Top Israeli court refuses to ban Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade event !
Top Israeli court refuses to ban Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade event
Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition to ban this year’s Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, an annual event that has been the focus of violent controversy in the Holy City in the past.
The petition, submitted by a group of hardline Jewish activists, called the parade scheduled for Thursday a “provocation.”
Jerusalem municipality had also objected to the event, with city spokesman Gidi Schmerling warning that it “harms social relations.”
But the court said in its ruling that the organizers of the event declared that they did not intend the parade to be provocative.
In 2005 an ultra-orthodox Jew stabbed three participants and was subsequently sentenced to 12 years in prison.
The following year the venue was switched to a sports stadium following violent protests by ultra-orthodox Jews and rightwing opponents who consider the event “a profanity” of the Holy City.
Last year about 2,500 gays and activists marched down King David Street despite protests by thousands of people.
Jerusalem Open House, the gay rights group organizing the event, said the parade would put Jerusalem and Israel “to the true test of democracy and civil rights.”
“Though we expect the struggle to be tough, we will not let the threats of violence silence us or challenge Israeli democracy,” the group said in a statement.
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Message to Gay people: You have the right to march and speak your mind in a respectful way. You do not have the right to march in a speedo making out with a guy while stroking another mans banana hamock in front of children. Gte with the program, people would be equaly as offened by stright people doing those things. Its not the Gay part people get mad at its the public display of being a ****** deviant.
It sounds like the gay organizers are willing to compromise and go easy on the ****** freak shows. I hope the parade organizers do keep their word and won't turn it into a freak show of deviance just for the hell of it, like most pride parades around the world. This will build better relationship with the public, and the orthodox are already planning a different approach of just ignoring them.
Originally Posted by Parx400
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You are surprised eureeka? The court can't ban it because there's no law against it.
and why they should have banned it?they have the rigth to march,the same as every israel citizen,i approve of it
Careful...you might well be on to something here.
Its more about how they march that upsets people.
so?if they are upset,its not my problem,im upset about many things here in israel,and i dont go in a wild rampage,breaking things and burning,and i work,pay my taxes and served in the army
What has that got to do with protesting homo****** parades in Jerusalem?
much
the gay parade,is not violent and should not bother anyone
the problem is that certain groups here dont whant to accept that this is a democracy and they should respect that
Violence has nothing to do with the issue of protesting homo parades.
Furthermore, is Israel a democracy?
If it is then when the demographic bomb goes off there will certainly be no gay parades.
yes,israel is a democracy,maybe not the most perfect one,but it is,in the future,.i dont know what will hapen,i dont have the crystal ball,i talk about now
Some people get offended by men kissing. I get offende by people in overt religious garb. Cut those damned curly sideburns hippies
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