Man who took part in the Pride March in Tel Aviv entered TN to kiss columnist

The movilero resisted then continued his column with a smile. (Photo: TN capture)

An unexpected moment was experienced this Friday in the air of TN. Chronicle field, Argentinian journalist who lives in Tel Aviv, wrote a column on the Pride March when one of the protesters tried to kiss her.

Kronik recounted the details of the event which took place again after two years. Seeing him focused on his task, a demonstrator who was leaving the scene saw the opportunity to take a “souvenir”. Quick on his reflexes, the reporter managed to say no and managed to escape despite the man trying to hold him back for a moment.

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It all followed with smiles and within seconds the jokes multiplied from the room. “They are not all gone, it’s part of the pride”, he quipped. Dominique metzger. “Today you become a meme,” he joked “Nacho” Otero.

Eventually, Kronik was able to overcome the discomfort and continued with the report, although before that he was careful to look around to avoid another similar scene.

It is the largest demonstration in the world since the start of the pandemic: more than 100 thousand people they took to the streets of Tel Aviv and marched for 15 blocks in six floats. The place of arrival was the beach, where various concerts and other artistic activities were held.

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Few people have used chin straps, despite the fact that a few hours before the Ministry of Health announced the reinstatement of their mandatory use in public places closed after epidemic contagion, the largest in two and a half months and attributed to the Delta variant.

Israel It was the most advanced country in the world in its vaccination plan until it was overtaken a few days ago by the United Kingdom. It currently occupies the place thanks to the vaccination of 63.9% of its population.

“It’s amazing to be here. This is my first pride march, here you can breathe a lot of freedom “, highlighted TN Jonathan, one of the Argentines present at the parade of the LGBT community.

The first pride march in Tel Aviv took place in 1998 and one of the events in Jerusalem in 2015 ended tragically: a teenage girl was stabbed to death by an ultra-Orthodox Jew.

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The mayor of the Israeli city estimated that more than 100,000 people attended the first organized march after the start of the health crisis, which was made possible, according to the authorities, “thanks to the high vaccination rate and the lifting of all public access restrictions and private meeting ”.

The parade, which was canceled last year, drew up to 250,000 people in 2019.

Israel on Wednesday announced the postponement of the reopening of its territory to tourists “because of concerns about the possible spread of the Delta variant”.