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Rome Pride Bans Italy's Only Jewish LGBTQ Group From Its Float Over Refusal to Label Gaza War a Genocide

Rome Pride barred Italy’s only Jewish LGBTQ group after it refused to call Israel’s Gaza war a genocide. (Credit: Jonatan Svensson Glad/Wikimedia Commons)

Rome Pride has barred Italy's only Jewish LGBTQ organisation from participating with a float in next month's parade after the group refused to publicly describe Israel's war in Gaza as a 'genocide', deepening tensions over the conflict inside Europe's activist movements.

The decision has triggered fierce criticism from Jewish organisations across Italy and Europe, which accused Pride organisers of imposing a political litmus test on a minority group in the name of inclusion.

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