Hareidi religious Jews living in the capital vented their rage in a demonstration Wednesday evening against the specter of hundreds of homosexuals parading down the streets of Jerusalem one week from now.
The Jerusalem police department issued its final approval on Wednesday for the parade, which is expected to make its way through the center of the city, from Independence Park along King David St. to Liberty Bell Park. The police said they are also continuing to assess and make plans to deal with security threats associated with the event.
Activists with the Eida Hareidit organization drove through the narrow streets of the Beit Yisrael neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, exhorting residents to take to the streets to protest the event in the evening.
During the protest, several demonstrators set fire to a dumpster, while others used loudspeakers to urge others to join the public outcry.
The Eida Hareidit organization charged that the official authorization was deliberately delayed in order to minimize the amount of time available to protest the permit.
The police also gave a green light for a massive demonstration to be held Sunday in Jerusalem against the parade. Organizers said they plan to bring at least 100,000 protestors to the capital, hoping to force officials to cancel the parade.
Baruch Marzel, the head of the Jewish Front political party, said Wednesday that he would petition the Supreme Court for an injunction against the homosexual march. He said he planned to base the plea on historical precedent, as the court has ruled against demonstrations in the past on the grounds that the protestors would disturb the peace.
Last year, days and nights of violent protests in Jerusalem and elsewhere in the country convinced officials to shunt the “Gay Pride” parade into the relatively private stadium on the Givat Ram campus of Hebrew University.
The Jerusalem police department issued its final approval on Wednesday for the parade, which is expected to make its way through the center of the city, from Independence Park along King David St. to Liberty Bell Park. The police said they are also continuing to assess and make plans to deal with security threats associated with the event.
Activists with the Eida Hareidit organization drove through the narrow streets of the Beit Yisrael neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, exhorting residents to take to the streets to protest the event in the evening.
During the protest, several demonstrators set fire to a dumpster, while others used loudspeakers to urge others to join the public outcry.
The Eida Hareidit organization charged that the official authorization was deliberately delayed in order to minimize the amount of time available to protest the permit.
The police also gave a green light for a massive demonstration to be held Sunday in Jerusalem against the parade. Organizers said they plan to bring at least 100,000 protestors to the capital, hoping to force officials to cancel the parade.
Baruch Marzel, the head of the Jewish Front political party, said Wednesday that he would petition the Supreme Court for an injunction against the homosexual march. He said he planned to base the plea on historical precedent, as the court has ruled against demonstrations in the past on the grounds that the protestors would disturb the peace.
Last year, days and nights of violent protests in Jerusalem and elsewhere in the country convinced officials to shunt the “Gay Pride” parade into the relatively private stadium on the Givat Ram campus of Hebrew University.