The vote was greeted with loud applause in the packed Security Council chamber.
The resolution was approved 14-0 with the one abstention. "In an unprecedented diplomatic rebuke of Israel, the United States abstained Friday on a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements, allowing the highly charged measure to pass. It's almost like they want there to be conflict.Īnyone who supports what Israel is doing can't really talk shit about Russia conquering part of Ukraine, it's the same thing.Īnd saying this is just "anti-semitism" is idiotic, the whole world is basically in agreement that the Israeli settlements are illegal and obstructing a peaceful resolution. With their mistreatment/killing/suppressing of Palestinians Israel is doing almost everything feasible to encourage violence and extremism in Palestine. I felt that, as a Jew, I am not welcome here.Zionism is a real problem, just because there's disagreements between Palestine and Israel it doesn't justify a permanent apartheid state with gradual annexation of a conquered territory. I don’t know why my identity is excluded from that. “The Dyke March is supposed to be intersectional. Though American flags were banned, Palestinian flags were welcome.Īn Iranian Jewish lesbian told the Windy City Times "I was here as a proud Jew in all of my identities,” after being forced to leave the 2017 festival. The march also banned "nationalist symbols," including flags of "nations that have specific oppressive tendencies," which included American flags. In 2019, the DC Dyke March, followed the lead of Chicago’s event and banned Jewish and Israeli symbols. 7UmP2dII7A- Michael Dickson June 21, 2021 I am currently in Israel where pride flags are prominent, marches, parades and pride events are taking place non-stop. The "Chicago Dyke March", via their "queers for palestine" campaign would like you to believe that "zionism is queerphobic". Israel was the first country in Asia to recognize same-sex unions in any capacity. The Calgary Herald called Tel Aviv as one of the most gay-friendly cities in the world. Conversely, those identifying as LGBTQ in Israel are allowed to serve openly in the military and are able to jointly adopt. Organizers claimed the flags "made people feel unsafe" and the march was "anti-Zionist."ĭuring the event, organizers allowed participants to wave the Palestinian flag, an area in which those who identify as LGBTQ are routinely harassed, beaten and executed. Laurel Grauer told the Windy City Times, "It was a flag from my congregation which celebrates my queer, Jewish identity." According to the outlet, Grauer "lost count of the number of people who harassed her" at the event.Īccording to Tablet Magazine, Dyke March organizers were unapologetic and unambiguous when asked to explain the discrimination.
In 2017, organizers of Chicago’s Dyke March asked three participants carrying Jewish pride flags, a Star of David over the traditional pride rainbow flag, to leave. While almost all Republicans condemned the remarks, few Democrats did, fearing retaliation from what some have begun calling the Hamas Caucus, also known as The Squad. Ilhan Omar last week which compared the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. The announcement of the event comes on the heels of a controversial statement posted by Democrat Rep. Though the activist in the flyer is barely clothed and bare faced, organizers still asked participants to wear masks. The 1.7 mile march, was scheduled to end at the Comfort Station on N Milwaukee so that participants could also attend The Revolution Will Have Queer Joy Picnic.
We will see you there regardless of if our account is still active." Acknowledging the possibility of being banned from social media for their rhetoric, organizers added, "Please screen shot this and share to prevent any attempts by Z10N1ST and Instagram to censor our account. The announcement called to abolish the Chicago Police Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to "Abolish the Isra*li Occupation Forces."Įxtremists will regularly alter the spelling of words for fear of the posts being labelled hate speech by social media platforms. The Chicago Dyke March on Saturday posted a flyer for their upcoming event on June 26 featuring a burning police car as well as an activist burning American and Israeli flags.