The Hotam organization has sent a letter to Ashdod Mayor Yehiel Lasri requesting cancellation of Friday's Gay Pride Parade in the city.
The letter focuses on the tradition of the father-and-mother-based-family and charges that a small minority from outside of the city is holding the parade to trample on these values. If the march goes on, the organization's activists are expected to hold a demonstration with traditional residents from around the city.