...QUIT is accusing Israel of "pinkwashing" its treatment of Palestinians by promoting how gay-friendly the nation is while sweeping under the rug its "apartheid policies" toward Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza. I invite you to read QUIT's manifesto above and try to wrap your mind around their point of view -- which may not be an easy task. Note how QUIT in no way disputes the fact that Israel is queer-friendly; nor do they dispute the fact that gays in Palestine generally face immediate execution (by mob violence, government dictate, or even at the hands of their own families) if ever found out. Mostly, QUIT conveniently fails to mention what happens to gays in Palestine, but to the extent that they do mention it, they lay the blame on Israel. QUIT's "logic" goes like this: Israel has the Palestinians trapped like rats in a cage, and it is this desperate social condition which causes Palestinian society to become so twisted that it oppresses its own people; furthermore, by closing the borders, Israel prevents gay Palestinians from fleeing the horrors of Palestine for the freedom of . . . Israel.

Dizzy yet?...