Organizers of a planned gay parade in Jerusalem decided to hold a rally instead, in a compromise aimed at preventing violent confrontations with religious protesters. The decision was made Thursday during a High Court of Justice discussion of petitions, lodged by fervently Orthodox activists, to cancel the event outright.
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