Probably the most beautiful parade in this country and people
protest it?! They said that it offends other people living in Jerusalem. How
does young kids carrying a flag, of the country you live in affect people
negatively? It is as if we are turning into America, where you have to be a
fanatic to even think about holding up your own country's flag, with pride. No
proud American would even think to pledge allegiance.
Protest something else. Anything else. Protest the Christian
international support parade for Israel, on Sukkot. That is even more offensive.
A parade for people who are not boycotting and divesting from Israel. That is
offensive to everybody, not just to Jerusalemites. That is offensive to the
world. Do they not support Europe? Have they not watched the news over the past
20 years?
I personally find the flag parade to be the most beautiful
thing I have seen in Israel, along with the walk around the Old City on Tisha
BAv.
Here goes my thoughts...Once you start crying and arguing
that it is offensive to the local residents of the city, that you are
celebrating the unity of the city, you are saying that you do not support your
city's right to exist. The Muslim population should join in the parade. They
she be proud to be part of this beautiful country. They should be holding up
the flags and singing 'Am Yisrael Chai.'
'We are offending the Jordanians.' Although I also feel bad
for the Jordanians, we have to get over it. 1967 was a while ago.
Call me right wing, but I do not feel bad for the people who
hate Jerusalem, and are offended by people's being happy about their country
and their city. I do not feel any hatred for those who are proud of Jerusalem
and Israel. I do feel a little awkward for peaceful youth and grownups walking
through Jerusalem, being called racist, because they are carrying an Israeli
flag.
I understand that it gives the Meretz party and Shalom
Achshav people something to do, and it is beautiful that they have a reason to
come out to Jerusalem on Yom Yerushalayim as well. But why do you have such
hatred for little religious (Dati) kids who do not want to be scared walking
through the Old City of Jerusalem?
The signs at the protest claiming that the city is not for
everybody and that somehow celebrating Jerusalem is 'racism,' should have read
'Jerusalem is not for the religious.'
Point: There should be a world for students, where they can
do whatever they want. A world where they can have their opinions which allow
for their 'lets get along and hate everybody' religion they got going. A world
where your parents send you to school so that you can tell them they are wrong.
And then there should be another world for the rest of us. A world where people
have to make money.
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