The Jerusalem District Court ruled in favor of parade organizers.

Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – An annual homosexual “pride” parade is set to take place as planned in Jerusalem on Thursday, following a court decision in favor of parade organizers.

The Jerusalem District Court ruled that city officials may not forbid the parade because they hold different beliefs than the marchers.

Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski last week told the Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance (the city’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender center) that city managers decided it would be “wrong” to allow the parade because it could disrupt the public order as well as hurt the feelings of city residents and visitors.

Judge Mussia also said the city is required to hang the homosexual community’s rainbow flags along the parade route as it would do for any other event. (Last year the city did not hang the flags.)