Jerusalem Gay Pride rally held despite fanatical opposition and violent threats [video]
”By going ahead with the parade, we would have been as irresponsible as the religious extremists…. Jerusalem would have been set on fire.”
Jerusalem Gay Pride organizer Elena Canetti, explaining why a rally was held instead of a parade. It is said that far more police would have been required to protect a parade from ultra-Orthodox protesters and other anti-gay extremists in the “Holy City,” which would have left other parts of the city open to threats being made by Palestinian bombers. (CBS News)
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