A new poll conducted by Miskar and initiated by the Bechira Foundation has revealed what Jerusalem residents think of the “Pride Parade” scheduled to take place on Thursday.

A full 87% of residents do not intend to take part in the parade or watch it, and 79% of Jerusalem residents oppose or are indifferent to the parade. Only about one-fifth (21%) of Jerusalemites said that they support holding the parade in their city.

The poll also showed that at least 87% of those who said they will not participate in the parade or watch it feel, among other things, severe hurt, shame, and sadness that the parade is taking place. Approximately 70% of Jerusalem residents believe that the municipality should not support the parade or hang “pride” flags throughout the city.

Over 55% of respondents say that the parade was forced upon the city’s residents and that it harms the sanctity of Jerusalem; about 60% say that the Supreme Court should not have been allowed to force the parade to be held by means of emotional and ethics manipulations.

• Rabbi Dror Arye, founder of the Bechira Foundation, said, “This poll is encouraging and brings joy. Jerusalem says a definite ‘no’ to the anti-normal attempts at coercion. Jerusalem residents see importance in preserving the city’s special character; holding the pride parade greatly hurts the feelings of Jerusalem’s residents, Jews and Arabs alike.”

He continued, “The parade in Jerusalem does not bring benefit to LGBTs – it does the opposite. It hurts those who want to manage their tendencies and build a normal family, and even increases the rift and the alienation between the various populations which are hurt as a result of the secular coercion done in the name of enlightenment.”

• “I hope that Mayor Moshe Lion will see the pain of the city’s residents and act differently during his next term as Jerusalem mayor.”

Source: Arutz Sheva