Posts Tagged: LGBT Israel
Being Jewish and Gay Today Is an Act of Resistance
I’m a lesbian. I’m alternative. I’m an Israeli-born Jew, and I’m a nurse with more heart than people expect. I adore human beings, with all...
The Loneliness of American Jews Post-October 7: A Reflection on True Friendship, Antisemitism, and Double Standards
The world revealed a terrible ugliness and horrific hate on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a brutal terror attack on Israel, and started the...
March with Pride – Jewish and LGBTQ Rights Belong Together
This is a call to action for Jews, LGBTQ people, and our allies. In a world of growing intolerance, the voices of Jewish LGBTQ+ people and...
The ‘Pinkwashing’ Dilemma: Why Can’t the Media Face Up to Palestinian Homophobia?
We’ve heard them all before. From "Greenwashing" and "artwashing," to "veganwashing" and "funwashing" -- in the minds of Israel’s critics, there is nothing that the...
Another LGBTQ Milestone for Israel — Which Goes Ignored by the World
It didn’t make major headlines, but Israel quietly swore in its sixth openly gay Knesset member on Monday, Yorai Lahav Hertzanu of Blue and White....
The Truth About Israeli Female Political Representation
A March 14 Independent op-ed by the leader of the Israeli women’s party, Kol Hanashim (Voices of Women), titled “The sad lesson I learned...
The Plight of the LGBT Community in the Palestinian Authority and Muslim Countries
The Palestinian Authority (PA)’s violent treatment of the gay community under its rule offers a gloomy reminder of this community’s difficult situation in most Muslim...
In Tel Aviv, 24-Hour Supermarkets Carry the Banner of LGBTQ Rights
CTech - In Tel Aviv, 24-hour supermarket chains carry the banner of LGBTQ rights. On Monday, in celebration of the Tel Aviv Pride week, local...
Pinkwashing or Brainwashing Eurovision in Israel?
Anything good that Israel does is claimed to be just an insidious way to distract the world from the “occupation” of Palestine. Planting trees to make...
Will Layoffs at The New York Times Lead to Even Worse Coverage of Israel?
As long ago as 2002, gay activist Paul Varnell observed about the Middle East that, “Israel is the one country in the region in which gays have...
Jewish LGBT Leader Scorns Chicago Dyke March Organizers For ‘Heinous’ Defense of Star of David Ban
The founder of the premier organization linking the LGBT communities in North America and Israel slammed on Monday the organizers of a gay rights march in...
Israel’s Attorney General to Streamline Citizenship Process for LGBT Couples
JNS.org - Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelbilt informed the country’s High Court of Justice Thursday that he will work to streamline the process of obtaining citizenship...
Tel Aviv’s Gay Pride Parade Draws Estimated 200,000 People
JNS.org - An estimated 200,000 people—including 30,000 tourists—participated in Tel Aviv’s gay pride parade on Friday, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. This year’s parade began at...
A Remnant of Better Days, Jerusalem’s Only Gay Bar Remains Open
JNS.org - If any city needs a nonjudgmental space, it’s Jerusalem. Both sides of Israel’s capital — the Muslim eastern half and the Jewish western half —...
