For the most part, Israel has always had a pretty laissez-faire attitude toward sexual orientation, even on public display. But it seems that every year the heat is being turned up a little higher. And a lot of it is coming from outside influence.
A worldwide interfaith campaign against a major international gay pride parade scheduled to take place in Jerusalem this summer gathered steam Wednesday with the Chief Rabbinate, the leaders of various Patriarchs in Jerusalem and a senior Muslim religious leader joining forces to thwart the event.
The religious leaders view the parade as an affront to the religious sensibilities of millions of people around the world.
There have been Gay Pride parades in Jerusalem for the past three years. This event was announced in October of 2003. I'd suggest that "millions of people around the world" need to get over it.
