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Tel Aviv Violence: The Dark Side of Israel’s “Democracy” Debate

In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin speaks about events in Tel Aviv over Yom Kippur in which secular “pro-democracy” protesters disrupted a prayer service in Dizengoff Square. According to Tobin the problem is not just the intolerance it displayed but the way it illustrated the hypocrisy of Israel’s Supreme Court. Tobin pointed out the court has intervened in the past to protect the right of non-Orthodox women to pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, whether or not it conformed to the traditions of the place. But in Tel Aviv, it inexplicably upheld the legality of a municipal statute that for all intents and purposes banned Orthodox Jewish prayer in public spaces without any concerns for the rights of individuals to practice their faith. According to Tobin, those who claim that those crying “democracy” are somehow defending a truly liberal cause must rethink their valorization of a movement that seems more intent on suppressing their opponents than in defending individual rights. Subscribe to @JNS_TV Top Story airs every Thursday at 1:30 PM EST on jns.org and on @JNS_TV Facebook:   / jns.org   Twitter:   / jns_org   Instagram:  / jns_org   You can catch the audio version on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/24pj4fx7 Google: https://tinyurl.com/25hjh97x or wherever you listen to your podcasts. For the full list click the link below: https://www.spreaker.com/show/top-sto...