A group of Israelis were pushed and verbally accosted by attendees at the LGBTQ Pride Parade in Bologna, Italy, on Saturday, witnesses told Israel’s Channel 12 television station.

The group was waving a pride flag with the Star of David in the center, which other parade attendees took issue with, prompting the altercation. According to the report, a pregnant woman among the group of Israelis was violently pushed.

“They screamed at us that we were murderers; all the children there were scared,” one Israeli was quoted as saying.

“I stood with my wife and son and another family who came with strollers, and we filmed their screams,” another added, “We were with children, proud families who came to march in an event founded to promote our rights – and we were attacked because we are Jews.”

This year’s parade, held under the title “Rivolta Pride” (“Revolt Pride”), revolved around a number of themes, including climate change and several LGBTQ-centered issues such as recognition of same-sex families and access to HIV prevention medication, although organizers emphasized that support for the Palestinian people was also a key focus of the parade, according to Italian daily Corriere della Sera.

Organizers said one of the activists who took part in the recent Gaza aid flotilla and was subsequently detained in Israel would be attending the parade.

Italian media reported that Palestinian flags were waved alongside Pride flags throughout the demonstration.

At a Pride parade in Bologna, Italy, Israelis and Iranians who had been marching........

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