Jerusalem police have ruled that activists cannot hold a march to the Temple Mount this Sunday.
Some 200 right-wing activists allegedly planned to lead approximately 20 sheep to Judaism's holiest site *. The march, beginning at Jerusalem's central bus station and culminating in the Old City of Jerusalem, was to be held in protest over the lack of permission to allow ritual offerings on the Temple Mount.
Police explained that such a march could disturb the peace and cause public disruptions. They plan to deploy along the proposed route on Sunday to prevent the march from reaching the Old City, a spokesperson said.
...Left-wing activists were granted permission, however, to carry out a controversial march in Jerusalem this Friday that already drew hundreds in Haifa and Tel Aviv. At least 160 people have committed to attend the event. Known as the “SlutWalk” rally, the march is intended to underscore a woman's right to dress as she pleases without fear of the behavior provoking an assault by anyone.
Or maybe it's that the sheep aren't properly dressed?
Should they have been shorn?
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Sunday is 14th Iyar, which is Pesach Sheni.
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The flyer:
In Canada, they are actually intending to sacrifice sheep. In France, to protest the reintroduction of wolves, sheep were run through the streets of the southern French city of Brignoles during a demonstration on March 26, 2012. I seem to recall here in Israel a protest against the Disengagement when sheep were used. And in Spain, Spanish shepherds lead flocks of sheep through the streets of downtown Madrid in defense of ancient grazing, migration and droving rights that are threatened by urban sprawl and man-made frontiers. Jesus Garzón, president of a shepherds council, said last year that about 5,000 sheep and 60 head of cattle crossed the city to exercise the right to droving routes that existed before Madrid grew from a rural hamlet to the great capital it is today.
Report about today's Jerusalem Slutwalk:-
Dozens of people gathered on Friday morning in Jerusalem for Israel’s latest “Slutwalk,” or, "Mitzad Sharmutot," in Hebrew. The protesters, most of them young women but also some men, walked from Paris Square to Horse Park in Jerusalem. The worldwide series of marches protests the objectification of women, and the increasing prevalence of sexual harassment
Protesters marched carrying signs bearing slogans such as “I’m a proud slut,” and “Not asking for it,” amid cries of “sluts demand social justice,” and “We’re not weak, we’re not inferior, we won’t be taken advantage of.” Despite controversy surrounding the issues, the march did not receive more than a minimal police presence in the area.
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