Madrid Pride bans Israeli gay group over Gaza flottila raid...

A group of gay activists from Tel Aviv have been barred from marching in Madrid Pride next month.

Pride organisers say they are barring the group's float because Tel Aviv's mayor has not apologised for a raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in which nine people died.

The festival's president, Antonio Poveda, told AFP: “After this attack and taking into account that there has been no condemnation on the part of the mayor of Tel Aviv we decided not to allow the float to participate. More...

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