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Added on: 09/27/2023
The Supreme Court ordered the government on Tuesday to explain why it has not taken disciplinary action against Jerusalem Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar for comments he…

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Added on: 09/17/2023
09/16/2023
From Lebanon to Iraq, politicians in the Middle East have stepped up their anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, raising concerns about an increase in homophobic violence and even tougher penalties…

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Added on: 08/28/2023
08/27/2023
Haifa District Attorney’s office filed an indictment in Haifa District Court on Sunday against the individuals suspected of having murdered Sarit Ahmad on June 9, 2023. The indictment,…

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Added on: 08/20/2023
08/19/2023
The police are looking into an incident in which a 31-year-old man from the central Israeli city of Rehovot was attacked due to his sexual orientation on…

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Added on: 08/17/2023
08/17/2023
Residents on Berl Katznelson Street in the Neve Sha’anan neighborhood of Haifa were stunned to discover this week in their mailboxes a pamphlet with inciteful content against…

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Added on: 08/03/2023
The High Court heard a petition Thursday against discrimination toward LGBTQ couples who wish to adopt, and indicated it might move to resolve the issue in the…

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Added on: 06/27/2023
06/26/2023
Israel Police walked back its demand from the organizers of the Mitzpeh Ramon Pride Parade in southern Israel to place a two-meter-high (about 6.7 feet) tarp fence…

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Added on: 06/05/2023
06/05/2023
A sigh of relief was released by Israeli Police’s top brass after the Gay Pride and Tolerance Parade in Jerusalem on June 1 ended without disturbances. Police…

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Added on: 05/23/2023
A special meeting of the Jerusalem City Council to mark the capital’s unification in 1967 devolved into a series of statements questioning the rights of LGBTQ people…

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Added on: 05/08/2023
05/06/2023
The Israel Police last week issued a new regulation regarding body searches of transgender people who have not fully transitioned, which several LGBTQ groups decry as harmful,…

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Added on: 03/20/2023
03/19/2023
The number of complaints of harm to members of the LGBTQ community rose by 11 percent in 2022, according to the annual report by The Aguda –…

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Added on: 03/16/2023
03/15/2023
The annual gala of A Wider Bridge, a Jewish LGBTQ group, had all the trappings of a festive event: Guests arrived in cocktail attire finery — one…

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Added on: 03/06/2023
03/05/2023
An international summit organized by Israel’s LGBT Tech and Madrid’s IE University will allow students and professionals in the LGBTQ+ community to “inspire and support” each other…

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Added on: 02/15/2023
A veteran Orthodox journalist on the country’s most-watched news network came out as gay on Tuesday. “I love men and I love God, and this is neither…

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Added on: 12/31/2022
12/30/2022
The Israeli legislature has elected Amir Ohana as its first out gay speaker as a number of anti-LGBTQ+ politicians are made cabinet members. Ohana, a close ally…

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Added on: 12/28/2022
12/27/2022
Israel’s largest medical center and health care workers from hospitals around the country have spoken out against remarks by allies of Benjamin Netanyahu calling for a law…

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Added on: 12/26/2022
12/25/2022
JERUSALEM — Designated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rare rebuke of his new coalition allies on Sunday for saying they would advance laws allowing discrimination…

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Added on: 12/25/2022
12/24/2022
Religious Zionism party lawmaker Orit Strock said on Sunday that a doctor shouldn’t be forced to provide treatment that contradicts his religious beliefs, “as long as there…

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Added on: 12/22/2022
Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll says that the anti-LGBT sentiments espoused by Noam party chief MK Avi Maoz have only boosted support for Israel’s LGBT community. “I want…

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Added on: 12/07/2022
12/6/2022
In the middle of a recent two-week trip to Tel Aviv—a city where I lived for many years, many years ago—I suddenly realized why I felt oddly…

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Added on: 12/05/2022
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back on criticism of his incoming right-wing government, vowing in an interview with NBC News Sunday that he will not permit an…

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Added on: 11/23/2022
11/22/2022
For the first time, Israel’s Education Ministry has issued guidelines to schools regarding LGBTQ students and families. The document, released on Tuesday, requires schools to train teachers…

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Added on: 11/14/2022
11/13/2022
Benjamin Netanyahu — the former Israeli prime minister who was recently elected as the chairman of the majority Likud party within his country’s legislature, the Knesset —…

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Added on: 11/08/2022
11/07/2022
What follows is a translation of a long Hebrew-language Facebook post by Amir Ohana, the recently reelected Israeli Knesset member who formerly served in governments led by…

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Added on: 11/07/2022
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry have congratulated incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his election win but have also voiced concern about homophobic elements within…

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Added on: 11/04/2022
Religious Zionism MK Orit Strock says leftists, Arabs and members of the LGBT community should not fear the rise of the far right in this week’s election. “We’re…

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Added on: 09/19/2022
Likud MK Amir Ohana on Sunday defended party leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s push to get anti-LGBT party Noam into the Knesset in the next election, saying he was…

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Added on: 09/17/2022
Over a dozen rabbis called Thursday for a religious school in central Israel to force an 8-year-old transgender student into a female-only classroom, defying the wishes of…

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Added on: 08/28/2022
08/28/2022
During the event, Lapid expressed his support for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Israel. Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid took part in an event marking the…

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Added on: 08/19/2022
Human rights groups have reportedly asked the Defense Ministry to stop permitting an Israeli company to sell its phone hacking tool to Uganda, claiming it is used…