Can you imagine if it was Muslims who engaged in such public and blatant hate crimes against gays and lesbians? And do you notice that this story didn't get much coverage?

"As the news spread online that an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man had stabbed six people at Jerusalem’s annual Gay Pride Parade on Thursday, accompanied by terrifying images of the attack, critics of Israel were quick to argue that the rampage undermined the country’s self-image as a bastion of tolerance in the region."  But the New York Times manages to as always muddies the water by invoking this sentence: ""There has also been criticism from Muslim and Christian quarters in the past."  What on earth does this have to do with the attack?  I mean, if the suspects are unknown, I would understand. But we know the identify of the attacker and he is NOT Christian or Muslim.

PS As for the "self-image" of Israel, it is a work of fantasy.  Israelis could be engaged of massacre of children and their image at that point would be one of peace and harmony.