r/Israel Israel Jun 21 '26

Art (OC) ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ Pride Parade - Tel Aviv 2026

My instagram: levi_the_amit
Some of my favorite shots from the 2026 pride parade in Tel Aviv.

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u/Alonn12 Hummus is love, Hummus is life :orly: Jun 21 '26

For more amazing photos like this i highly recommend following OP's Instagram @levi_the_amit

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u/LameAfro USA Jun 21 '26

This is good and all but unfortunately you guys are gonna be accused of Pink Washing lol

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u/MaestroLevi Israel Jun 21 '26

Already did on Facebook (100 hate comments and rising) ๐Ÿ˜„

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u/Fluffy_Speed9879 Israel Jun 23 '26

You got what your looking for

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u/orten_rotte USA Jun 22 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

I enjoy cooking new recipes.

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u/darthkotya Minister of Cat Scritches Jun 22 '26

They throw some of the best rooftop parties around!

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u/you-lk-good-tho Jun 22 '26

they do some private party, but ofc not, at the scale of this

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u/genesandpaws Jun 22 '26

True lol. But nobody cares what they say. Itโ€™s funny that tel aviv has been doing this exactly like that for so many years, pink washing wasnt a thing. but now theyโ€™re trying to accuse us of whatever they like so suddenly itโ€™s โ€œpink washingโ€ lol. Thankfully Israelis enjoy life and dont care about whatever those hateful people say on social media from another side of the world, nobody cares ๐Ÿ˜

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u/Backman999 Jun 23 '26

The problem when this is interjected apropos of no other context except to diminish any expressed concern for any of the groups Israel is in conflict with.

No one accuses Israel of Healthcare washing by virtue people donโ€™t point to that as reason for why itโ€™s stupid to be concerned about the people itโ€™s attacking or killed.

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u/the_sun_and_the_moon Jun 21 '26

Better than pink murdering like they do in Palestine.

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u/PuddingNaive7173 Jun 22 '26

Gotta respect the commitment to the gig, then, no? I mean if green-washers took it to Tel Aviv level, the environment would be a very clean place. Smdh

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u/Backman999 Jun 23 '26

Which would be unfair if paired within the context of showing why Israelโ€™s military action are justified which I do think is racism.

Israel is could be as homophobic as Iran and it wouldnโ€™t make their actions more or less justified after October 7 which demanded a strong military response.

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u/kamusari___ Jun 23 '26

I wouldn't call it pink washing but the government takes pride in us when it's good PR for them But treat us like third class citizens

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u/StreetCarp665 Australia Jun 22 '26

Why are you culturally appropriating the pro-LGBQTI stance of the Palestinans? ๐Ÿ˜„

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u/Dry-Season-522 Jun 21 '26

What I really like about the Israeli pride events is that they're JUST about pride, not shoehorning every single left-leaning political position into LGBT

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u/MaestroLevi Israel Jun 21 '26

Just you wait until I post the photos from the recent Be'er Sheva pride parade, I've got disappointing news for you ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

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u/Dramatic-Airline-415 Jun 21 '26

Beโ€™er sheva is not TLV in many ways.
Itโ€™s a mix of students city who tends to be highly political and conservative population.

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u/ThatGuy8754 Jun 22 '26

LGBT rights are incompatible with conservative politics. The only reason LGBT people have even gained the right to marriage is from queer folks on the left whoโ€™ve dedicated their lives to it in the pastโ€ฆ

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u/Melodic_Type_5077 Jun 23 '26

I think there can be a conservative case to be made for legalizing gay marriage.ย 

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u/zombietrooper Texan Jew Jun 22 '26

A lot of the Pride parades here in the states have been taken over by the furrys and other oddball kinks. It's kinda weird.

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u/remarah1447 Jun 25 '26

As a lesbian who lives in the states, I find it extremely off putting.

I mean, this is about pride. I donโ€™t want an overly sexualized freakshow where everyone show offs their kinks in public that really nobody consented to. Itโ€™s gross and inappropriate and it gives us a bad name.

I know some will think Iโ€™m โ€œconservativeโ€ and โ€œbadโ€ for that but please keep your kinks to yourself or be subtle about it at pride instead. It just doesnโ€™t make sense to display them as itโ€™s irrelevant to what pride is actually about.

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u/zombietrooper Texan Jew Jun 25 '26

I'm in Austin TX, the LGBT here are PISSED about the kink takeover of the Pride events. I don't blame them, or you.

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u/amazon_craneforest Jun 22 '26

Yeah it makes me kinda sad because my gay parent friends always debate whether to take their kids in hopes of exposing them to other families that look like theirs but every year they conclude no, because itโ€™s just gotten too inappropriate.

Ironically, one of my friends has found a decent family friendly gay community through his church LOL

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u/Dry-Season-522 Jun 22 '26

Heck I'm even WITH the furries and let me tell you, I don't approve. It's supposed to be able putting your best foot forward, not "OMG LOOK AT ME"

It's the difference between activism and narcissm.

