Ayelet is a 16-year-old trans teen and activist in the Mesarvot network, an Israeli organization that supports war resisters and political objectors. She wrote a letter to the Refuser Solidarity Network to share her accounts of Israel’s pinkwashing (displaying superficial support for LGBTQ+ rights). In one example, she shares how Israel supports a trans woman’s access to hormonal treatment if she agrees to be a soldier—but, if she refuses, Israel will send her to a men’s prison. Ayelet herself was arrested for holding a Palestinian flag at the Tel Aviv Pride parade. Read the letter here.
Why We Record: Defying Fragmentation and Erasure in Palestine
“One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” —Omar El Akkad, Journalist Why We Record: Defying Fragmentation and Erasure in...
