Israel Tourist Board defends its “controversial” Tel Aviv Pride advert

[King_David]

Israel Tourist Board defends its “controversial” Tel Aviv Pride advert

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Israel’s tourism board have defended their decision to run controversial Tel Aviv Pride adverts in London.

The ominous advert, which simply read “Imagine London Without Gays…”, left many wondering not only who had commissioned the posters, but what the intention behind them was.

It soon emerged, however, that the adverts were in promotion for Tel Aviv Pride, with the punch line being that every gay person will have left London to travel to the annual event.

Speaking to OutOfOffice.com, the Israel Ministry of Tourism have defended their “controversial” adverts by claiming they wanted to be “thought provoking”.







https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/news/34825/israel-tourist-board-defends-controversial-tel-aviv-pride-advert/

[King_David]

1. Tel Aviv’s annual Pride Festival, which is the largest in the Middle East.”

Bigger than pride in Palestine or Uganda or Iran or Moscow or in the Islamic state....

[Scootaloo]

2. Not sure why it'd be "controversial"

It strikes me as a poorly-done ad though. Kinda like someone threw it together right on the deadline on their last Friday with the company.

[ericson00]

4. its implicitly attacking the Labour Party scandal and Khan

n/t

[Scootaloo]

5. Ahhh. I must have missed that, then

[Israeli]

7. You and the rest of London .....

see : http://www.democraticunderground.com/1134127350

post # 3 :

More controversy regarding the pride parade .....

......notice the date

[Little Tich]

3. The ad certainly did its job.

At first I was like then I was like and now I'm like

Yep, I'll definitely remember that the Tel Aviv Pride Festival is on June 3rd.

[Fozzledick]

6. I wonder how well it's doing compared to their anime campaign in Japan?