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Jun 20, 2007
Quickie Link: Israeli Police Prepares For Gay Pride Parade In Jerusalem
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By vanrozenheim
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(Tel Aviv, Israel) - About 400 police officers from Tel Aviv held drills Wednesday in preparation for the gay pride parade in Jerusalem. The officers will assist Jerusalem police Thursday in securing the controversial event, which some fear may spark violence between participants and protesters, Ynetnews reported Wednesday. The Tel Aviv officers practiced drills with clubs and shields Wednesday to prepare for the possibility of violence and rioting. Meanwhile, haredim - members of the most theologically conservative wing of Orthodox Judaism - held violent demonstrations against the parade Tuesday, even though rabbis from the United Torah Judaism pleaded with the faithful not to demonstrate.
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