One thing that came to mind when reading Nassar's account of the constructed nature of photographs of Jerusalem is the ways in which contemporary photographic and textual constructs of Birthright Israel posters strategically construct a particular vision of Jerusalem and Israel. When I look at these posters and read the text, I see no hint of the political circumstances in Israel. More than anything, they send a message that Israel is a place to have fun and make new friends. There are very few markers even of religious identity.
These birthright trips are really interesting, thanks for posting these posters. I never knew about these trips until our class discussion today and all I could think during the discussion was that Israel gets an A+ for marketing in the US. It seems to me that Israel is really looking for outside support, particularly from US citizens.
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