Thousands march in Jerusalem Pride parade

Israeli border police officers stand guard as during the march (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

Thousands of people on Thursday marched in Jerusalem’s Pride parade, an annual event that took place for the first time under Israel’s new far-right government, which is stacked with openly homophobic members.

The march in the conservative city is always tense and tightly secured by police, and has been wracked by violence in the past.