Pride Parade

New Jerusalem Pride March route heads towards Knesset under 'Demanding Change' slogan

The Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance said the march will call for changes in public discourse and legislation on behalf of Israel’s LGBTQ+ community.

 Thousands take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2025.
Police Commissioner Danny Levy meets LGBTQ+ representatives ahead of Pride Month.

Israel Police chief meets with members of LGBTQ+ community ahead of Pride Month

ROME - ITALY : Gay Pride 2025,event in Rome,Italy, June 14,2025

Jewish LGBTQ group banned from Rome Pride parade for not denouncing Israeli government on Gaza

ROME - ITALY : Gay Pride 2025,event in Rome,Italy, June 14,2025

Outrage after Rome Pride bans Jewish LGBTQ groups


Man who threatened Jerusalem LGBTQ+ Pride reportedly arrested

The man, a 37-year-old resident of Ma'ale Efraim, was released on condition that he keep his distance from Pride events.

Police officers are seen with an activist at Jerusalem's Gay Pride Parade, on June 3, 2021.

Jerusalem Open House threatened ahead of LGBTQ+ Pride march

The Jerusalem Pride march receives numerous threats every year and takes place under intense security measures.

Police officers are seen with an activist at Jerusalem's Gay Pride Parade, on June 3, 2021.

Why are religious politicians obsessed with LGBTQ+, Reform Jews? - analysis

Most religious Zionists don’t think the same way as the extremists. Many voted for the RZP because they felt they had no alternative. This might become visible in the next elections.

 Head of the Religious Zionist party Bezalel Smotrich speaks to supporters as the results of the Israeli elections are announced, at the party's campaign headquarters, November 1, 2022.

Jerusalem LGBTQ+ org. invites Noam head Avi Maoz to join Pride parade

The Open House raised over NIS 100,000 from a fund established in Noam Party leader Avi Maoz's honor.

Attendees at the Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance march, June 3, 2021.

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'We will kill them': Concerns of violence at Mitzpe Ramon LGBTQ+ Pride march

Both LGBTQ+ and right-wing leaders have called for participants of the Pride march and counterprotest to avoid violence.

 People participate in the first Gay Pride Parade in Mitzpe Ramon, on July 2, 2021.

High Court gets police to reinstate gay pride march in Mitzpe Ramon

On Sunday, LGBTQ activists filed a petition with the High Court after police notified them that their parade was approved, but the route was not.

 AMONG SELF-IDENTIFIED leftists, once-popular issues such as the two-state solution have been replaced by those such as LGBTQ+ rights. Pictured: The first pride parade in Mitzpe Ramon, July 2021.

Israeli city bans Pride parade's route, gives it to anti-LGBT protest - report

Police had called for the LGBTQ+ Pride parade to be moved last week, but a local yeshiva protest against the parade was approved to be held at the original spot.

 People participate in the first Gay Pride Parade in Mitzpe Ramon, on July 2, 2021.

Turkish police prevent Istanbul Pride from going ahead

Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, but hostility to it is widespread and the police crackdown on the parades has been increasingly tougher over the years.

 Turkey's LGBT+ community gather for a pride parade, in Istanbul

Israel's support of LGBTQ+ is crucial for its reputation - opinion

Tel Aviv’s Pride Parade tells and celebrates a story of Israel that not enough people know about - a story crucial for Israel’s global reputation.

 THE TEL AVIV Pride Parade takes place, earlier this month