Opinion | Hen Mazzig: 'We can’t allow such exclusion from pride celebrations if we are sincere about creating more open and loving societies.' - NBCNewsTHINK
And to ban the Jewish star on flags, even in the name of anti-Zionism, is an erasure of millions of Israelis. How can anyone justify the symbolic exclusion of millions of people from a march for equality, based on their government’s policies? Why is it OK to make Jews feel unsafe in the name of creating a “safe space,” and how can it be called a safe space when it’s safe only for certain people?
Like most Israelis, I am openly critical of my government, including many of its actions toward the Palestinians. As a queer Mizrahi Israeli, I must be. I fully understand where criticism of my government comes from, and I sympathize with those who wish to challenge it. But the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has nothing to do with our struggle as LGBTQ+ people, and to politicize our safe spaces and to alienate minorities is dangerous.
I would implore those who favor banning flags displaying the Star of David to understand that it is also the symbol that has meant freedom and safety for me. The struggle of the LGBTQ+ community is rooted in the story of a marginalized and ostracized group persevering in the face of discrimination, violence and hate. It is the struggle that I looked to for hope when dealing with the tremendous pressure that came with growing up closeted in a family that I knew would not accept that part of me.
Those who claim that a Jewish symbol is solely representative of everything that is wrong with Israel is the hardest point for me to fathom. Israel is not, and should not be, immune from criticism.
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