The ‚Pinkwashing‘ Dilemma: Why Can’t The Media Face Up to Palestinian Homophobia? | Honest Reporting

The ‚Pinkwashing‘ Dilemma: Why Can’t The Media Face Up to Palestinian Homophobia? | Honest Reporting

We’ve heard them all before. From Greenwashing and artwashing to veganwashing and funwashing — in the minds of Israel’s most ardent critics, there is nothing the Jewish state won’t do to distract the world’s attention from the Palestinians.
The most frequent bit of “washing” that Israel is accused of relates to its progressive stance on LGBT+ issues in a region where sexual minorities face widespread persecution — an imagined diversionary tactic that anti-Israel campaigners have dubbed “pinkwashing.”