After the coverage over the mess created in Tel Aviv by the Times of Israel, I decided to join the Times. Haaretz wasn’t clear enough for me, and I can’t get hold of my kids – who were probably there – because they’re working or sleeping.
This is what I understood
- when the decision was made by an organization named Rosh Yehudi to hold the prayers in Dizengoff center because of the covid rules against gathering indoors, the genders were not separated. But this year there was a movement to enforce separation between men and women, but the municipality and the courts upholded the idea that public spaces must be open to both genders. Nevertheless, the gender barriers were put in place, disturbing the worshippers.
- The worshippers protested, the police appeared to enforce the illegal barriers, and violence ensued.
- The blame is being put on the protesters – particularly by Netanyahu and his family.
- Bibi has a lot more to atone for than yesterday.
- the barriers had been in place in the past, but the ruling this year was against the,
- the organization of Rosh Yehudi is Jerusalem-based and seems to be missionary concerning Tel Aviv.
- the rabbi is homophobic.
- what are we allowing this for anyway?