Israel's justice minister calls for gay civil rights law
Israel - In a speech marking the start of Gay Pride celebrations in Tel Aviv Friday, Justice Minister Yosef Lapid called for equal rights for gays and lesbians.
Lapid told several thousand t is time for all of the country's parties to come together to provide basic human rights to the country's gaycommunity. Hundreds of marchers then set off under the watchful eyes of some 700
policemen and civil guards. The parade was condemned by the Yesha Council of Rabbis, who described it as "shameful, and bowing to the inferior culture of ancient Greece, as depicted in Plato's Symposium." 365Gay
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