Ultra-Orthodox Jews Will Not Protest Jerusalem Gay Pride ’08
by Kilian Melloy
EDGE, Boston
In contrast to previous years, Ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders have decided that they will not protest this year’s Pride Parade in Jerusalem, scheduled for June 26.
Said Jerusalem Open House Executive Director Yonatan Gher, "We have met with many public leaders of the haredi and Orthodox communities to promote understanding and especially to prevent unnecessary violence in the city."
But even as Pride organizers and their conservative religious opponents managed to make overtures toward quelling further violence, the country’s politicians sought to ban the parade through legislative means.
While the Ultra-orthodox say they intend to stay away from the parade and not to mount protests, the politicians have said that they will step into the gap, with plans to gather in ten places around Jerusalem on June 26 to demonstrate in protest of the Pride event.
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EDGE, Boston
In contrast to previous years, Ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders have decided that they will not protest this year’s Pride Parade in Jerusalem, scheduled for June 26.
Said Jerusalem Open House Executive Director Yonatan Gher, "We have met with many public leaders of the haredi and Orthodox communities to promote understanding and especially to prevent unnecessary violence in the city."
But even as Pride organizers and their conservative religious opponents managed to make overtures toward quelling further violence, the country’s politicians sought to ban the parade through legislative means.
While the Ultra-orthodox say they intend to stay away from the parade and not to mount protests, the politicians have said that they will step into the gap, with plans to gather in ten places around Jerusalem on June 26 to demonstrate in protest of the Pride event.
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