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Monday July 24, 2006
Jerusalem WorldPride Parade Cancelled Due to Israeli-Lebanese Violence
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By Gudrun Schultz
JERUSALEM,
Israel, July 24, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Homosexual activists will
not march through the streets of Jerusalem this year, after officials
announced the cancellation of the WorldPride 2006 parade yesterday.
Jerusalem police told organizers they would not have the forces
available to ensure the security of the gay pride march, the central
event of the weeklong festival scheduled for August 6 to 12.
Although escalating violence between Israel and Lebanon was officially
cited as the reason behind the cancellation, officials admitted the
volatile situation gave them an excuse to ban the controversial event,
reported the Jerusalem Post today. Earlier this month Jerusalem police
responded to protests against the festival by saying the event would
likely be moved to Tel Aviv.
Smaller indoor events, however, including a concert and a film festival, will go
on as planned “in format that is sensitive to the situation” a
statement by festival organizer Open House said, according to Ynet News.
Opponents of the festival have said the cancellation of the parade is
not enough, and they intend to keep working to shut down all planned
events.
“This is not a significant victory for those who want Jerusalem to be a
moral haven, and to have one week of militant homosexual activities in
the city is not acceptable,” Rabbi Yehuda Levin of the Orthodox
‘Rabbinical Alliance of America’ and the ‘Union of Orthodox Rabbis of
the US and Canada’ told the Jerusalem Post. The New York Rabbi has led
an international campaign against the event.
The choice of Jerusalem as the location of WorldPride caused an outcry from Jewish, Muslim and Christian
leaders in Jerusalem and around the world, who condemned the homosexual
celebration as a deliberate offence toward the millions of faithful
worldwide who regard Jerusalem as a holy city.
A majority of Jerusalem’s citizens are opposed to the festival—a poll
conducted last year showed three quarters of respondents felt the event
should be kept out of the holy city.
WorldPride organizers targeted Jerusalem as the city of choice for the
event after holding the 2000 festival in Rome. The demonstration was
initially scheduled to take place last year, but after strong protests
by opponents the event was postponed at the last minute, with
organizers citing upheaval due to the Israeli pullout from the Gaza
strip.
See previous LifeSiteNews coverage:
Middle East Hostilities May Cancel Homosexual ‘WorldPride’ in Jerusalem
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/jul/06071904.html
Israeli Rabbi Calls Palestinians To Join In Protecting Holy Land From Gay Activism
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/jun/06062208.html
International Religious Outcry Close to Booting Gay Pride from Holy City of Jerusalem
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/jul/06070702.html
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