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The opening as it read in 2025
Palestinian LGBTQ rights organization alQaws is a Palestinian civil society organization founded in grassroots activism , aiming to be at the forefront of Palestinian cultural and social change . The organization works to build LGBTQ+ communities and promote new ideas about the role of gender and sexual diversity in political activism , civil society institutions, media, and everyday life. The organization also describes itself as " queer-feminist " and " anti-colonial " in regards to the Israeli-occupied territories . In August 2019, the Palestinian Authority banned Al Qaws from operating in the West Bank . The police statement was later withdrawn by the end of the month following backlash. However, Al Qaws claims that police persecution has merely shifted to individual persecution of the organization's members. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). The Jerusalem Post . 19 August 2019 . Police subsequently rescinded their original statement, according to the [Palestinian Human Rights Organisations] Council.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Palestinian LGBTQ right organization Al Qaws for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society ( Arabic : القوس للتعددية الجنسية والجندرية في المجتمع الفلسطيني), often referred to as " alQaws ", is a Palestinian civil society organization founded in grassroots activism , aiming to be at the forefront of Palestinian cultural and social change . The organization works to build LGBTQ + and queer communities and promote new ideas about the role of gender and sexual diversity in political activism , civil society institutions, media, and everyday life. The organization describes itself as " queer-feminist " and " anti-colonial " in regards to the Israeli-occupied territories . In August 2019, the Palestinian Authority banned Al Qaws from operating in the West Bank . The ban was later withdrawn by the end of the month following backlash. The Jerusalem Post . 19 August 2019 . Police subsequently rescinded their original statement, according to the [Palestinian Human Rights Organisations] Council.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian LGBTQ rights organization Al Qaws for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society ( ), often referred to as alQaws , is a Palestinian civil society organization founded in grassroots activism , aiming to be at the forefront of Palestinian cultural and social change . The organization works to build LGBTQ + and queer communities and promote new ideas about the role of gender and sexual diversity in political activism , civil society institutions, media, and everyday life. The organization describes itself as " queer-feminist " and " anti-colonial " in regards to the Israeli-occupied territories . In August 2019, the Palestinian Authority banned Al Qaws from operating in the West Bank . The ban was later withdrawn by the end of the month following backlash. The Jerusalem Post . 19 August 2019 . Police subsequently rescinded their original statement, according to the [Palestinian Human Rights Organisations] Council.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian civil society organization founded in grassroots activism”. Today it says “later withdrawn by the end of the month following backlash”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian civil society organization founded in grassroots activism
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later withdrawn by the end of the month following backlash
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