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Religious Leaders Demand Cancellation Of World Pride
Jerusalem's Jewish, Christian and Islamic clergymen in a rare show of solidarity are demanding that authorities block this summer’s planned International Gay Pride Parade in the holy city.
Religious Leaders Demand Cancellation Of World Pride
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: January 30, 2005 12:01 am. ET
(Jerusalem, Israel) Jerusalem's Jewish, Christian and Islamic clergymen in a rare show of solidarity are demanding that authorities block this summer’s planned International Gay Pride Parade in the holy city.
Former Chief Rabbi Mordehai Eliyahu in a public statement called event “a disgrace”.
Muslim officials announced that if the gay pride organizers do not heed warnings and attempt to march in Jerusalem, “their lives will be in danger”.
The clerics have called on Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski to step in and order the parade and celebration cancelled. Lupolianski is a member of the hareidi, a fervently Orthodox community.
The group Friday demanded he issue an executive order banning the parade.
Earlier this month it was revealed that Lupolianski had been working behind the scenes to get police to deny a parade permit. (story) But, publicly, the mayor says that he is legally not able to directly intervene.
Last summer Lupolianski called Jerusalem's Pride celebration "ugly, insulting, offensive and provocative," but he did not move to have the parade banned. Jewish extremists condemned the mayor for not acting and he was given a special security detail for several days leading up to the event. (story) .
Even so, Pride celebrations were marred by ultra-conservative religious groups hurling rotten eggs as the parade marched down Ben Yehuda Mall.
World Pride, to be held betwee August 18 and 28 is expected to draw more than 100,000 gays and lesbians from around the world to the Holy City. The last World Pride was held in 2000 in Rome.
Jerusalem's Gay and Lesbian Center which is organizing this year's World Pride said that despite the mayor the event will "definitely take place".
The Center said it is not taking the threats too seriously, explaining that World Pride was held in Rome despite threats from the Vatican .
©365Gay.com 2005
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: January 30, 2005 12:01 am. ET
(Jerusalem, Israel) Jerusalem's Jewish, Christian and Islamic clergymen in a rare show of solidarity are demanding that authorities block this summer’s planned International Gay Pride Parade in the holy city.
Former Chief Rabbi Mordehai Eliyahu in a public statement called event “a disgrace”.
Muslim officials announced that if the gay pride organizers do not heed warnings and attempt to march in Jerusalem, “their lives will be in danger”.
The clerics have called on Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski to step in and order the parade and celebration cancelled. Lupolianski is a member of the hareidi, a fervently Orthodox community.
The group Friday demanded he issue an executive order banning the parade.
Earlier this month it was revealed that Lupolianski had been working behind the scenes to get police to deny a parade permit. (story) But, publicly, the mayor says that he is legally not able to directly intervene.
Last summer Lupolianski called Jerusalem's Pride celebration "ugly, insulting, offensive and provocative," but he did not move to have the parade banned. Jewish extremists condemned the mayor for not acting and he was given a special security detail for several days leading up to the event. (story) .
Even so, Pride celebrations were marred by ultra-conservative religious groups hurling rotten eggs as the parade marched down Ben Yehuda Mall.
World Pride, to be held betwee August 18 and 28 is expected to draw more than 100,000 gays and lesbians from around the world to the Holy City. The last World Pride was held in 2000 in Rome.
Jerusalem's Gay and Lesbian Center which is organizing this year's World Pride said that despite the mayor the event will "definitely take place".
The Center said it is not taking the threats too seriously, explaining that World Pride was held in Rome despite threats from the Vatican .
©365Gay.com 2005
For more information:
http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/01/013005j...
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