5fish
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Marches can be acts of intimidation like Northern Ireland Marching Season and in Jerusalem Flag March. The majority marches through minority areas to remind them who is boss, to remind them who lost and who won, to remind them who is the conquered and powerless. These marches are acts of intimidation and bigotry... The march in Jerusalem and the marches in Northern Ireland are no different in purpose and motivation.
Here in Jerusalem...
Jerusalem Day
Jerusalem Day is meant to celebrate Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem, home to the Old City and its sensitive holy sites, in the 1967 Mideast war. But the annual event is widely perceived as provocative, as hardline nationalist Israelis, guarded by police, march through the Damascus Gate of the Old City and through the Muslim Quarter to the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray..
Here in Northern Ireland...
en.wikipedia.org
The marching season Northern Ireland
The "marching season" generally refers to the months April to August in Northern Ireland and includes marches by groups such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Apprentice Boys of Derry, and the Royal Black Institution as well as the Orange Order. The Orange Order is arguably the most active marching group.
Parade opponents in Drumcree and elsewhere have put forward several arguments against the parades:
That they are sectarian regardless of their route
That they celebrate the defeat of Irish Catholicism
That when they go through Catholic areas, they are particularly insulting and triumphalist
That they cause serious inconvenience to residents, as roads must be closed and, in particularly contentious areas, access to the roads denied
One observer has even argued that the Orange Institution and its demonstrations deny Nationalists and Catholics their human rights.[7]
Here...
The Orange Order and its supporters have countered that:
The parades are not sectarian, and that any sectarian activity or violence is perpetuated by outsiders and "hangers-on" over whom the Order has no control
That inconvenience is caused mostly by the need for police to protect marchers from the violence of their opponents
That the disputes are not actually about parading, but are a way for republicans to attack Protestantism.
They have also argued that they have a fundamental "right to march"—that any group should be able to walk down "the Queen's highway" without interference. In practice, however, the Order has tended to oppose marches by republicans and other "disloyal" groups on the grounds that there is no right to parade sedition.
Here in Jerusalem...
Jerusalem Day
Jerusalem Day is meant to celebrate Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem, home to the Old City and its sensitive holy sites, in the 1967 Mideast war. But the annual event is widely perceived as provocative, as hardline nationalist Israelis, guarded by police, march through the Damascus Gate of the Old City and through the Muslim Quarter to the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray..
Here in Northern Ireland...
Orange walk - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
The marching season Northern Ireland
The "marching season" generally refers to the months April to August in Northern Ireland and includes marches by groups such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Apprentice Boys of Derry, and the Royal Black Institution as well as the Orange Order. The Orange Order is arguably the most active marching group.
Parade opponents in Drumcree and elsewhere have put forward several arguments against the parades:
That they are sectarian regardless of their route
That they celebrate the defeat of Irish Catholicism
That when they go through Catholic areas, they are particularly insulting and triumphalist
That they cause serious inconvenience to residents, as roads must be closed and, in particularly contentious areas, access to the roads denied
One observer has even argued that the Orange Institution and its demonstrations deny Nationalists and Catholics their human rights.[7]
Here...
The Orange Order and its supporters have countered that:
The parades are not sectarian, and that any sectarian activity or violence is perpetuated by outsiders and "hangers-on" over whom the Order has no control
That inconvenience is caused mostly by the need for police to protect marchers from the violence of their opponents
That the disputes are not actually about parading, but are a way for republicans to attack Protestantism.
They have also argued that they have a fundamental "right to march"—that any group should be able to walk down "the Queen's highway" without interference. In practice, however, the Order has tended to oppose marches by republicans and other "disloyal" groups on the grounds that there is no right to parade sedition.
