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  • Ultra-Orthodox leaders protest gay parade planned for Jerusalem

    06/06/2002 12:46:26 PM PDT · by naine · 14 replies · 175+ views
    Jerusalem Post ^ | Jun. 6, 2002 | AP
    Ultra-Orthodox leaders protest gay parade planned for Jerusalem By ASSOCIATED PRESSAn unprecedented gay pride parade set for Jerusalem on Friday has set off waves of criticism from leaders the city's dominant Orthodox Jewish population. Moshe Hummer, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish city official, called the planned march a "demonstration of sick people." A majority of Jerusalemites are against the parade, said Hummer, spokesman for ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem deputy mayor Haim Miller. Three juvenile extreme right activists were remanded by Jerusalem District Police Thursday for distributing leaflets calling for the disruption of the parade, Israel Radio reported. Hagai El-Ad, one of the parade organizers,...