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Queers for Zion

JL;DR SUMMARY "Queers for Zion" presents a provocative exploration of the relationship between the LGBTQ community and pro-Palestinian movements, particularly in the context of Israel's political landscape. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasPalestineLgbtqActivismHostageGay RightsMarginalizationPolitical IdentityAlliances

Places mentioned

Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Southern District, Israel
"they were shot off when she was kidnapped on October 7 from Kibbutz Kfar Aza"
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"she came triumphantly bounding out of the crowds of Gaza"
Jerusalem, Israel
"our gay kin fought and won the same way we did. They would see that even Israels Orthodox have made space for us"
Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories
"had she marched out of Khan Yunis waving a three-dollar bill"
Los Angeles, California, United States
"When I heard Damari speak in Los Angeles 10 months after her liberation"
New York, United States
"the rainbow. Since then, the two have been as inseparable on the streets of New York"
Columbia University, New York, United States
"encampments at Columbia University. Damari saw the Queers for Palestine setting up base"
London, United Kingdom
"since then, the two have been as inseparable on the streets of New York, London"
Paris, Île-de-France, France
"New York, London, and Paris as they are mutually exclusive in Gaza City and Ramallah."
Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"inseparable on the streets of New York, London, and Paris as they are mutually exclusive in Gaza City and Ramallah"
Ramallah, Ramallah and al-Bireh, Palestinian Territories
"as they are mutually exclusive in Gaza City and Ramallah."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Tel Aviv is one of the best gay metropolises on the planet"
Israel, Central District, Israel
"And the stories we tell must be full ones, for we are not just Jews. We are not just Zionists. If Israel is the haven for LGBTQ in the Middle East"

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