JERUSALEM -- Thousands of people are to march in Jerusalem's Pride parade on Thursday, an annual event that is taking place this year under Israel’s most right-wing government ever, stacked with openly homophobic members.

Israel's far-right Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has been jeered by marchers at Jerusalem Gay Pride. Thousands turned out for the event despite security fears over online threats and counter-protests. The march was the first since the election of a hardline religious-nationalist government, including openly homophobic senior ministers.

The march in the conservative city is always tense and tightly secured by police and has been wracked by violence in the past. But this year, Israel finds itself deeply riven over a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary.

Thousands of people are expected to march in Jerusalem's Pride parade, an event taking place this year under Israel’s most right-wing government ever.

Thousands of people are to march in Jerusalem's Pride parade on Thursday, an annual event that is taking place this year under Israel’s most right-wing government ever, stacked with openly homophobic members.

One ultraconservative member of the Israeli government had pledged to abolish the Jerusalem Pride and Tolerance Parade. Another far-right minister with a history of homophobia, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who now oversees the police,

Pride and Tolerance Parade in Jerusalem is kicking off Pride month, but this year’s event could become more tense as Israel’s government continues to shift to the right. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez has the details from Jerusalem.