Israel is not a country that can accurately be presently described as having one “society” in which anything (for better or for worse), can be “rooted.” Last time I checked, there are very sharp differences in Israel between many vastly different societies and ideologies within the country.

At best, we can point to the fact that there are, in fact, people in Israel who definitely display and sometimes enforce “pride” and “prejudice”, just as there are these types in virtually any other country in the world. They should all be confronted for this, no matter where or who they are.

Just as there are those types, there are also people In Israel, like the brave folks who organized and participated in this march, and yet still other similarly brave folks who work tirelessly organizing, writing, and raising ruckuses with other important issues in mind, who want a fair, safe, and peaceful country. These people are not working to “dodge all consequences.” They are in fact, owning up for things and exploring what can be done to improve them, often making and calling for difficult sacrifices.

With this in mind, I don’t think it makes any sense to lump all or most Israelis together in some essentialist condemnation of an entire “society.”

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Here is a link to a flickr page with a picture of it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43875045@N00/296872281

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“This was ME, this is who I am, and now it was time to face knowing that I no longer had the privilege to ignore the political implications of my sexual identity.”

solidarity

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Also, fantastic article.

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