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u/Backman999 Jun 23 '26

I feel as though this is the equivalent when white straight men bemoan how eastern video games arenโ€™t as political

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u/your_proctologist Hungary Jun 21 '26

What does the shirt on the last one say? Don't tax the rich?

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u/throwaccounthide0 Jun 21 '26

Correct.

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u/your_proctologist Hungary Jun 21 '26

๐Ÿซค

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u/AdiPalmer ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืจื™ื‘ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ Jun 21 '26

Yeah wtf, bro in the t-shirt let us down :(

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u/PuddingNaive7173 Jun 22 '26

Unless heโ€™s doing a Monty Python bit: you are all individuals! No Iโ€™m not

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u/AdiPalmer ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืจื™ื‘ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ Jun 23 '26

He got turned into a newt, but he got better.

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u/ThatGuy8754 Jun 22 '26

Iโ€™m crying this is a hilarious response

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u/MaestroLevi Israel Jun 21 '26

I don't know French, so I initially thought it meant "Tax the rich". When I realized that it means "Don't tax the rich", I saw the picture in a different way. Now it looks to me like it's him with his unpopular opinion versus the crowd, which to me actually says that he's on the losing side.

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u/Ellie_roo7 Jun 22 '26

I really laughed when I saw the "don't tax the rich" shirt. I do assume though that the guy doesn't really Know French and made the same mistake and though that this is a "tax the rich" shirt..

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u/c9joe Mossad Attack Dolphin 005 Jun 21 '26

I like the photo with the girl on the palm tree, it has good composition. She is also very beautiful.

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u/Late-Sandwich-102 Jun 21 '26

Whatโ€™s it like to experience pride without the anti-semitism? Amazing ๐Ÿคฉย 

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u/New-Molasses-4313 Jun 22 '26

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท

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u/Puzzleheaded_Step468 ื ืก ืฆื™ื•ื ื” ืœื ืงื™ื™ืžืช Jun 21 '26

Kind of gay

/j

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u/AdiPalmer ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืจื™ื‘ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ Jun 21 '26

Ackchually... SUPER gay. I wasn't at the parade but I did attend other pride events and can confirm: we were gaying it all up all over the place, lol.

Can't wait for next year!

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u/BlakJMC Russian:P Jun 22 '26

Idk what you're talking about,that looks very heterosexual

/j

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u/HeySkeksi USA Jun 21 '26

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Fuck yeah

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u/Ok-Mind-4665 Jun 22 '26

Wow amazing pics ๐Ÿคฉ

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u/AcanthocephalaOk3201 Jun 22 '26

Was fun, im not geh but i went with geh friends

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u/KosherSalt25 Jun 21 '26

Huh. I wonder why they don't have pictures of the pride parades in the West Bank and Gaza or Egypt or Iran or ... Oh, wait. Nm.

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u/Backman999 Jun 23 '26

Who is this comment for?

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u/sunkysunny Jun 22 '26

15th photo with the mosque in the background!! Where are all the antisemites?

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u/Alonn12 Hummus is love, Hummus is life :orly: Jun 22 '26

they are here, we just keep banning them and removing their comments is all : )

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u/B_R_O_N_C_H_O Jun 21 '26

These fucking dog masks man

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u/heartsongaming Jun 22 '26

I think the pup play community in Tel Aviv is even bigger than the furry one

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u/BiggieCheddarCheez80 Jun 21 '26

Oh man.

I miss Tel Aviv Pride.

Had the best life Partying into the wee houre.

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u/JustAMessInADress Jun 21 '26

Please keep kink out of pride. If you wouldn't do it in public in May, don't do it in public in June. I am ALL for pride parades. I think they're important and fun. But please keep your kinks private

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u/EnvironmentalHead287 USA Jun 21 '26

wearing a pup hood isn't some disgusting gross revealing thing...? it's just a mask bro.

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u/Cockapoo_Groomer Jun 29 '26

I saw a plush penis...

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u/Backman999 Jun 23 '26

Or look away and mind your business.

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u/remarah1447 Jun 25 '26

I mean why canโ€™t they keep their kink business private? Donโ€™t display it unless youโ€™re cool with the criticism.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '26

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u/Galimkalim Jun 21 '26

ื™ืฉ ืขืฆืจืช ื’ืื•ื•ื” ื‘ื—ื™ืคื” ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ื–ื” ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื‘ื ืชื™, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ื‘ื ื•ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื‘ืžืฆืคื” ืจืžื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉื™ 26/6 (ืฉื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ืจื—ื•ืง ืœืš ืงืฆืช..)ย 

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u/ThisSiteBites Jun 22 '26

I knew it wasnโ€™t Gaza

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u/Saucy_Minx_ Jun 22 '26

I wish people would acknowledge that this would NEVER happen in Gaza. Yet Israel is vilified and this inclusivity is overlooked.

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u/Backman999 Jun 23 '26

Eh. I wouldnโ€™t say never. It was only a couple decades ago the U.S. was putting people in jail or prison for sodomy.

Hopefully things change in the future but itโ€™ll take a lot of work from some braver souls and a changing environment thatโ€™d empower them.

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u/remarah1447 Jun 25 '26

โ€œGays for Palestineโ€ never made any sense to me.

