Jerusalem Pride Parade set to take place under heightened security as city prepares for march

Police deploy forces and announce road closures ahead of the 24th annual Pride and Tolerance event in Jerusalem this evening

Marchers taking part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem.Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

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The Jerusalem Pride and Tolerance Parade is set to take place on Thursday evening, with participants expected to gather in central Jerusalem before beginning their march toward the city center.

The event marks the opening of Pride Month in Israel and is expected to draw participants, supporters, and observers from across the country.

Police have completed their preparations ahead of the event, deploying officers throughout key areas of the city to manage traffic, ensure public safety, and maintain order along the route.

Authorities said the operation includes both visible and undercover units, with an emphasis on safeguarding participants and minimizing disruption to daily activity.

As part of the arrangements, several main roads in the city are expected to be temporarily closed or restricted during the march, with alternative routes recommended for drivers. Traffic management plans will remain in place for the duration of the event and will be adjusted as needed.

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There are at least 1,500 events planned in 1,400 cities.

Data: No Kings; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios

Jun 7, 2025 
Politics & Policy

April Rubin

Protestors are taking to the streets and community hubs nationwide on June 14 in what organizers expect will be the largest single-day anti-President Trump rally since the start of the administration.

Why it matters: The widespread movement will run counter to Trump's multimillion dollar military parade in D.C.

"No Kings is a nationwide day of defiance," organizers wrote. "From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we're taking action to reject authoritarianism."
More than 100 pro-democracy advocacy groups are partnering to organize the No Kings events.

What they're saying: "Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday," the No Kings website said."A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn't staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else."

By the numbers: Millions of people are estimated to protest in more than 1,500 cities across all 50 states and commonwealths, organizers said.

Pope Leo Sells Out US Event Clashing With Parade on Trump's Birthday

Published Jun 07, 2025 at 11:44 AM EDT

By Martha McHardy
US News Reporter

Pope Leo XIV has helped sell out a stadium show in Chicago with a promised virtual appearance—scheduled for the same day as a major military parade in Washington, D.C.

Within the first 15 minutes of ticket availability, more than 9,000 people requested seats for the Chicago gathering. By the end of the first day, that number had climbed to 20,000. As of Friday, the $5 tickets were completely sold out. The event will be streamed live online, although CatholicTV has not confirmed whether it will air the broadcast.

Why It Matters

Pope Leo's expected involvement in the Chicago event, which will be streamed online, will draw huge interest and will divide some attention away from the Trump-backed military parade the same day, the president's birthday.

The pope, in his first address to world diplomats, said the dignity of migrants had to be respected, potentially putting himself on a collision course with the Trump administration, which has stepped up enforcement of immigration law, arguing voters' concerns on the topic have long been ignored.

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The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade was praised on social media Thursday after two women were broadcast kissing in what is believed to be the first same-sex kiss shown on-air during the annual event.

Actresses Isabelle McCalla and Caitlin Kinnunen, who star in the Broadway musical "The Prom," shared the kiss at the end of a televised performance of one of the show's musical numbers.

The moment was praised by LGBTQ activists and other supporters of gay rights on Twitter, who called it an important moment of representation for gay youths.

"Two girls. Just kissed. On live TV. On the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I suddenly cried," "Spongebob Squarepants" writer Tina Landau said on Twitter.

"What a lesson you just taught the country on the @Macys thanksgiving parade!" added fellow Broadway actress Caissie Levy.

The two actresses do not have public Twitter accounts, but one of their co-stars, Josh Lamon, tweeted that he was "proud" of the two for the on-air kiss and added the next day that he had been targeted by anti-gay abuse in the hours following the parade.

"The first #LGBTQ kiss in the Parade’s history. We here at @ThePromMusical have never been so proud," Lamon tweeted.


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Hillary Clinton joined the thousands celebrating the Pride Parade Sunday, marching for two blocks near the Stonewall Inn and waving a rainbow flag.

The presumptive Democratic nominee for president, sporting a teal pantsuit, was met with a warm reception from paradegoers, many of whom shouted “Hillary!”

Even Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio — who walked the rest of the route separately — joined Clinton’s entourage that also included Rev. Al Sharpton and New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray.


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At least 6 stabbed at Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

Suspect was convicted of attempted murder after stabbing three during 2005 Gay Pride Parade; he was recently released from prison.

By Yair Ettinger, Yarden Skop and Chaim Levinson | Jul. 30, 2015 | 8:44 PM |

Israeli security forces reach for an ultra-Orthodox Jew attacking people with a knife during a Gay Pride parade Thursday, July 30, 2015 in central Jerusalem. Photo by AP

Yishai Schlissel's arrest at the Gay Pride Parade on July 30, 2015 (left), and his arrest in 2005.Photo by Emil Salman, Uri Lantz

A stabbing victim at the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade, July 30, 2015. Photo by Emil Salman

Ultra-Orthodox Jew Yishai Schlissel walks through a Gay Pride parade and is just about to pull a knife from under his coat and start stabbing people in Jerusalem, Thursday, July 30, 2015. Photo by AP

Plainclothes Israeli police detain an-ultra Orthodox Jew after he attacked people with a knife during a Gay Pride parade Thursday, July 30, 2015 in central Jerusalem. Photo by AP


At least six people were stabbed at Jerusalem's annual Gay Pride Parade on Thursday. The suspected attacker was identified as the same man behind the attack on the 2005 parade, recently released from prison.

One woman was critically wounded, Magen David Adom emergency services reported, adding that two men were moderately wounded, and another two men and a woman suffered light wounds. Magen David Adom emergency services treated the victims on the scene, and then rushed them to three different hospitals in Jerusalem.

Police confirmed that the suspected stabber is Yishai Schlissel, a Haredi man from Modiin Ilit who stabbed three participants in the 2005 Gay Pride march. He was recently released from prison after serving a 10-year sentence.

Thousands of people took part in the march, which was heavily secured by police. In the Keren Hayesod Street, a haredi man broke into the crowd and stabbed several of the marchers. He was quickly wrestled down by police and arrested. Minutes after the stabbing, organizers and police agreed the march will go on and terminate in the agreed upon location in Liberty Bell Park.

Schlissel was sentenced for 12 years in prison for the 2005 attack after his conviction on charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault. However, in 2007, following an appeal, the Supreme Court mitigated his sentence to 10 years.

After his release, Schlissel returned to his hometown, where residents said that he distributed hand-written pamphlets in which he called on "all Jews faithful to God" to risk "beatings and imprisonment" for the sake of preventing the parade.

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