Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Senior rabbi condemns IDF for accommodating LGBT 'perverts' [View all]FBaggins
(27,714 posts)Nobody is ignoring the OP.
This is the I/P group - with an SOP of "Discuss issues surrounding the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians". You've posted an article about a bigoted Israeli. Obviously you intended it to make a statement in the context of "the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians"... right? You think it says something about the conflict in general or Israelis in particular.
Apart from Laughter at your blindness to what it really says... It's entirely reasonable to point out that:
* It's clear evidence that the IDF in particular (and Israel in general) is not bigoted in this regard since the bigot is criticizing them for just the opposite
* The Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Education, Cabinet ministers, leaders of Likud and even the nationalist Jewish Home (as well as Israelis of all stripes) came out instantaneously to oppose his bigotry.
* It's hardly just Hamas. The poll I mentioned was 94% of Palestinians similarly bigoted, with only 1% standing with gays. If this one guy says something about Israel... surely the 94% says far more about the Palestinians.
* Zero Palestinian leadership opposing the position publicly
* The Palestinians are actually actively killing gays (to applause... not criticism)