Birthright Unplugged

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Birthright Unplugged
Formation2003;22 years ago (2003)
Headquarters Oakland, California
Director
Dunya Alwan
Budget$6,950 (2020) [1]
Website birthrightunplugged.org

Birthright Unplugged is a nonprofit organization founded as a response to the Birthright Israel trips. The name "Birthright Unplugged" is a spin on the "Birthright Israel" program. [2] [3]

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History and organization

According to Birthright Unplugged, it was founded in 2003 by Dunya Alwan and Hannah Mermelstein. [4] Alwan, an Iraqi-American of Muslim and Jewish descent, serves as the organization's current director. [5]

In 2005, Birthright Israel filed a "cease and desist" complaint against Birthright Unplugged for trademark infringement, alleging "unfair competition". [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Birthright Unplugged". propublica.org. ProPublica. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Rachel Shabi (5 June 2006). "Come, See Palestine". Salon. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Does Birthright deliver?". Archived from the original on 2008-06-01.
  4. ↑ "Birthright Unplugged's History". Birthright Unplugged. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Should Israel Birthright Include Implication For Occupied Territories?". NPR . 10 January 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Bradley, Matt (12 January 2006). "Flap over young Jews' visits to Holy Land". The Christian Science Monitor . Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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