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J'lem Open House seeks permit to hold gay pride parade in June
By Haaretz Staff

The Jerusalem Open House asked police Sunday to approve holding the annual gay pride parade in the capital on June 21.

The group wants the parade's thousands of participants to march from Independence Park in the city center to Liberty Bell Park near the German Colony.

In its request, the Open House stressed that the parade is essential to what they called "the preservation of the rule of law in Israel in general, and in Jerusalem in particular."
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Last year's gay pride parade in Jerusalem was initially delayed due to the second Lebanon war. The plans to reschedule the parade faced tough opposition from ultra-Orthodox leaders, as well as outbreaks of rioting in the capital. Eventually, organizers and ultra-Orthodox leaders agreed to cancel the parade and replace it with a rally in Givat Ram.

The Open House's director general, Noa Satat, said Sunday that this year the organization is determined to hold the parade on the date in which gay pride parades are traditionally held around the world.

"I believe that this year there will again be an attempt to silence the community through violence, but we will not surrender to it," she said. "It is the right of the proud community to march, and the police's job to defend those who follow the law from those who break it."

Satat added that the Open House has been conducting a dialogue with ultra-Orthodox representatives for some time. She said she believes that final approval for the parade will be given by the High Court of Justice, adding that the Open house is prepared for a legal battle should police fail to approve the parade.

