Israel pride parade

Police prepare for the arrival of 60, participants for Tel Aviv Pride Parade

A total of 1, police officers, alongside hundreds of volunteers, the city’s SLA unit, security personnel, stewards, and municipal police, will be on hand to ensure the event runs smoothly.

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Tel Aviv Pride Parade canceled amid fears of Iranian retaliation

Tel Aviv’s annual Pride Parade, one of the largest public events in Israel, has been canceled due to escalating security concerns following Israel’s overnight military offensive against Iran, officials announced Friday.

The cancellation comes amid fears of a large-scale Iranian response to Operation Rising Lion, launched by Israel prior Friday to target Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure. The IDF confirmed that over fighter jets struck multiple locations across Iran, including key nuclear sites and hideouts of senior military leaders, killing top Iranian commanders.

Israeli fighter jets pounding Iran's Natanz nuclear facility

Home Front Command guidelines, issued in response to the expected retaliation, have suspended all educational activities and banned common gatherings and nonessential function across the country until further notice. The Pride Parade, which typically draws hundreds of thousands of participants and spectators, was officially postponed along with other major events, i

Tel Aviv Pride parade cancelled after Israel attacks Iran

A long-time activist who was in Israel last month when its war with Iran began has returned to D.C.

Marty Rouse traveled to Israel on June 6 with the Jewish Federations of North America. The 5-day mission ended the night before the annual Tel Aviv Pride parade was scheduled to take place.

Mission participants met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and several LGBTQ activists in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. They visited the Western Wall, the Nova Music Festival site, and Nir Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel that is less than a mile from the country&#;s border with the Gaza Strip. Mission participants also visited Sderot, a city that is roughly a mile from the Hamas-controlled enclave, a veterans rehabilitation facility, a recent LGBTQ health center and the Aguda: The Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel in Tel Aviv.

Hamas militants on Oct. 7, , killed upwards of partygoers and kidnapped dozens more at the tune festival that was taking place at a campground near Re&#;im, a kibbutz that is roughly 10 miles southwest of Nir O

Thousands march in a subdued Jerusalem gay pride parade

JERUSALEM — Jerusalem on Thursday held its annual gay pride parade under adj security and with a subdued vibe, given the solemn mood in Israel after months of war.

LGBTQ supporters marched the streets of Jerusalem carrying rainbow flags, Israeli flags and yellow ribbons, a symbol for hostages still held in Gaza. Absent were the vibrant cheers and music that usually accompany the event.

Organizers estimated that 10, people marched. Police said some 2, officers were on guard.

The turnout was smaller than in previous years. Last year’s parade in Jerusalem was estimated to have drawn 30, people.

Netanel Shaler, executive director at Havruta, an LGBTQ group for those with a religious leaning, said the goal was to be sensitive to the overall security situation while still allowing people to march.

In a video interview with Israeli news website Ynet, Shaler said he was serving as a military reservist and was on a special leave to participate.

This year’s parade adopted the slogan “Born to be Free,” and was led in part by th