Jerusalem Gay Pride parade

JERSGOODBYE HOLY LAND

Amid heavy security, around 25,000 people gathered in Jerusalem for the 15th annual gay pride parade on Thursday. Many came bearing flowers, which they placed in front of a memorial for Shira Banki, the 16-year-old stabbed to death at last year’s parade by Yishai Schlissel, an ultra-Orthodox Jew who is serving a life sentence for her murder. MORE