The agreed route for the parade was on Rager Boulevard between Vitman parking lot in the Old City and City Hall. Due to the delays, the organizers had to postpone the event until 14 July (regardless of the fact that June is national pride month). Later on, the police told the organizers that the chosen date was a “tricky” one.įinally, two weeks ago, after 1.5 months of negotiations, deliberations, excuses and the direct involvement of ACRI, the police accepted the organizers request to hold the parade. At first, the local police notified the organizers that there is a strict ruling against holding parades on Rager Boulevard on Thursday nights, for various reasons. Due to many obstacles, the organizers only managed to submit the request on 31 May. The case began on 17 May, when the parade organizers went to the local police station to apply for a license to hold the event, which was scheduled to take place on 30 June. On 12 July 2016 ACRI filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Israeli police, demanding that the Pride House in Be’er Sheva be allowed to march on Rager Boulevard during the city’s gay pride parade.
