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Rome Pride Bars Jewish LGBTQ Group Over Gaza Manifesto

5/29/2026

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Roma Pride barred Keshet Italia, a Jewish LGBTQIA+ group, from a float in the June 20 Rome Pride parade because it would not endorse the manifesto calling Israel’s Gaza campaign a genocide.
The Union of Italian Jewish Communities called the ban a blatant discrimination against Jews.
President Ariel Heller warned the exclusion endangers members’ safety and urged mayor Roberto Gualtieri not to attend the parade.

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Roma Pride barred Keshet Italia, a Jewish LGBTQIA+ group, from a float in the June 20 Rome Pride parade because it would not endorse the manifesto calling Israel’s Gaza campaign a genocide.
The Union of Italian Jewish Communities called the ban a blatant discrimination against Jews.
President Ariel Heller warned the exclusion endangers members’ safety and urged mayor Roberto Gualtieri not to attend the parade.