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Thursday, June 6, 2024
Preparations underway for Tel Aviv’s Pride, this year also a rally for hostages
Preparations are underway for Tel Aviv’s Pride rally, to be held this evening in solidarity with the hostages held in Gaza.
The municipality said last month it was scrapping the normally exuberant celebration of LGBTQ life in the famously open city out of deference to the hostages.
Instead a rally will be held for “pride, hope, and liberty” in collaboration with the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
It will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Charles Clore Park.
The event will feature the stories of LGBTQ individuals impacted by the war, and medals will be awarded to members of the community who have made exceptional contributions since October 7.
There is also an all-star line up of Israeli musicians including Noa Kirel, Noga Erev, Ivri Lider, Ran Dankner, Valerie Hamaty, Harel Skaat and Netta Barzilai.
Speakers will include Nadav Rudaeff, whose father Lior was killed on October 7 and his body taken to Gaza, and comedian Daniel-Ryan Spaulding.
At the start of the month, the city unveiled the Pride flag for this year’s events, featuring a wider yellow stripe to highlight the plight of the hostages.
In solidarity with the hostages held in #Gaza by Hamas, @TelAviv displays pride flags with a widened yellow stripe. ????????????️????️???? #AllEyesonIsraeliHostages #BringThemHomeNow #Pride2024 pic.twitter.com/KUECNMBRQ5
— Embassy of Israel to the USA (@IsraelinUSA) June 1, 2024
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