Following the public support of his lesbian aide, Naftali Bennett, leader of the right wing orthodox Jewish Home party (Bayit Yehudi) faces challengers from hard-liners and his own central committee – but that may not be a bad thing for him. A debate is taking place about what Bayit Yehudi’s future and character should be: […]
Eli Kowaz, a Policy and Communications Associate for the Israel Policy Forum in New York, says that we should demand Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu practice what he preaches and protect Israel’s LGBT community. If Benjamin Netanyahu truly cares about Israel’s LGBT community, he must turn his usual sloganeering into action. On Thursday, 25,000 marched in […]
Newly elected Member of Knesset Bezalel Smotrich from the Jewish Home sends a clear message against legalizing gay marriage in Israel on the eve of forming the new government: “Israel is a Jewish state. We’re not a liberal democracy in that sense of the word. The government I’m a member in will promote Israel as […]