Today is LGBT Rights Day at the Israeli Knesset and it’s very much needed: Three bills concerning the status of the LGBT community in Israel were voted down by the Ministerial Committee on Legislation this week Three bills concerning the status of the LGBT community in Israel were voted down by the Ministerial Committee on […]
Education Minister Naftali Bennett replied in the Knesset to an interrogation by MKs Yael German and Michal Rozin, about the budget cuts for Gay Youth Organization, despite his promise to double the budget. “Following my meeting with LGBT youth organization I increased the budget policy of youth organizations in Israel from 19 million to 35 […]
In a deposition to clarify his position on topics addressed in his writings, Rabbi Col. Eyal Karim told the supreme court that he had meant to show that there is an obligation to love and help homosexuals, but understands why it was offensive. Karim said that he now does not believe that gay people should […]
A Facebook campaign launched by MK Michal Rozin calls for Israel’s prime minister to express his support for the gay community and join the parade in Jerusalem MK Michal Rozin launches social media hashtag #BibiJoinTheMarch, ביבי_בוא_לצעוד# The silence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in light of the events taking place in the past couple of […]
During a discussion in the Knesset about the Health authorities becoming more sensitive towards LGBT people, orthodox religious Health Minister Yaakov Litzman compared the LGBT community to the ‘sinners’ who danced around the Golden Calf in this week’s torah portion. His words, to which he called ‘D’var Torah’ made waves both in the Knesset and […]
On March 23 the Knesset will mark for the first time its LGBT equality day. Knesset’s LGBT Lobby Leaders (from left to right): Yael German, Merav Michaeli, Michal Rozin Last week the first publicly-out homosexual right-wing member joined the Knesset, and it’s probably a great opportunity for the Knesset members to get to know the […]
On Monday the Israeli Knesset approved an amendment to the Evidence of Ordinance, under which even unmarried couples will be considered under the rule invalidating evidence of spouses against each other, including same sex couples. In criminal law there is a special protection for spouses, which allows them to avoid having to testify against his/her […]
The Ministerial Committee on Legislation on Sunday struck down a bill prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual identity. Proposed legislation would make any law prohibiting discrimination based on gender, age, country of origin, etc. apply to LGBT people as well. The bill was rejected by a large majority, despite many of the […]
Over a quarter of all Members of Knesset attend meeting, which opened with condemnation of local university that banned public gay pride event. The new Knesset’s so-called gay pride lobby held its first meeting on Wednesday morning, with 32 MKs present, including 24 from the opposition and eight from the coalition. Among those attending was the […]
Representatives from Likud, Zionist Union, Yesh Atid, Kulanu, Meretz, admit they have differing degrees of devotion to this issue. Representatives from five parties that according to the last Jerusalem Post poll, will represent over half the next Knesset, sent representatives to brandish their pro-LGBT credentials at the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Jaffa on Sunday. Representatives […]