Gay British pop singer Boy George and his band Culture Club dazzled audiences in his Tel Aviv Concert on November 8, 2017. It wasn’t just the music – he also wowed audiences with his fierce opposition to the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Before his Israel concert last night, pop star Boy George […]
Queer pop icon Morrissey’s upcoming new album features two songs with titles making reference to Israel, it has been confirmed. The former Smiths frontman is known to be a strong supporter of the Jewish state and has played numerous concerts in Tel Aviv. On Tuesday it was announced that Low in High School, the outspoken […]
A Wider Bridge has been working with Israel on Campus Coalition to strengthen the pro-Israel movement, and to create a safer environment for pro-Israel and Jewish students. We are pleased to see that anti-Israel activism on college campuses across the United States has declined, according this new report, and we’re proud to support pro-Israel students […]
Ahead of her keynote speech to the Board of Deputies, lesbian Scottish politician Ruth Davidson defended Israel and spoke about her ties to the community Scotland’s Opposition leader has staunchly defended Israel ahead of her keynote speech at the Board of Deputies, but admitted she may have missed the boat when it comes to Tel […]
Candidates in the race to be the next leader of the UK Independence Party include a gay, pro-Israel former television producer and an activist who has described herself as “an opponent” of Islam. Pro-Israel issues surface. Peter Whittle is the bookies’ favorite to lead Britain’s ninth biggest political party, and Anne Marie Waters has received […]
Josh Sayles, director of the Community Relations Council for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, says that people don’t want anti-Israel outspoken singer Roger Waters in Pittsburgh, but opposed to Waters and his other BDS friends, Sayles recognizes the right of those with whom we disagree to peacefully exist among us and to exercise their […]
Ever wanted to know what top international celebrities are up to when they visit Israel? Well, now you can follow in their footsteps because we have the inside scoop on where famous faces like Madonna and Mick Jagger like to sleep, eat and play. Mick Jagger in Jerusalem Here’s the list of what worldwide-known figures […]
During his visit to Israel with A Wider Bridge, Freedom to Marry’s Evan Wolfson met with Israeli journalist Ayelet Shani to discuss gay marriage in Israel and in the United States. Their conversation was transcribed and published in Shani’s acclaimed Haaretz column, “Me in Conversation.” Evan Wolfson, 60, a lawyer and an activist, founder and […]
New trailer shows Pfeffermans in Jerusalem, Dead Sea, West Bank; creator Jill Soloway said to indicate show will tackle politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsXMS1YfYs According to the trailer, released on Saturday, the season will accompany Maura Pfefferman (Jeffrey Tambor) and family as they stroll through Jerusalem’s Old City, ride camels in the desert, float in the Dead Sea, […]
“Caredivas,” set in Israel, is about a group of gay Filipino caregivers, who transform into glamorous drag queen performers at a local bar at night. The play is so wonderfully crafted that it touches so many themes — LGBT issues, discrimination, the lives of overseas foreign workers, navigating cultural differences, the Palestinian uprising against Israeli […]