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The prime minister says to use all legal means possible to catch the killers of toddler Ali Dawabsha and bring them to justice.
The transgender descendant of the Baal Shem Tov describes her journey from Williamsburg, NY to becoming the woman she is today.
Tisha Be’av in Memory of Shira Banki, the teen murdered at the 2015 Pride Parade, casts the sad day in a new, hopeful light.
Participants in the Jerusalem parade congregated in Liberty Bell Park amid heavy security, and at 17:30 began wending their way through the city.
By JEREMY SHARON
Rabbi Aryeh Stern describes gay pride flags as symbolizing “the opposite” of holiness, and says he is “saddened” that the parade is taking place at all.
"Beyond possible attempts to harm the participants of the march, it is important to remember... past attempts to carry out terrorist attacks," said Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich.
By JONATHAN WEBER ROSEN
"The essence of this parade is contradicting the trend of Jerusalem as a holy city," said Chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern.
By UDI SHAHAM
Jerusalem’s second annual Shira Banki memorial will be held on Tisha Be’av
By ARIEL DOMINIQUE HENDELMAN
“They are part of the city of Jerusalem we take care of them, we give them all the rights they deserve. They are allowed to march, but for me to march with them is a little bit of a different story."
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER
Experts at the Berel Katznelson Foundation attributed this rise to recent comments made by public figures relating to the gay community, and the Jerusalem Pride Parade that was staged on Thursday.
Record 25,000 march in annual procession 1 year after murder of Shira Banki * 2 knives seized, no injuries reported.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD
Rabbi Donniel Hartman: everyone must fight for the place of LGBT community in society for Israel to be the homeland of the Jewish people.
A shop owner near Damascus Gate expressed indifference “The gay community is free to buy from my store, but I would not want a parade to come through here, it would cause too much conflict.”
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