UPDATE: Closed Event to Replace Gay Parade in Jerusalem on Friday
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“Parade organizers announced that the parade was officially cancelled, and pending final logistical arrangements the gay pride event will no longer consist of a march through Jerusalem’s streets, rather a closed event at the stadium at Hebrew University’s Givat Ram campus.”
High Court Expected to Give Ruling on Gay Parade Today, by Dan Izenberg (Jerusalem Post)
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If the court allows the parade to take place, the event will begin on Friday at 11 a.m. and end 45 minutes before Shabbat. The parade itself is expected to last 30-45 minutes.
Notwithstanding the court’s decision, however, the parade may not be held this week because of a high alert that has been declared by security forces following the killing of dozens of Palestinian civilians by IDF artillery early Wednesday morning in Beit Hanun in the Gaza Strip. In response, Palestinian terrorist organizations have called for an end to the moratorium on terror attacks inside Israel. Police reported Thursday morning receiving some 80 terror warnings.
“If the state of alert forces us to take away a large number of policemen from the parade, we may have to postpone it,” the state’s representative Eran Ettinger told the court.
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Other related reports;
Opponents of Gay Parade Plan ‘March of Beasts’
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“The protesters intend to lead cows and horses along the route plotted for the gay parade.”
A Nation on High Alert, by Hillel Fendel and Yechiel Spira (Israel National News)
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“With 80 terror warnings, including 15 specific ones, the police are on near-highest alert – and top alert in Jerusalem. With gay parade scheduled for tomorrow, Police Chief says, We can’t do it all.”
Open House: No One Has Called to Postpone Parade
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“The Open House organization, which is hosting Friday’s International Gay Pride Parade, released a statement on Wednesday night that they are willing to postpone the parade.”