Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAn estimated 10,000 marchers gathered in Jerusalem for its 24th annual Pride Parade. Credit: Itay Cohen'I say to everyone asking for our vote: equality is not a subject for philosophical debate – it is the test. It is not a privilege granted to some and denied to others, but a foundational value,' said Jerusalem LGBT activist Hadas BlumenthalLinda Dayan 08:05 PM • June 04 2026 IDTThousands of Israelis participated in the Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance on Thursday, which held its 24th annual parade under the slogan, "Demanding Change – The LGBTQ+ Community Marches to the Knesset." Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LGBTQTogetherDemocratsJerusalemIsrael gay prideCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesLebanonTrump-NetanyahuMamdani-Israel ParadeGazaIsrael ElectionsRome PrideHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJewish Violence Against Palestinians and Jews Alike Exposes Israel's UnravelingFrom Celebration to Protest – Jerusalem Pride March Turns Focus to ElectionsFar-right MK Tzvi Succot Attempts to Break Into Arab School With Disc SawCenter-left Leader Scraps Macron Meeting to Avoid Centrist Backlash, Source SaysKnesset Approves Controversial Bill Granting Tax Breaks to Dozens of SettlementsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Israel's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report Says