Over 250,000 people celebrate Gay Pride at Tel Aviv parade
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The Tel Aviv Municipality said over 250,000 people celebrated at the city’s 20th Gay Pride Parade, an event that draws people from around the world to party.
Israel has emerged as one of the world’s most gay-friendly travel destinations in recent years, in sharp contrast to the rest of the Middle East where gay culture is often not tolerated or even persecuted.
In Israel, homosexuals serve openly in Israel’s military and parliament, and many popular artists and entertainers are homosexual. Among Palestinians, most homosexuals tend to be secretive about their social lives and some have crossed into Israel to live safely.
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Israel has emerged as one of the world’s most gay-friendly travel destinations in recent years, in sharp contrast to the rest of the Middle East where gay culture is often not tolerated or even persecuted.
Supposedly it's relatively gay-friendly but there are always problems with religious extremists like Haredi Jews. A year or two ago a teenage girl was murdered by one at the pride event in Jerusalem. The worst part is that he had done it before and had just been released from prison when he murdered the girl and seriously injured a number of other people.
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I wonder why any society allows such bigots to run free?
I'd say most problems are caused by religious extremists. Especially where gays are concerned.
Sahreef Awad, an Arab participant from Israel, said “There’s no difference between anyone, it’s just like, you know, culture, color, nationality, it doesn’t matter, come one, it’s like, we are all people, that’s what matters, love is love, so love wins, yeah!”