Have Your Say: Is It Ok To Walk Off Of A Birthright Trip?
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Have Your Say is your chance to tell us what you think. Comment below or on Facebook and let us know what you think about the question posed in the headline.
In recent weeks, Birthright participants affiliated with both IfNotNow and Peace Now have staged walkouts from their trips, in protest of Birthright’s policy of keeping their programming “apolitical” — which protestors claim means that they’re not showcasing Palestinian voices during the trip.
Tell us what you think: Is it okay for trip participants to stage a walkout in protest of the occupation on a Birthright trip?
Is it ever okay for trip participants to stage a walkout in protest of the occupation on a @birthright trip?
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— Laura E. Adkins (@Laura_E_Adkins) July 16, 2018
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