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             Gay March in Israeli City Canceled After Court Ruling

   by Associated Press

   Gay activists have canceled what was to be the first gay pride march in
   the Israeli city of Beersheba after Israel's Supreme Court restricted
   the event's route due to concerns of violence.

   Organizers sought to march down a main thoroughfare in the city on
   Thursday but the court said police intelligence assessments indicated
   the possibility of violence. It said there could be life-threatening
   violence against participants, and also that participants could
   contribute to violence in an effort to defend themselves.

   The court suggested the participants march along an alternative route
   but organizer's declined, saying that would "hide" them.

   Organizers instead say they will hold a protest rally in the city later
   on Thursday.

   Last year, an ultra-Orthodox Jew fatally stabbed a teenage girl at a
   gay pride march in Jerusalem.
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