Madrid bans Israelis from gay pride march over Gaza flotilla raid http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/report-madrid-bans-israelis-from-gay-pride-march-over-gaza-flotilla-raid-1.295214

Madrid has banned an Israeli delegation from the city's gay pride paradein protest at last week's Gaza flotilla raid, British daily The Guardian reported on Wednesday."After what has happened, and as human rights campaigners, it seemed barbaric to us to have them taking part," Antonio Poveda, of Spain's Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transexuals and Bisexuals told The Guardian. "We don't just defend our own little patch," he said.

According to the Guardian, the Israeli group, all Tel Aviv residents, have reacted angrily to the notification, and said that the decision to mix the Gaza flotilla with gay pride was wrong.Israel drew worldwide condemnation after nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed when navy commandos boarded ships Gaza-bound aid boats.Tel Aviv municipalityspokesman Eytan Schwartz told the Spanish paper El Mundo that it was not the city's job to either support or condemn such issues.