went to a question and answer session with a Meretz MK who was adamant about the need, purely from a demographic standpoint, for 2 states. Politics weren't a centerpiece of the tour, but they weren't completely elided either. I did a Birthright trip four years ago, and while I certainly had Zionist propaganda shoved down my throat, and certainly felt that the message was framed in a very specific way, I didn’t find it to have a far-right slant. Perhaps my particular tour was unusual, but we did meet with Arab Israelis to discuss their feelings about Israel, and we also went to a question and answer session with a Meretz MK who was adamant about the need, purely from a demographic standpoint, for 2 states. Politics weren’t a centerpiece of the tour, but they weren’t completely elided either.

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