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Behind the Aegis

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Sat Jul 22, 2017, 04:53 AM Jul 2017

Pride? Its hard to feel it

THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP!!

Is nowhere safe? The banning of Jewish symbols at the Chicago Dyke March is frightening. The apparent attempt to silence and punish those who reported on it only makes things worse.

All minority groups know the pain of exclusion. Both Jewish and LGBT+ communities have been the victims of hundreds of years of oppression and violence by hateful, fearful majorities. All over the world, we have moved human rights forward when we have stood together and fought together to tackle prejudice and hatred. So it’s hard to feel proud when minorities turn on one another, especially when I belong to both of those minorities.

Some of the discussion here is about the conflation of Judaism and Zionism, the murky waters where anti-Zionism and antisemitism become indistinguishable. Of course, the six-pointed star is used both as a Jewish and as an Israeli symbol. But identity is complex and multifaceted. Is it now unacceptable to some that Zionism — supporting the existence of the state of Israel — can form a legitimate and proud part of Jewish identify for some Jews? That this isn’t a shameful identity that must be discreet, hidden, invisible?

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