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Jerusalem officials to High Court: Gay parade desecrates holy city
By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Uri Lupolianski, Israel 

Jerusalem's mayor and city manager urged the High Court of Justice on Thursday to prevent the Gay Pride parade from taking place in the capital next Thursday, on the grounds that it would offend the public's sensibilities.

In a joint letter to the High Court, Mayor Uri Lupolianski and city manager Yair Ma'ayan wrote: "Past experience shows that the parade greatly offends, deliberately and unnecessarily, the feelings of Jews, Muslims and Christians, who view its sheer existence, and the blatant manner in which it takes place, as a desecration of the holy city and of the values with which they were raised."

The letter was sent in support of a petition on the matter filed by right-wing activists Baruch Marzel and Itamar Ben Gvir.
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Ma'ayan and Lupolianski stressed that their request contradicts the position of the municipality's legal counsel, Yossi Havilio, who favors holding the parade.

Havilio, who sent a separate response to the court, argued that the parade's organizers are making every effort not to offend the city's Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox communities.

"Based on the data presented to the municipality's legal counsel, there is no intention of having the parade pass through, or close to, neighborhoods largely populated by members of the ultra-Orthodox sector," Havilio wrote.

He added that the city is being guided by previous High Court rulings that said there is no reason to prevent the parade from taking place in Jerusalem.


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      1.   Nothing new 04:31  |  Josh 20/06/08
      2.   the court itself is a desecration 07:55  |  A thinking Jew 20/06/08
      3.   A lawyer betraying his client: Havilio 07:57  |  An MD 20/06/08
      4.   Change the headline: Lawyer lies to court 08:00  |  Jerusalemite 20/06/08
      5.   The Parade Is So Suitable to Secular Jews... 10:12  |  Dave 20/06/08
      6.   THIS YEAR IN JRS, NEXT YEAR IN JRS 10:16  |  TW 20/06/08
      7.   #6 Gays are the minority. Have respect for the Holy City. Men 10:47  |  ty 20/06/08
      8.   TW: spokeperson for a disapearing minority 11:26  |  Jew-girl 20/06/08
      9.   Changing my opinion on gays 11:37  |  DR D 20/06/08
      10.   LOL since when Lupoliansky cares about Christians and Muslims 11:51  |  the pope 20/06/08
      11.   Josh, right on. I went to the parade last year 11:56  |  Puhi 20/06/08
      12.   Haredi parade in TA 12:07  |  Mendie Gottstein 20/06/08
      13.   Dr D - thanks for entertaining me 12:16  |  Yael G 20/06/08
      14.   Lupo a Far Right Supporter 12:48  |  Yosef 20/06/08
      15.   Get over it 12:56  |  Sylvie 20/06/08
      16.   Do it off the streets 13:44  |  Motic 20/06/08
      17.   Re: Haredi parade in TA 13:46  |  Josh 20/06/08
      18.   Re spokesperson for a disappearing minority, jew-girl 14:30  |  Another Jewish Girl 20/06/08
      19.   # 7 ty 14:41  |  Axel 20/06/08
      20.   TO #2: homosexuality is not a Jewish "value", respect for life is 14:49  |  AliciaYasmeen 20/06/08
      21.   Haredi parade in Tel Aviv? 14:52  |  Slibovitz 20/06/08
      22.   I have no problem with gays. I do have a problem with people who 15:33  |  Freethinker 20/06/08
      23.   Unite the 3 major faiths in demonstration 15:33  |  Norm 20/06/08
      24.   To the demonstrators 15:58  |  Allon 20/06/08
      25.   The mullahs are at it again 16:59  |  Danny Antimulla 20/06/08
      26.   Religious Jews should go to Berlin... 17:01  |  Paul Henzen 20/06/08
      27.   Moses was GAY !! 18:22  |  Harry 20/06/08
      28.   Presence of zionists desecrates holy city. 19:42  |  John 20/06/08
      29.   To all Haters 19:53  |  Sar Chasm 20/06/08
      30.   What`s the Big Deal? Let them March. 20:22  |  MIKE 20/06/08
      31.   #16 Motek - Why Don`t We Do It In The Road 23:06  |  Slibovitz 20/06/08
      32.   #10 Nice point- rabid homophobia leading to interfaith dialogue 03:00  |  Aphemia 21/06/08
      33.   Death to Israel, Ensha ALLAH 03:00  |  Ahmed 21/06/08
      34.   Gay parade and Jewish settlements 04:41  |  David James Vickery 21/06/08
      35.   BECAUSE OF THIS "EXCEEDINGLY WICKED AND SINFUL" BEHAVIOR;THE... 04:47  |  glenna 21/06/08
      36.   The Capital of ALL Israel 06:00  |  Miluimnik 21/06/08
      37.   glenna, Gays can now marry in Callifornia. How come G-d.. 06:33  |  S.F. is lovely 21/06/08
      38.   IRAN HAS NO PART IN THE CITY OF DAVID;"FOR THE LORD HAS CHOSEN 06:53  |  glenna 21/06/08
      39.   #22 Freethinker, you are right on 07:43  |  hala 21/06/08
      40.   IOF VIOLENCE DESECRATES THE HOLY CITY! 08:00  |  Niva dos santos 21/06/08
      41.   The Holy City 09:41  |  Jim 21/06/08
      42.   #6 TW 09:50  |  Jim 21/06/08
      43.   #23 Norm` demonstration 10:06  |  Jim 21/06/08
      44.   #27 Harry 10:15  |  Jim 21/06/08
      45.   #36 Miluimnik 10:30  |  Jim 21/06/08
      46.   #38 glenna 10:40  |  Jijm 21/06/08
      47.   Gay against Jerusalem 11:16  |  Nephtaly 21/06/08
      48.   glenna 12:31  |  Axel 21/06/08
      49.   "respect for all life takes precedence."-Alicia. What a powerful 15:18  |  statement 21/06/08
      50.   Moses 18:57  |  MIKE 21/06/08
      51.   Another Jewish girl 00:10  |  Jewgirl 22/06/08
      52.   To jewgirl 20:05  |  Another Jewish Girl 22/06/08
      53.   #48 HE DID NOT COME WHEN JOSEPH WAS IN PRISON OR WHEN JOB 20:39  |  glenna 22/06/08
      54.   Arrogant assumptions#52 00:10  |  Jew-girl 23/06/08
      55.   Haaretz sensor favours orthodox or gays? 13:12  |  Ulf 23/06/08
      56.   ulf strikes again. 20:05  |  Call a spade a spade 23/06/08
      57.   #56 Desecration: Supreme court endorses! 20:43  |  Ulf 23/06/08
      58.   A One Day Event Is A Desecration 06:08  |  Kini Lazar 30/06/08
      59.   THOSE THINGS YOU SPEAK OF:VIOLENCE;ABUSE OF WOMEN;FIGHTING IN THE 17:06  |  glenna 01/07/08
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