Pride Parade

LGBTQ defunding risks layoffs and service cuts, labor union warns MK Golan

Histadrut HaMaof, a branch of Israel's national labor federation, demanded that the government halt the move and hold talks with workers’ representatives before any funding is cut.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A participant waves an Israeli flag and a rainbow flag with a Star of David above a crowd during the annual Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 12, 2026.
A participant holds a sign reading "No pride in genocide" during the 2026 Genoa Pride Parade, June 13, 2026.

Israeli, anti-regime Iranian marchers forced out of Bologna Pride amid 'Zionists out' chants

The organizers of the march denied violence against the participants, saying "the provocation by six supporters of Israel was peacefully and unanimously rejected by all participants of the march."

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
People take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, June 12, 2026.

It's not a victory lap, it's a protest: My Pride month message to Israel - opinion

Pride Month can easily become a celebration of how far Israel has come, but the work is not finished. LGBTQ+ Israelis still face barriers that many heterosexual Israelis never have to think of.

|ByHALLEL SILVERMAN
THE JERUSALEM Pride Parade, June 4, 2026.

For Jewish queers, belonging shouldn't require choosing sides

The repeated battles over Israel in LGBTQ spaces have left many feeling excluded. A different approach begins with listening rather than persuading.

|ByDR ALYCIA FRIDKIN

San Francisco Pride denies Israel float, but okays Palestinian groups

While the event organizers denied an Israeli float, it welcomed pro-Palestinian groups' participation.

JUNE 6, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
People hold rainbow flags as they take part in the 2022 San Francisco Pride parade, in San Francisco, California, U.S., June 26, 2022.

'I'll march for him': IDF fallen soldier's partner to lead Jerusalem Pride Parade

Thanks to Omer Ohana, the amendment to the Bereaved Families Law passed, which for the first time recognizes bereaved common-law partners as equals.

MAY 26, 2024BySHLOMI HELLER
ISRAELI AND Pride flags fly proudly alongside each other in Tel Aviv’s Florentin neighborhood.

Pride is needed and should not be cancelled - comment

The Broad Perspective: Hosting a Pride Parade, now more than ever, can draw international attention to the struggles faced by this Israeli minority and garner support from allies.

MAY 10, 2024ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
THOUSANDS PARTICIPATE in the annual Tel Aviv Pride Parade, last June.

Tel Aviv mayor announces cancellation of annual Pride parade

"This is not the time for celebrations," he wrote. "132 of our sons and daughters are still kidnapped in Gaza, the circle of bereavement is expanding every day."

MAY 8, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Thousands participate in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, on June 8, 2023.

MKs call on Beersheba mayor, Israel Police to deny permit to anti-LGBT parade

A right-wing party plans a procession of Torah scrolls next week as a protest against "globalists" and "their new world order"

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByARNOLD NATAEV/MAARIV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE ANNUAL gay pride parade in Tel Aviv takes place, in June. There is a very real possibility that Tel Aviv as a gay capital of the world will soon become a thing of the past, says the writer.

Netta Barzilai shines at inclusive pride celebration in Washington

JULY 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Netta Barzilai at Inclusive Pride Celebration in Washington, D.C.

Police arrest three Israeli activists for painted LGBT flag on road

After the Pride march in the city on Friday, activists painted the words "Here to stay" and a Pride flag on the road.

JULY 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Pride flag and the words "here to stay" on a road at the entrance to Mitzpe Ramon.

Ben-Gvir demands answers from police on arrest of anti-LGBT haredi activist

Ben-Gvir criticized the police conduct after a haredi activist was preemptively arrested before the Tel Aviv pride march.

JUNE 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the press outside the police headquarters during the annual Jerusalem pride march on June 1, 2023

This week in Jerusalem: Tempest in a coffee cup

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

JUNE 9, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
‘YES TO coffee, no to coercion’ in Talbiyeh (Illustrative).

Kaplan painted rainbow colors ahead of Tel Aviv's 30th Pride Parade

According to the event organizers, the Pride Parade brings in over 250,000 attendees annually and is the largest LGBT parade in Asia. 

JUNE 8, 2023ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
THE ANNUAL Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, internationally acclaimed as one of the most proud and gay-friendly cities in the world.