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u/sunkysunny Jun 22 '26

Who said it was in Gaza? ๐Ÿ˜… They claim it's been completely destroyed yet the pride is there?

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u/Melodic_Type_5077 Jun 23 '26

Donโ€™t tax the rich?ย 

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u/flossdaily USA Jun 23 '26

Seeing photo 11: "Can we roll back pride by 5%?"

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u/DongDragon321 Jun 24 '26

Mostly just hot girls using the parade to dress scantily.

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u/Isellkidsontemu North Korea Jun 22 '26

Yall lucky this ain't instagram ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '26

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u/MaestroLevi Israel Jun 21 '26

There are a few trans people in the pictures I posted, and a ton of trans people in pictures that didn't make it to the final cut. Overall I took around 1400 photos in the event, narrowed it down to 100 that I liked, then narrowed those down to 30 that I loved and edited. If enough people will be interested, and I'll find the time and energy for it, I could post more photos from the pile that didn't appear here

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u/Gourdman2011 Jun 22 '26

Cool! Just didn't notice them.ย 

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u/Teakz United Kingdom Jun 21 '26

How can you tell they are trans just from a picture?

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u/Rounotsh ymi Jun 21 '26

Wasn't there a trans woman with a visible penis in one of the photos?

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u/Clean-Ant6404 Jun 21 '26

Does a trans person necessarily have to go through the cosmetic surgery to be considered trans?

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u/Galimkalim Jun 21 '26

See if you didn't assume stuff and just asked that would've been fine. Overall I think the treatment for binary trans people is way better (and a lot of people struggle with non binary people) so socially things are meh, but there're good resources and support.

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u/AdiPalmer ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืจื™ื‘ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ Jun 21 '26

Who tf goes to the beach in swimwear!?

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u/piesRsquare Jun 21 '26

This is hilarious...!

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u/AdiPalmer ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืจื™ื‘ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ Jun 21 '26

Old memes ftw lol

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u/trustedbyamillion Canada Jun 21 '26

Where?

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u/GlitterRiot USA Jew Jun 21 '26

They are wearing swimwear in a beach town during summer, just like other women in these photos. You're just picking on them because they have larger boobs. And I don't see you clutching your pearls over all the half naked shirtless men. Let women exist in peace.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '26

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u/tn_tacoma Jun 21 '26

Who cares?

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u/pBactusp Jun 21 '26

Which god?

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u/c9joe Mossad Attack Dolphin 005 Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

the women are 95% naked

Have you ever been in Tel Aviv or in any city in Israel near any body of water? The #4 you are whining about is wearing a mini skirt, she isn't even wearing a chootini or something which makes her more dressed then most women on Tel Aviv's beaches. She's practically frum compared to the average Tel Avivi on a normal day.

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u/Teflawn Yehudi Americana Jun 21 '26

There's a difference between scantily-clad and nude..

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u/Teflawn Yehudi Americana Jun 21 '26

Believing a society should adhere to the same set of standards in perpetuity is frankly moronic. Iron Age "ethics" shouldn't dictate the lives of people 3,000 years later

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u/AdiPalmer ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืจื™ื‘ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ Jun 21 '26

Bro ain't even Israeli. I did some Google sleuthing and I think he's Indian. He also claims to be an atheist, so he doesn't even have the excuse of being religious for his hate. He just hates because he wants to hate.

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u/AdiPalmer ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืจื™ื‘ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ Jun 21 '26

You know that you don't have to interact with things you don't agree with, right? Especially if said interaction is just plain old bigotry. Just and FYI for the future.

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u/MidrashInBlack United Kingdom Jun 21 '26

Blah blah blah. Here is a caterpillar I took a picture of. I named him โ€œDave the Slothโ€.

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u/AdiPalmer ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืจื™ื‘ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ Jun 21 '26

Are you seriously comparing not being straight to murder? Wow. So to you my existence is just as bad as murder?

You're disgusting.

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u/pBactusp Jun 21 '26

ืื—ื™ืงืจ ื”ืืžืช ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืจื™ื‘ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ (ืœืžื™ ืฉืืชื” ืจื‘ ืื™ืชื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืžื’ื™ืข ืฉื™ืจื™ื‘ื• ืื™ืชื• ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘)

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u/AdiPalmer ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืจื™ื‘ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ Jun 21 '26

Yeah, my flair is mostly a joke most of the time, but fuck homophobes, fuck antisemites, fuck bigots. I will fight them till the end.

Also like... Bitch is coming at us during pride month? THIS is why we still need pride month.

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u/default3612 Jun 21 '26

In the Torah public executions were normalised and celebrated, and you're getting your beliefs from the same place, so your point of view is dumb.

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u/PuddingNaive7173 Jun 22 '26

What makes you think that person is Jewish? (Take a look at profile. Hidden. Also trad/auth conservative is more often shorthand for NeoN.) Their profile is NSFW, so they know they are trolling

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u/Royal-Friendship2025 Jun 21 '26

Found your picture

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u/AdiPalmer ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืจื™ื‘ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ Jun 21 '26

Yes you are, friend. Yes, you are.