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June 06, 2010

Suddenly we like ourselves more

Ethan Perlson says even Israel's leftists are wrapping themselves in the flag. This is one of the few genuinely heartening pieces of news I have heard in some time.

They waved Israeli flags and sang patriotic songs, and gave Turkey the proverbial finger, holding up signs that read, “How many Kurds did you kill today?” and calling for the world to recognize the Armenian genocide.

At the protest there were “straights, gays, Russians, Ethiopians, and even French tourists,” said Gene Epshteyn, 35. “Ninety-nine percent of the people there were secular. This was not a right-wing rally. It was average everyday Israelis who’ve had enough.”

Posted by Ghost of a flea at June 6, 2010 06:54 AM