170,000 people celebrate at Tel Aviv’s Pride parade
170,000 people celebrate at Tel Aviv’s Pride parade
TEL AVIV, Israel — Over 170,000 people took part in Tel Aviv’s Pride parade on Friday, a city spokesperson said, as the annual event inched towards pre-pandemic numbers.
RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP
Revellers in colourful outfits celebrated in the sweltering heat, waving rainbow flags and dancing to electronic music as floats slowly drove through the streets of Tel Aviv, seen as a rare oasis of LGBTQ+ tolerance in the region, AFP reporters said.
“It’s supposed to be about the fight for LGBT rights,
