“The DC Dyke March should know better than to stoke the flames of division and pain by driving a wedge between Queer Arabs and Jews at a time we must stand united against homo- and transphobia, anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia. We hope that they will do better––for the sake and advancement of all of our communities,” …
Campbell, along with A Wider Bridge, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, and Zioness, condemned the D.C. Dyke March for singling out Israel in a signed statement. “The DC Dyke March should know better than to stoke the flames of division and pain by driving a wedge between Queer Arabs and Jews at …
Yet Jewish LGBTQ groups and those that work with them said that organizers were explicitly told that only the Israeli flag is banned, with all other flags permitted. Amanda Berman, executive director of Zioness, a progressive Zionist group, said the D.C. Dyke March is “singling out Israel and marginalizing and attacking and demonizing Israel in …
A Wider Bridge will participate in the protest, which Harris called a “march for true inclusion.” Other participants include the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington and Zioness, a progressive Zionist organization.
A joint statement by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, the feminist Zionist organization Zioness and pro-Israel LGBTQ group A Wider Bridge strongly condemned the march, saying, “to the extent that organizers intended the ban as a form of protection for queer Palestinians and Arabs, the decision makes queer Jews and Israelis that …
