(Jewish Group) Groups Bearing Banned Jewish Flags Plan To Defy Dyke March

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Jewish feminist and LGBTQ groups plan to join the D.C. Dyke March in Washington on Friday, with many members expected to bring “Jewish Pride” flags — featuring a Star of David prominently in the middle — despite the march’s ban on images that are reminiscent of the Israeli flag.

The march, a more radical alternative to Sunday’s Capital Pride event, has banned “nationalist symbols” like the flags of Israel and the United States. One of the march organizers, Rae Gaines, told the Forward on Thursday that the Jewish Pride flag would create an “unsafe space” for Palestinian-American marchers due to its resemblance to the Israeli flag. She stressed that other symbols of Judaism, including Stars of David that don’t look formatted like the Israeli flag, would be welcomed and embraced.

That rationale was not bought by the Jewish feminist group Zioness (which also has LGBTQ leaders and members), the Israeli-American LGBTQ organization A Wider Bridge and the Jewish Democratic Council of America, which are all meeting up and heading to the Dyke March together.

“Our point is to have a seat at the table,” A Wider Bridge communications director Ronit Bezalel told the Forward. “We believe in the principles of the Dyke March, and [that’s why] we’re going to be bringing Israeli symbols, the Jewish Pride flag. Our message is, no one should be policing this. We want to bring our full selves to the table.”

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I'd be interested to know what other flags are banned besides Israel's and the US. I'd also like to know what other "nationalist symbols" are banned.