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Tel Aviv celebrates gay pride festival with record-breaking participation of 100,000
The Times of Israel ^ | June 7, 2013, 8:05 am | Ricky Ben-David and Yoel Goldman

Posted on 06/07/2013 6:22:32 PM PDT by haffast

Tel Aviv hosted its 15th annual Gay Pride Festival on Friday, with a record-breaking 100,000 spectators and participants attending the celebrations, including droves of tourists from all over the world.

The Festival began at 10 a.m. at Gan Meir park, home to the city’s gay community center, and featured performances, speeches and music. A massive parade of tens of thousands of participants started at 1 p.m., making its way from the park through central Tel Aviv and culminating at the iconic Gordon Beach.

Attendees at the event included Finance Minister Yair Lapid, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Minister of Culture and Sport Limor Livnat, Labor party chief Shelly Yachimovich and Meretz head Zahava Gal-on.

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai kicked off the festivities with a speech that reflected on the journey since the first annual Pride Parade, which he emceed in 1998.

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Also addressing the crowd, US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro conveyed warm wishes from President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and the American people.

“There’s no better place to celebrate than in Tel Aviv, the friendliest city in the world to the LGBT community,” he said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gay; gaypride; homosexualagenda; israel; kerry; lgbt; livni; obama; perverts; shapiro; sodom; telaviv; tzipilivni
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1 posted on 06/07/2013 6:22:32 PM PDT by haffast
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I am glad Israel lets them live freely there,
but all this promotion of homosexuailty (USA and elsewhere) is so very very sad.


2 posted on 06/07/2013 6:27:01 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (()
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To: haffast
Also addressing the crowd, US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro conveyed warm wishes from President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and the American people.

The American people? I don't recall being asked. Why is our representative abroad giving de facto official endorsement of a private gathering, especially one distinguished only by sexual behavior?

3 posted on 06/07/2013 6:27:43 PM PDT by relictele (A place dedicated to economic, racial and social equality. It was called Jonestown.)
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To: haffast
The rectal syphilis clinics of the region,no doubt,took on an extra supply of antibiotics and vinyl gloves.
4 posted on 06/07/2013 6:28:57 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Leno Was Right,They *Are* Undocumented Democrats!)
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To: haffast

” stiff-necked people,a lustful people..”

Celebrating abomination is likely NOT pleasing in the eyes of Jehovah.


5 posted on 06/07/2013 6:29:53 PM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: relictele

Yes, it is sad and weird that people identify themselves solely based on where they choose to put their “private parts.”


6 posted on 06/07/2013 6:31:26 PM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist (Those who work for a living are now outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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To: relictele

Are we still pretending Zero is straight?


7 posted on 06/07/2013 6:37:17 PM PDT by Tax-chick (More open defiance is needed.)
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To: relictele
The American people? I don't recall being asked.

They evidently missed several of us.

8 posted on 06/07/2013 6:41:00 PM PDT by madprof98
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To: haffast

Next year

downtown Mecca


9 posted on 06/07/2013 6:48:09 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: haffast

Sodom is back. Luckily, it’s one of the only places in Israel this could happen. With the Ultra-Orthadox in Jerusalem, there would be riots.


10 posted on 06/07/2013 6:51:03 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: haffast

Nothing new under the sun. The Almighty was displeased with the nation of Israel many times during its long history. Why they want to celebrate what the Lord abhors is beyond me but He lets us all have our free will to choose.


11 posted on 06/07/2013 6:53:03 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: haffast

Break out the Golden Calf.


12 posted on 06/07/2013 6:54:38 PM PDT by BipolarBob
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To: haffast

If Tel Aviv is the friendliest city on the world for homosexuals, what’s San Francisco?


13 posted on 06/07/2013 6:55:42 PM PDT by Tax-chick (More open defiance is needed.)
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To: faithhopecharity

This has to spell trouble for Israel. May the Lord rein this demonic activity in. Preferably by saving the lost souls involved.


14 posted on 06/07/2013 7:02:41 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Whatever promise that God has made, in Jesus it is yes. See my page.)
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To: Tax-chick

The exporter.


15 posted on 06/07/2013 7:03:45 PM PDT by MaxMax
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To: haffast

What is Gay Pride? What is there to celebrate anyway? That they love same sex and for us heterosexuals why should we celebrate with them? They love same sex—well just live their same sex lives and don’t flaunt it in the streets like its something wonderful to behold. Most heterosexuals who attend these go for the freak shows and the free entertainment. I say flux their gay sinful pride and parades of shame.


16 posted on 06/07/2013 7:08:04 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: madprof98

“They evidently missed several of us”

He was off by 90% of the American population.


17 posted on 06/07/2013 7:13:53 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever ((Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord!))
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To: MaxMax

Good point.


18 posted on 06/07/2013 7:21:29 PM PDT by Tax-chick (More open defiance is needed.)
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To: haffast

Oy gey!


19 posted on 06/07/2013 7:24:55 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (Obama's birth certificate was found stapled to Soros's receipt.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Lately I do not feel I really fit in to what society has become.Everything is upside down and twisted.I can care less about many things but when it is shoved in my face like a turd it really makes my blood boil.Maybe this is by design in the new world order of things.We just paid tribute and honor to another D-Day anniversary minus the criminal in chief of course.Those men did not die on a bloody grinder of a beach and all over Europe for turds.


20 posted on 06/07/2013 7:25:41 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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