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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to the Women's March in DC eight years ago, and to a local one in my state. I marched with BLM. I marched against Asian hate. I've spoken up locally for Muslim and LGBTQ rights.

I will not be marching on April 5th this year. I'm a Jewish Democrat who supports Israel and its people, if not its current government. It's been made abundantly clear by folks from the leadership of the Women's March to local progressives that Zionism in any form is not welcome in their spaces. I refuse to march side by side with people wearing keffiyehs and waving Palestinian flags and who couldn't be bothered to spare a thought for the Jewish students on besieged campuses like Columbia.

Think I'm alone? Think again.[/quote]

I saw a Jewish rally for “peace” near the mall yesterday and it struck me as so sad. If you want truly want peace in the area, why aren’t there Jewish and Palestinians coming together? Why does each “side” have a march? Peace and human dignity doesn’t pick sides, it should be universal. There were marches in Gaza, also calling to stop the violence.

I see that as the same fail as Dems and GOP not fighting together against oppression and the billionaires.

We all have more in common than we’re led to believe. Those who want to cling to power, want us to be divided. It’s up to us, if we’ll let that happen. I would be equally sad if a Palestinian said they wouldn’t march next to someone wearing a Star of David or kippah. Why? You’re Americans.

If you don’t like the government in Israel or the US, you might reconsider. [/quote]

Stars of David and kippot are religious symbols, and Jews around the world wear them. They have nothing to do with Israel. In contrast, the Palestinian flag and keffiyeh are political symbols that have been co-opted by the pro-Hamas crowds in western countries. We also saw them in Gaza during the sickening displays of sadism that marked the recent return of Israeli hostages. Perhaps you meant to liken these symbols to the Israeli flag, which some anti-Zionists claim to find triggering.[/quote]

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