Writes Peter Fox in the Forward: “What the march has done is ban all queer Jews who feel any connection to Israel - which is itself anti-Semitic given that Jews are not collectively responsible for the actions of other Jews or for the Israeli government, any more than Muslims, blacks, Asians or any other group of people are.” Is the march restricting any other religious symbols, or banning any other flags? Many LGBTQ Jews and their allies call the effect of the policy anti-Semitic.
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People take part in the 18th annual Jerusalem Gay Pride parade on June 6, 2019. While a majority of American Jews lean left politically and support the State of Israel, the hard left increasingly embraces a boycott of Israel and views it as a violator of human rights, or wholly illegitimate. The policy is the latest instance of a progressive group saying that showing support for Israel in any form is incompatible with their politics. “We choose to prioritize Palestinian lives and justice in Palestine over lazy symbols,” organizers write. March organizers said those flags are reminiscent of the Israeli flag, which they said could feel threatening to Palestinian marchers. One of the march’s policies is to discourage “nationalist symbols.” According to organizers of the march, that includes Israeli flags and American flags, which are the only ones they have mentioned specifically.īut the organizers are taking that policy one step further, and asking marchers not to bring a longtime symbol of LGBTQ rights, rainbow flags, with Jewish stars superimposed on the center. If it’s focused on gentrification, why is everyone talking about Israel and Jewish stars?
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“We believe Dyke is not a sexuality, but a political identity centered on solidarity in each other’s struggles and a belief that none of us are free until we all are,” the site says. “Our goal is to encourage activism within our community and center transwomxn, queer womxn, nonbinary, lesbian, and other dyke identities who are oft-marginalized by the mainstream LGBTQ movement,” the webpage says, using an alternative spelling for “woman.”