Maysaloun Hamoud’s debut feature film In Between is an empowering tale of three Palestinian women living in Tel Aviv, each fighting their own battles for independence and fulfillment. Balancing tragicomic relationship blues with sharp sociopolitical observation, Hamoud’s slyly subversive drama draws us deep into an often hidden world. As the title suggests, these women occupy a […]
How does one move from growing up in a family that helped start the Muslim Brotherhood and providing material support for terrorism as a child onto being an outspoken advocate for the State of Israel and an active supporter of A Wider Bridge? Quentin Hill, our Northeast Manager, writes. Quentin Hill (left) interviewing John Calvin […]
“When my mother disowned me in 2015 it was not due to my coming out, rather it was due to my public support of Israel,” explains John Calvin, a relative of a Hamas founder, whose story went public two years ago after he faced deportation from Canada. Recently, John Calvin, who changed his name and […]
Jay Geller, Member of the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College, participated in A Wider Bridge’s 2016 LGBT Mission to Israel. Upon his return, Geller joined the Board of A Wider Bridge. In this article, he shares his highlights from the trip, which he described in one word, “extraordinary.” I was privileged to join […]
Walid Issa, a senior associate at Solomon Strategies Group and a board member of several nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and Palestine, finds it extremely troubling that some activists measure his Palestinian pride by his level of support for the BDS movement, and invites people to not just visit Israel, but to tour Palestine as well. As […]
Judge quashes conviction that would thwart Israeli nationality application, adoption of child with partner A judge has overturned a conviction which would have prevented a young gay man from receiving Israeli citizenship and subsequently adopting a child with his partner. In a groundbreaking ruling which may have implications for other gay couples, Judge Ami Kobo […]
Michael Lavers, a 2016 A Wider Bridge Mission participant, writes (from Israel) on how Israelis and Palestinians are viewing the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. A Palestinian human rights activist on Saturday suggested President-elect Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric fuels extremism. “It’s not helpful,” Ziman CEO Samer Makhlouf told the […]
Today it begins! A Wider Bridge’s LGBT delegation landed in Israel to begin the 6th annual LGBT Israel Mission- this time around with 28 LGBT professionals who are eager to know more about beautiful Israel and the diverse LGBTQ community in it. Today we officially launch the hashtag #bridge2israel16 in order to make it easy […]
The Aguda, Israeli National LGBT Task Force, has renewed its Arabic Facebook page for the Arabic speaking members of the LGBT community. The Aguda ad: “We’re Here to Listen to You” The decision to activate the page is part of the preparatory work of the Aguda towards uniting the Arabic speaking community as part of […]
The documentary ‘Oriented’ gets a digital release: Filmmaker Jake Witzenfeld documents gay Palestinians in Tel Aviv. The LGBTQ community faces opposition on a global scale. For every law passed for equality in one nation, there are tragedies and setbacks in another (or even the same)—some fatal and others far more commonplace. With “Oriented,” a feature […]