Israel's homosexual community was plunged into mourning and fear on August 1 night when a gunman killed two people and wounded around a dozen at a gay and lesbian center in Tel Aviv.
While police combed the area to hunt the attacker, hundreds of members of the homosexual community and their supporters held an impromptu vigil on hearing of the shooting.
"Currently most of the responses we are getting from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities are calls for action and protests. They are deeply in shock because of these brutal murders, and several spontaneous demonstrations have been held last night and today," said Roy Barak, the chief technical officer of the GoGay Media Group.
Evidence at the scene suggests that this was a targeted attack against the homosexual community, and terrorism has been ruled out, said the police, while stressing that it was impossible to predict the fatal incident.
"There is no specific protection for the gay community, unless there are any warnings that we receive on an intelligence level and then all the necessary steps are taken," said police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.
