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DC gay pride parade faces backlash after banning Jewish pride flag

By Zach Halaschak
Published June 6, 2019 9:31pm ET
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DC gay pride parade faces backlash after banning Jewish pride flag
Israelis and tourists wave flags as they participate in the Gay Pride parade. | (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Participants at an upcoming gay pride parade in D.C. will be able to wave the Palestinian flag, but not the Israeli flag or the Jewish pride flag.

The D.C. Dyke March will not allow participants to display Israeli or “nationalist” symbols, according to Forward.

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