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Thousands Join Haifa Pride Rally After City Cancels Parade
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First reported by Ynet · Jun 24, 2026
What happened
Haifa’s LGBTQ activists organized their own Pride march after the city canceled it, and it joined the municipal rally attended by about 4,000 people. The event went ahead under heavy security, while city leaders defended Pride month and organizers in Mitzpe Ramon described growing local tensions.
- 01Haifa activists staged a self-organized Pride march after the municipality canceled it.
- 02About 4,000 people attended the city’s Pride rally at Gan HaEm.
- 03Police and hundreds of security personnel guarded the event across Carmel.
- 04Activist Lilit Bartana called cancellation a “gift to homophobes.”
- 05Mitzpe Ramon organizers said local hostility and pressure are increasing.
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