June 30, 2008

Several thousand Israelis marched through the streets of Jerusalem last Thursday in the city's annual gay pride parade. In contrast to Jerusalem pride celebrations in previous years, which were blighted by violence, mass anti-LGBT demonstrations and well orchestrated attempts by Orthodox Israelis to prevent the parade from taking place, the holding of this year's parade went ahead without incident.

Former NIF grantee Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance, which with support from NIF launched the city's gay pride parade six years ago, has succeeded in making the event an integral part of Jerusalem's annual cultural calendar.

Read more about this year's parade in the Los Angeles Times.