Jerusalem: More than three-thousand people attended Jerusalem's gay pride parade on Thursday but unlike previous marches police reported only minor homophobic incidents.

Nearly 2,000 police officers were on duty along the parade route.

At one point a small group of haredi, the ultra-Orthodox sect that disrupted pervious pride celebrations, were blocked by police from coming close to the parade route. One protestor was arrested.

Pride marchers were mostly subdued - purposeful attempt to avoid confrontation. There were none of the disco boys, leather men and drag queens that mark parades in other world capitals.