Thousands dance in streets at annual Tel Aviv gay pride parade - Haaretz

Last update - 03:49 09/06/2007

Thousands dance in streets at annual Tel Aviv gay pride parade

By Haaretz Service

Thousands of people on Friday attended Tel Aviv's gay pride Parade, Israel Radio reported.

The event, first marked in Tel Aviv in 1998 with a small gathering on Sheinkin Street, has since grown into a colorful celebration that draws tens of thousands of people every year.

The parade's route started at Rabin Square, followed Ibn Gavirol, Arlozorov and Hayarkon streets and ended in a beach-side party at Gordon Beach.

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Traffic and parking was prohibited along the route since early Friday morning, and only reopened at 16.

While in Tel Aviv the parade has become a regular fixture on the municipal calendar, Jerusalem's gay pride parade has been a matter of fierce contention, pitting gay and civil rights groups against a coalition of Jewish, Christian and Muslim organizations.

Last year, Jerusalem's parade was almost canceled due to fears of violence from anti-gay protestors.

In a last minute compromise the event was eventually downscaled and held in a closed stadium.

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1.	Well, where are all the proud religious zionists?	10:18	\|	Mark B.	08/06/07

2.	Better in TA than Jerusalem	11:57	\|	Jason Phagotte	08/06/07

3.	First We Take TA ... Then We Take J`lem	12:09	\|	Rowan Berkeley	08/06/07

4.	What`s the big parade?	13:09	\|	Nik Miller	08/06/07

5.	#3	13:36	\|	Doodoo	08/06/07

6.	Gay Pride	15:01	\|	Michael	08/06/07

7.	Predjudice	15:17	\|	David Rutstein	08/06/07

8.	Hooray! Lets cheer for un-holiness in the holy land!	15:35	\|	Dan	08/06/07

9.	Mark B	16:05	\|	Nadia	08/06/07

10.	To No 3 :Rowen , How?	16:23	\|	S Judah	08/06/07

11.	6 Michael - most people don`t care	16:35	\|	S Judah	08/06/07

12.	4Nik, exactly my sentiments. "Much ado about nothing"	16:58	\|	common sense	08/06/07

13.	israel surrounded by enemies/and we slap G-D`s face?	17:02	\|	yahn goodey	08/06/07

14.	Haaretz propaganda	17:11	\|	Gene	08/06/07

15.	to 4	17:13	\|	United Jerusalem	08/06/07

16.	#3 You take cities where you can, but not Moscow and some	17:14	\|	ILSupporter	08/06/07

17.	To #6 re Pride	17:23	\|	Major R	08/06/07

18.	#6 michael says all people WHO SUFFER PREJUDICE SHOULD PARADE	17:25	\|	paul harris	08/06/07

19.	to #1	17:33	\|	tony	08/06/07

20.	Better at the bottom of the Meditierranean than in Tel Aviv	17:40	\|	Josh Arad	08/06/07

21.	gay pride??	17:42	\|	Sebastian	08/06/07

22.	WHY DONT YOU CALL IT HOMOSEXUAL PARADE?	17:43	\|	Dave	08/06/07

23.	Fiddling While Rome Burns	17:52	\|	Abu Freddy Mercury	08/06/07

24.	Good	17:54	\|	Tom	08/06/07

25.	Gay Pride - Michael	18:01	\|	Elihu	08/06/07

26.	I knew this article would bring the bigots out of the woods.	18:40	\|	anti-racist	08/06/07

27.	16# reply for Josh Arad	18:44	\|	danalogue	08/06/07

28.	open democracy	18:49	\|	Jacob	08/06/07

29.	I`m glad somebody is having fun	18:54	\|	Moishe Perlman	08/06/07

30.	Unbelievable!	19:07	\|	Aliza	08/06/07

31.	A symbol of a liberal democracy	19:27	\|	Man	08/06/07

32.	Opposing the gayness is mark of a lunatic	19:30	\|	izzy d	08/06/07

33.	35# to brod	19:36	\|	danalogue	08/06/07

34.	Give them Equal Rights then no need for a parade	19:45	\|	Laila	08/06/07

35.	to Yossi from Brooklin	19:49	\|	the Pope	08/06/07

36.	34/37: Read then comment	19:49	\|	S Judah	08/06/07

37.	to 31 anti-rasist	19:51	\|	Michael	08/06/07

38.	to Abu Freddy Mercury	19:56	\|	the Pope	08/06/07

39.	freedom limits	19:59	\|	khalil taifour	08/06/07

40.	Gay Parade	20:03	\|	richie cowen	08/06/07

41.	Thank God	20:22	\|	Tali	08/06/07

42.	?????? too far	20:24	\|	Sunny Barkats	08/06/07

43.	Gay pride feat. Moshe	20:27	\|	Sebastian	08/06/07

44.	C`est La Vie!	20:39	\|	Chaval	08/06/07

45.	Macho Pride	20:44	\|	PBB	08/06/07

46.	gay pride	20:55	\|	the cambridge five	08/06/07

47.	wish i was there	21:01	\|	brent	08/06/07

48.	#16 "Haaretz propaganda" - there were 20,000 participants	21:04	\|	Tal	08/06/07

49.	gay parade	21:05	\|	Mark	08/06/07

50.	gay pride...	21:15	\|	bernie	08/06/07

51.	Thanks to our Lebanese friends...	21:25	\|	Ariel Sion	08/06/07

52.	#1 Mark, look around, YOU live in the Arab State of Eurabia.	21:35	\|	Phil	08/06/07

53.	Heatherross	22:13	\|	Fagidy Jew	08/06/07

54.	There is still hope for this country.	22:17	\|	Andreas	08/06/07

55.	So sad...	22:49	\|	Matt	08/06/07

56.	Look on the bright side: Israel is Free!	02:16	\|	Yered Shmuel	09/06/07

57.	I agree with Laila # 34	04:10	\|	Alicia	09/06/07

58.	To Jacob in DC	18:46	\|	John	09/06/07

59.	Gay Pride in Tel Aviv	05:12	\|	John	10/06/07

60.	My message to Christians (inc. John) & Muslims	03:08	\|	Yaakov	18/06/07