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Jerusalem Pride Parade Marks a Decade Since Shira Banki’s Murder, Balancing Grief, Protest, and Celebration
Under tight security, the annual event honored a murdered teen while also becoming a platform for protest, remembrance, and political expression
Thousands marched in Jerusalem on Thursday in the city’s 23rd annual Pride Parade, commemorating 10 years since year-old Shira Banki was stabbed to death by a religious extremist during the march. With Israel at war in Gaza, hostages still held captive, and LGBTQ+ rights under pressure, the parade became a complex mix of grief, defiance, and political expression.
This year’s event unfolded under intense security. Police closed major roads, set up checkpoints, and deployed around 2, officers along the route from Liberty Bell Park to Autonomy Park. Participants were only allowed entry if they wore pink wristbands, part of a coordinated effort to prevent violence and control access.
President Isaac Herzog, who became the first sitting Israeli head of state to go to the Jerusalem Pride Parade, laid a wreath at the memorial site whe
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A few notable Israeli politicians attended the march to present solidarity for the LGBTQ+ community.
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REPORTINTERVIEWThe Open House has been organizing the Pride and Tolerance Parade in Jerusalem for almost two decades. Since , we have been marching in Jerusalem in a stubborn struggle for its presence in our city, for our right to liberty, equality, personal security and public vacuum, and to promote pluralism and tolerance.
In Jerusalem, a city where miracles occur every day, the celebration is another small miracle that manages to combine the multifaceted character of the city and the multifaceted character of the proud community.
Since the first parade in the pride has been accompanied by extremist forces seeking to prevent its existence. These tries culminated in two stabbing incidents, in the summer of and in the summer of , when the late Shira Banki, not yet 16 years old, was murdered in Shani, who came to march with her friends. In the face of such a heinous manifestation of blind hatred, we have experienced great assist in recent years. Every summer, tens of thousands of Israelis from all over the country and from diverse sectors and publics walk with us hand in hand, as well as guests
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