Jerusalem’s Gay Pride parade. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

On Sunday afternoon, as participants at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference made their way to the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, anti-LGBTQ activists from the Westboro Baptist Church voiced their disdain for the Jewish state’s support of LGBTQ communities.

One protester held a sign proclaiming that Israel and America are doomed because of their support for same-sex marriage. Her sweatshirt read: “Jews Killed Jesus.” Behind her was a woman standing on the American flag with signs that read, “Some Jews will repent” and “Repent or perish.”

Another woman, standing on an Israeli flag placed on the ground, held a sign proclaiming, “What would Jesus do? Jesus destroyed Sodom!”

They sang songs about Jews and gays going to hell for their sins.

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