In late June, the annual Jerusalem Gay Pride march was held by proud gay activists and their supporters, with approximately two and a half thousand participants.
Protests against the march were held elsewhere in the city, with Ultra-Orthodox Jews vehemently disagreeing with the march, believing it is a debasement of the city.
According to the Associated Press, quoted by the "Boston Edge", a 32-year old man was arrested on the morning of the march carrying explosives. Under questioning, the man admitted that he had wanted to plant the explosives along the planned route of the parade.
An Ultra-Orthodox Jew, the man obviously felt that killing in the name of religion was acceptable. Given the horror frequently experienced by Israeli citizens by suicide bombers, it seems contradictory and hypocritical that someone who supposedly comes from a deeply religious part of the Israeli community would feel that this was a morally appropriate action.
It is morally certain that a basic tenant of humanity is refraining from taking another life; regardless of arguments for or against capital punishment, it is clear that an attempt at mass murder simply because one disagrees with the sexuality of a group of people conducting a peaceful march is unacceptable.
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