This ZNet article by a highly intelligent librarian of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, Blair Kuntz, discusses Israel's claim that lack of queer rights is just one more reason that Palestinians require suppression (and oppression), while themselves taking a hypocritical anti-queer stance in policies and attitudes-- oh, and the whole blackmailing and exploitation of gay Palestinians thing.
There are definitely issues with queer acceptance in Palestine, but clearly Palestinians have other more immediate concerns on their mind-- survival, for example? Using the queer card to further decry a people when you don't have the means to back it up is ludicrous, and in doing so, you insult queers as well. Haven't Palestinians been mistreated enough?
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