In light of the Toeiva Flag Parade on Thursday, Jerusalem Councilman (Meuchadim/United Party) Aryeh King stated, “Their flags waving over Yerushalayim are black flags waving over the heads of the city councilpersons, with the religious and chareidi councilpersons being first and foremost”.

King added that “if the religious representatives of the municipality had backed the proposal submitted by me 11 months ago that forbade the hanging of flags that are not flags of the state or the flags of the municipality and its corporations or flags of an official event of the Jerusalem municipality or the State of Israel, the toeiva flag would not be flying today. Chareidi and religious council members, for their own reasons, opposed the proposal designed to prevent the disgrace of hundreds of black flags throughout Jerusalem. There are no flags of private organizations that hang in the streets of the holy city, except for this flag, whose hanging is contrary to the values of the Torah.”

King adds, “In two weeks, on 3 Elul, tens of thousands of talmidim and followers of Rav Kook will visit the tziyun on Har HaZeisim. It will present a wonderful opportunity to do a cheshbon nefesh (self-introspection) while at the kever – for the elected officials and activists of the one and only dati leumi party in Knesset, to rethink it path and do a cheshbon nefesh”.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)