Pride Parade

Jerusalem to add 2015 Pride Parade victim to municipal names registry, memorial site planned

Banki was 15 when she was stabbed during the Jerusalem Pride and Tolerance Parade in 2015. Six other marchers were also wounded in the knife attack carried out by Yishai Schlissel.

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A person takes a photo of a memorial sign showing the image of Shira Banki, an Israeli teenager who was stabbed during the 2015 Jerusalem Pride Parade, during the 21st annual Jerusalem Pride Parade in Jerusalem on June 1, 2023.
People march in the 50th annual Pride Parade in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 30, 2019.

FBI records reveal ISIS terror plot targeting Chicago's 2024 Pride Parade - NBC

The attack was planned in a Discord chat room by a group named "Islamic State of America," NBC reported.

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Pro-Palestine protesters take part in a protest in front of the City Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 15, 2021.

Ottawa Capital Pride parade canceled after anti-Israel activists blockade route

Anti-Israel activists rain on the Ottawa pride parade, blocking it, and leading to its cancellation in protest of parade organizers refusing to denounce the state of Israel.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Budapest's Mayor Gergely Karacsony speaks during a joint demonstration organised by opposition parties during the celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, in Budapest, Hungary, October 23, 2021.

Budapest mayor says probe of banned Pride march sees him as a 'suspect'

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Hungary's capital city on June 28 as a banned Pride march swelled into a mass anti-government demonstration.

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Jerusalem Pride: Thousands join 20th annual march

This year marks 20 years of LGBTQ+ Pride marches in Jerusalem and seven since Shira Banki was murdered at one of them.

JUNE 2, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Jerusalem Pride March 2022.

Death threats sent to Jerusalem LGBTQ+ Pride march organizers

The Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance will open at 3 p.m. on Thursday.

JUNE 1, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Jerusalem Pride Parade 2021

Police, Bar Lev discuss security ahead of Jerusalem's pride parade

Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev: "It is a shame that in 2022, police are still required to secure a parade which is a joyous celebration."

MAY 31, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PARTICIPANTS GATHER at last year's Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance. LGBTQ+ people in Jerusalem come from incredibly precarious circumstances and need abundant resources.

Grapevine May 20, 2022: Unity - a farce?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 20, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER Wopke Hoekstra, accompanied by a Yad Vashem guide, views photographs of children that were documented during the Holocaust.

LGBTQ+ Pride march cancelled in Netivot after death threats

The organizers of the march in Netivot were targeted multiple times by violence and threats.

MAY 18, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Pride flag at Jerusalem Pride march, June 2021

Shira Banki's Way: Israeli nonprofit promoting tolerance

The murdered teen’s parents create an education nonprofit to promote the positive values and tolerance she held dear.

MAY 14, 2022ByDUDI FATIMER
PLACING FLOWERS in memory of Shira Banki, murdered at the 2015 Jerusalem pride parade.

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv marches to open LGBTQ+ Pride Month

This year marks 20 years since the first Pride parade in Jerusalem.

MAY 11, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Jerusalem Pride Parade 2021

20th Jerusalem LGBTQ+ Pride march to take place on June 2

The Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance will take place for the first time in its full format since the coronavirus outbreak began.

JANUARY 16, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jerusalem Pride Parade 2021

14 days: UAE mission

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

JULY 15, 2021BySTEVE LINDE
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

Mitzpeh Ramon holds first-ever Pride Parade

The parade was held after controversial remarks made by the head of Mitzpe Ramon's Council Roni Marom who said that "It is a mistake for them to externalize their sexual orientation."

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