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King_David

(14,851 posts) Sun May 8, 2016, 01:48 PM May 2016

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

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/

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Israel Tourist Board defends its “controversial” Tel Aviv Pride advert (Original Post) King_David May 2016 OP

Tel Aviv’s annual Pride Festival, which is the largest in the Middle East.” King_David May 2016 #1

Not sure why it'd be "controversial" Scootaloo May 2016 #2

its implicitly attacking the Labour Party scandal and Khan ericson00 May 2016 #4

Ahhh. I must have missed that, then Scootaloo May 2016 #5

You and the rest of London ..... Israeli May 2016 #7

The ad certainly did its job. Little Tich May 2016 #3

I wonder how well it's doing compared to their anime campaign in Japan? Fozzledick May 2016 #6

King_David

(14,851 posts)

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

Reply to King_David (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2016, 01:50 PM

May 2016

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

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

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

Reply to King_David (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2016, 01:53 PM

May 2016

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

(2,707 posts)

4. its implicitly attacking the Labour Party scandal and Khan

Reply to Scootaloo (Reply #2)

Mon May 9, 2016, 05:26 PM

May 2016

n/t

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

5. Ahhh. I must have missed that, then

Reply to ericson00 (Reply #4)

Mon May 9, 2016, 07:12 PM

May 2016

Israeli

(4,310 posts)

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

Reply to Scootaloo (Reply #5)

Tue May 10, 2016, 02:02 AM

May 2016

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

post # 3 :

More controversy regarding the pride parade .....

......notice the date

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)

3. The ad certainly did its job.

Reply to King_David (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2016, 10:54 PM

May 2016

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

(3,890 posts)

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

Reply to King_David (Original post)

Mon May 9, 2016, 08:41 PM

May 2016

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