I agree, zbird.  It just saddens me when people claim to be for certain principles (of freedom, etc.) yet are so quick to abandon them when something strikes a nerve.  I agree with you about why-- that such convictions aren't really deeply rooted-- yet they are stated, and that makes the turn an actual hypocrisy, which in my eyes is a greater sin, so to speak.

FYI, anonymous, the knesset doesn't have much to do with the pride parade.  The matter is generally decided by some combination of the Jerusalem municipality and mayor, the police force, and (in the context of last year's Lebanon war) the security establishment, which was the deciding factor to postpone/move it then.