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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif">Queers Against Israeli Apartheid
presents:</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR><BR><SPAN>Ali
Abunimah</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>Pinkwash, Greenwash,
Hogwash</SPAN><BR><SPAN><SPAN>How Israel uses sex and marketing to distract from
apartheid</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">(<A
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">*this is officially a Pride Toronto
affiliated event*<SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>Monday, June 24</SPAN><BR><SPAN>7pm @ the
519</SPAN><BR><SPAN>FREE admission</SPAN><BR><SPAN>This venue is
accessible</SPAN><BR><SPAN>ASL on request: <A
href="mailto:souzaatwork@primus.ca" target=_blank>souzaatwork@primus.ca</A> by
June 17</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>*Immediately following this event, come to Cawthra
Square Park (next to the 519) for the celebratory and political Night
March!</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN><A
href="https://www.facebook.com/events/169830253183853/?fref=ts"
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style="DISPLAY: inline-block">?fref=ts</SPAN></A></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>Support
for Israel in the west has always been built on the false notion that Israel is
an embattled but enlightened liberal democracy in a “tough neighborhood.” As
Israel's true face as an apartheid state founded and maintained by ethnic
cleansing, occupation and systematic racism against Palestinians is exposed to
more people, it is losing support among key constituencies. To win back the
support and split the Palestine solidarity movement, Israel has turned to a new
strategy of promoting itself as a haven for gay rights and sex tourism. But will
it work?</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><BR><SPAN>Ali Abunimah is co-founder of the
Electronic Intifada and author of “One Country: A Bold Proposal To End the
Israeli-Palestinian impasse”. Based in Chicago, he has written hundreds of
articles on the question of Palestine. His upcoming book is tentatively titled
“The Battle For Justice In Palestine”.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
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