An ultra-Orthodox school in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem has rejected a request by President Reuven Rivlin to visit, over his statement deeming the stabbing at the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade "a terrible hate crime."

In a letter sent to the President's Residence via the municipality, the school's administration wrote that Rivlin's remarks could be seen as support for the LGBT community and thus offend the religious students and their parents.

The cancellation was first reported Tuesday on Army Radio.

At a rally in Jerusalem two days after the stabbing and a day after the arson attack on a Palestinian home killed an 18-month-old baby, Rivlin said: "Flames have engulfed our country. Flames of violence, flames of hatred, flames of false, distorted and twisted beliefs. Flames which permit bloodshed in the name of the Torah, in the name of the law, in the name of morality, in the name of a love for the land of Israel."

16-year-old Shira Banki died of her stab wounds a day after the rally. In a eulogy at a youth event in Haifa, Rivlin eulogized her as such: “Shira, a victim of a hate crime ... was murdered.. Shira was also a girl of principles. She joined the parade in the name of the values in which she believed – tolerance, equality, hope, and love. Her life, which was deliberately cut short, was that of a young citizen who was involved, engaged, active, interested, and responsible.”