Jerusalem Police sources said the request has been received and is being examined.
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  1.   Gay/queer spectacle. 19:39  |  Avraham 11/03/07
  2.   gay parade 20:09  |  ari 11/03/07
  3.   parade esential to the preservation 20:26  |  yahn goodey 11/03/07
  4.   #1 20:33  |  From the Moon 11/03/07
  5.   pathetic self-discrimination 20:38  |  Sjoerd 11/03/07
  6.   Another try? 21:30  |  Carl Mathis 11/03/07
  7.   to all you homophobes 21:57  |  TAL 11/03/07
  8.   Bring Sodom to Jerusalem. What an absolutely splendid debacle. 23:15  |  Yacov 11/03/07
  9.   #7 TAL: So hold your parade in Sodom. 23:17  |  Yacov 11/03/07
  10.   Tal, as a Jew we love you 00:16  |  Dave 12/03/07
  11.   Response to 7 00:20  |  Barak 12/03/07
  12.   No to Parde in Jerusalem 00:45  |  Nephtaly 12/03/07
  13.   A complete fiasco 00:53  |  Nephtaly 12/03/07
  14.   Hey Sjoerd 00:53  |  pia 12/03/07
  15.   Democracy, not Theocracy! 01:00  |  Boris 12/03/07
  16.   Gay Pride Parades in USA 01:07  |  Tamarah 12/03/07
  17.   the parade should and must happen,,,, 01:09  |  arthur 12/03/07
  18.   #7 Tal 01:10  |  Deborah 12/03/07
  19.   Tal we are with you 01:12  |  arthur 12/03/07
  20.   the rule of law in Israel.... 01:18  |  Blogowitz 12/03/07
  21.   gays to grab headlines again 01:43  |  consorts 12/03/07
  22.   Homosexuals are never satisfied 02:27  |  Anne Coulter 12/03/07
  23.   Tamarah 02:35  |  Boris 12/03/07
  24.   Brethren 02:51  |  W 12/03/07
  25.   How come there is no such parades in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egyp 03:16  |  Tom 12/03/07
  26.   Response to # 8 sorry but i reject your religious values 07:34  |  TAL 12/03/07
  27.   Democracy 11:29  |  Ralph 12/03/07
  28.   TAL the intolerant 11:47  |  Jack 12/03/07
  29.   TAL: Why won`t gays parade in Mecca or the Vatican? 12:04  |  Yacov 12/03/07
  30.   Not a good idea 12:11  |  Nicole 12/03/07
  31.   #15 Boris: Sodomy is not a criteria for democracy. 12:17  |  Yacov 12/03/07
  32.   TRANSFER IT TO RAMALLAH THIS YEARS 12:18  |  paul harris 12/03/07
  33.   Reply to # 29 well duh ! 12:33  |  TAL 12/03/07
  34.   A little bit disappointing reactions: 12:46  |  Herbert 12/03/07
  35.   #33 TAL 13:03  |  Itsik 12/03/07
  36.   no displays of lifestyle other than my own 13:51  |  judah 12/03/07
  37.   Sad, sick, stupid people 14:26  |  Anabel 12/03/07
  38.   Sad, sick, stupid people 14:26  |  Anabel 12/03/07
  39.   Anne Coulter #22: 14:34  |  Psalm 12/03/07
  40.   Tal we support you! 14:34  |  the pope 12/03/07
  41.   Nepthtaly #12: May YHWH show you mercy. 14:54  |  Psalm 12/03/07
  42.   #7 TAL 15:03  |  alonitzafoni 12/03/07
  43.   We march in Jerusalem... 15:28  |  Marisa Elana 12/03/07
  44.   JERUSALEM: END TIME SODOM?! 15:32  |  Psalm 12/03/07
  45.   Just an excuse by parade people to cause trouble 15:39  |  SHIMON 12/03/07
  46.   ONLY POINT OF THIS PARADE IS TO CAUSE TROUBLE AND BOTHER PEOPLE 15:40  |  SHIMON 12/03/07
  47.   Marisa Elana "why u really march" 15:44  |  SHIMON 12/03/07
  48.   Marisa Elana "why u really march" (part 2) 15:45  |  SHIMON 12/03/07
  49.   Saudi INITIATIVE TO HOLD PARADE IN MECCA 16:14  |  B 12/03/07
  50.   God will destroy Jerusalem? 16:22  |  Regev 12/03/07
  51.   Anabel...you are kidding, right? 16:46  |  Jack 12/03/07
  52.   good luck to israeli gays/lesbians 16:49  |  alan 12/03/07
  53.   Why every year? (2) 16:51  |  David 12/03/07
  54.   TAL #33: The Capital City for Gays Is NOT JERUSALEM 17:33  |  Psalm 12/03/07
  55.   Why not in Jerusalem? Vatican was beautiful. 18:33  |  Tatiana 12/03/07
  56.   NO to gay pride, YES to gay rights 18:51  |  Lior 12/03/07
  57.   Religoius most Intolerant 18:57  |  Laila 12/03/07
  58.   Shimon - get over it 18:57  |  Josh Goldman 12/03/07
  59.   G-d created me gay 19:17  |  David 12/03/07
