The Washington march's decision didn't sit well with the National LGBTQ Task Force. The controversy in Washington came two years after Jewish activists were expelled from a lesbian protest in Chicago for sporting the Jewish pride flag, which event organizers had banned in solidarity with Palestinians. The Jewish Star of David flag was banned from the city's annual Dyke March celebrations, and several people carrying the flag were removed form the march because their presence 'made people feel. Meanwhile the American Jewish Committee asked on Twitter, "How is the (DC Dyke March) inclusive when it excludes Israeli or Jewish Pride flags?"įriday's Dyke March in Washington was picketed by a handful of protesters but was otherwise calm. "Banning the Star of David in their parade is anti-Semitic, plain and simple," said Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. Jewish groups condemned the ban, saying it smacked of anti-Semitism and sowed division within the gay community. In some cases, as in Indiana, parents’ complaints seem to be driving the crackdown. "There are so many other ways that we can represent our Jewishness, we just have to make that choice to be in solidarity with Palestine," said the 24-year-old who "proudly" wears a Star of David around her neck. Since the start of the new school year, school districts in states such as Utah, Oregon, Missouri and Florida have banned Pride flags as a political symbol and ordered teachers to remove them from their classrooms.
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