- Black Laundry
Black Laundry ( _he. כביסה שחורה, "Kvisa Shchora") is an
Israel i group of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders and others (collectively,LGBT Q) who utilizedirect action to oppose "the occupation" and to support other "social justice " causes. According to their website, "Black Laundry tries to stress the connection between different forms of oppression - our own oppression aslesbian s,gay s and transpeople enhances our solidarity with members of other oppressed groups." [ [http://www.blacklaundry.org/eng-index.html] ] The group formed inTel Aviv at the beginning of the second intifada.Black Laundry's first action was a "No Pride in the Occupation!" campaign within the Pride Day celebration in Israel. This message was the first to surface in the LGBTQ community in
Israel . Initially the radicals were met with a great deal of opposition, but they have gained more acceptance among LGBTQ Israelis and shifted the discourse on queer issues in Israel.Black Laundry activists believe that it is hypocritical to have pride in
gay liberation while Israel continues to occupy parts of Palestine. They also protest thecommercialization of LGBT and queer culture. The group often employs performance art to convey messages about Palestinian liberation,animal rights , queer rights,sexual freedom ,body oppression , andanti-capitalism .The group also fights alongside other LGBTQ groups to fight gay repression in the county and also work closely with other
radical left groups, includingAnarchists Against the Wall . Their stated intention is not to educatePalestinian s on gay liberation but rather to offer solidarity in their struggle for liberation; however, some believe that they have had a positive effect on the typically conservative culture of Palestine.ee also
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Jews Against the Occupation
*International Solidarity Movement
*Israeli-Palestinian conflict
* RefusenikReferences
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* Katz, Sue, "What's Left of the Left in Israel", "Z" Magazine, December 2004, 16-19.
*" [http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20050210030219217&query=yossi Interview: Israeli Anarchism – Being Young, Queer, and Radical in the Promised Land] ",Infoshop News External links
* [http://www.blacklaundry.org/ Official website]
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