  60.   Jerusalem is holy - and so are PEOPLE 19:21  |  Emmy 12/03/07
  61.   To Religeous Fanatics Everywhere... 19:22  |  B`Galil 12/03/07
  62.   No to perversion 19:30  |  Brod 12/03/07
  63.   Its not a matter of rights, but of common decency 19:44  |  SHIMON 12/03/07
  64.   Thank you David.....well said #59 19:46  |  SHIMON 12/03/07
  65.   how can u march for respect while disrepecting who u march before 19:47  |  SHIMON 12/03/07
  66.   Tel Aviv is THE city for such a parade, NOT J`lem. 20:02  |  Sara 12/03/07
  67.   to SHIMON 20:10  |  the pope 12/03/07
  68.   to Sara the nudist 20:13  |  the pope 12/03/07
  69.   pope....thats exactly the point 20:23  |  SHIMON 12/03/07
  70.   Help from the Ambassador in El Salvador 20:35  |  Zip 12/03/07
  71.   to SHIMON 20:43  |  the pope 12/03/07
  72.   The Orthodox do parade every day! 20:47  |  ChederGirl 12/03/07
  73.   Thank you ChederGirl; that exactly what 21:01  |  the pope 12/03/07
  74.   pope...not getting the point 21:25  |  SHIMON 12/03/07
  75.   `G-d does not make mistakes.` marisa #43 22:20  |  ben dover 12/03/07
  76.   # 7 Tal - Thanks for your message 22:26  |  Frederique 12/03/07
  77.   Are THEY back? Could it really be deja vu all over again ! 22:29  |  Wendy 12/03/07
  78.   # 31 Yacov 22:37  |  Frederique 12/03/07
  79.   Again ?!? 23:51  |  RAB 12/03/07
  80.   To No.1 00:05  |  Just Is 13/03/07
  81.   this entire issue is about respect 00:19  |  JDM 13/03/07
  82.   Gay is White-Wash for Homosexual 00:51  |  Bash`em 13/03/07
  83.   for RAB and Shimon 01:20  |  Josh 13/03/07
  84.   #7 Parade Freely 02:07  |  Alex 13/03/07
  85.   Scientists are working on a cure for homosexuality 02:42  |  Anne Coulter 13/03/07
  86.   WWJD? 03:58  |  MushroomBoi 13/03/07
  87.   Dear "Anne Coulter" 04:01  |  Mushroomboi 13/03/07
  88.   RE: respect... 04:19  |  Marisa Elana 13/03/07
  89.   Keep It Gay, Keep It Gay, Keep It Gay 04:43  |  Bialystock and Bloom 13/03/07
  90.   good luck to them 04:45  |  joshua 13/03/07
  91.   #85 Anne Coulter 05:02  |  Racon-tour 13/03/07
  92.   #87 Mushroomboi 05:07  |  Racon-tour 13/03/07
  93.   these gays want to defile the HOLY LAND. 05:11  |  maria 13/03/07
  94.   Its God who gives us rights and its men who pervert them.END 05:18  |  morning dew 13/03/07
  95.   RE: good luck to them?? 06:10  |  RAB 13/03/07
  96.   Response to Boris 06:11  |  Tamarah 13/03/07
  97.   #94 Maria 07:20  |  Racon-tour 13/03/07
  98.   PINK TRIANGLE & YELLOW STAR AT AUSCHWITZ 08:23  |  Gay n Jewish 13/03/07
  99.   I wish more than anything I was NOT gay 08:33  |  Robert 13/03/07
  100.   To the Pope 08:54  |  Sara 13/03/07
  101.   To Chedergirl : you have a point there, but 08:59  |  Sara 13/03/07
  102.   #85 Anne Coulter 09:03  |  Sara 13/03/07
  103.   Robert #99 : Amen to that ! 09:06  |  Sara 13/03/07
  104.   re: Fake Anne Coulter 09:37  |  Efox 13/03/07
  105.   Deliberate Provocation 09:40  |  Efox 13/03/07
  106.   re: maria 09:43  |  Efox 13/03/07
  107.   re: joshua 09:46  |  Efox 13/03/07
  108.   re: Gay n Jewish 09:51  |  Efox 13/03/07
  109.   re: Tatiana 09:53  |  Efox 13/03/07
  110.   I Have Heard Too Much Of You TAL 09:55  |  Efox 13/03/07
  111.   re:efox 10:41  |  Sydney Braham 13/03/07
  112.   @ Gay n Jewish #98 - "Jews shouldnt descriminate... 12:45  |  René Fries 13/03/07
  113.   Why not Mecca? 15:36  |  ChederGirl 13/03/07
  114.   to SHIMON, I am a Jerusalem resident and 16:47  |  the pope 13/03/07
  115.   MushroonBoi 18:25  |  Psalm 13/03/07
  116.   Robert #99: My heart bleeds for you... 18:49  |  Psalm 13/03/07
  117.   I ridicule NO ONE for their faith. 18:58  |  Marisa Elana 13/03/07
  118.   to Sara 20:25  |  the pope 13/03/07
  119.   think before you hate 21:20  |  cameron 22/05/07
  120.   the proud pride marches on 23:21  |  lea 28/05/07
  121.   Jerusalem is modest 23:26  |  Lea 28/05/07
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