Don’t Rain on My Parade
Let’s look at two developments related to the Pride rally scheduled in Jerusalem today.
This first development is that - much to my surprise - the city’s leading rabbis told their people to stop setting things on fire and throwing stones at police officers to prevent the event from taking place. This was a rare show of common sense and civic duty from the leaders of a population that - to put it diplomatically - does little for the city’s social fabric outside its own gates and spreads hate in many directions. Read more about this development here.
Unfortunately, a gay city councilor has received numerous death threats this week for publicly supporting the rally. Sa’ar Netanel is being given police protection following the threats and the posting of his telephone number on fliers taped to polls in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods. It also appears in Web forums and message boards operated by sect members. Read more here.
One step forward, and another back.
June 21st, 2007 at 2:55 pm
in the long struggle, even if you do not have the parade, this is a step forward. i know it might know feel that way, but it is.