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Marchers attacked in Jerusalem
Advocate, The, August 30, 2005
Ultra-Orthodox Jews have stood and yelled angry insults from the sidelines of previous Jerusalem gay pride parades, but their opposition had never turned bloody--until June 30, when a man wearing the traditional black ultra-Orthodox outfit jumped into a group of marchers and attacked three people with a knife, stabbing one man in the torso. The attacker was arrested and charged with three counts of attempted murder.
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"It took many years for Jerusalem to have the gay pride parade," said Moshik Toledano, 39, a participant in the parade, which included about 5,000 marchers. "But once it happens it makes no difference if the ultra-Orthodox come here and try to stop it."
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