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‘This isn’t a joke’: $1,000,000 offer to hold Pride rally in Gaza or West Bank gets no takers

September 17, 2024 | | Print Article

A public call for any rainbow ideology organization to hold a Pride rally in Gaza has gone unanswered, surprising almost no one.

There have been no takers on a legitimate offer of $1 million by the New Tolerance Campaign asking for an LGBTQ Pride Parade to be held in Gaza or the West Bank.

“This isn’t a joke. It’s not a publicity stunt. Our offer is real,” the group states on its website and in a social media post that is “Calling all ‘Queers for Palestine’!”

Despite the many rainbow and alphabet advocacy groups that have come out to protest in the last few months, expressing solidarity with Palestinians and Hamas while condemning Israel, it seems no one is willing to walk the walk.

“For nearly a year, ‘Queers for Palestine’ and allied groups have insisted that Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) are ‘inclusive’ — here’s their chance to prove it,” the website declares.

“We started this campaign to contrast the lives of LGBTQ individuals in the Palestinian territories and Israel. It has evolved into a realization that achieving Palestinian recognition for LGBTQ rights could lead to true liberalization of the Arab world — and thus, eventually, peace,” it continues.

A Pride parade in the region “would empower grassroots LGBTQ movements within Arab countries” the group contends, adding that the effort “holds the potential to awaken acceptance and greater tolerance in the Arab world.”

This seems highly unlikely as homosexuality is not only banned in Muslim-run countries but the penalty is usually death.

Sky News host James Macpherson recently spelled out the “reality check” in an on-air opinion.

(Video Credit: Sky News)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the “Gays for Gaza” movement during his speech before the U.S. Congress.

“Some of these protesters hold up signs proclaiming ‘Gays for Gaza’. They might as well hold up signs saying ‘Chickens for KFC,'” he said.

Meanwhile, it seems even the substantial sum of $1 million doesn’t seem enough to entice leftist groups to take their message over to the war front.

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