Court Allows Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

Legislating from the bench to force the right of aberrant behavior on others is not just an American phenomenon. An Israeli court ruled Sunday that Jerusalem's gay pride parade could proceed as planned this week and ordered the city's mayor to pay $6,500 out of his own pocket for trying to stop it. In rare cooperation, the ultra Orthodox Jewish and Muslim communities in the holy city had tried to prevent the parade, scheduled for June 30, saying it would infringe on their religious sensitivities. But, Jerusalem District Court Judge Musya Arad wrote: "The harming of the sensitivities of one community or another is not enough to prevent another community from fulfilling its rights to equality, respect and freedom of expression."
Source Article: AP Middle East News