Five floors, events hall and more classrooms: The LGBT center in Meir Park, which has become the most identified place of the LGBT community in Tel Aviv, will soon begin renovations at a cost of NIS 20 million (approximately 5.7 million dollars). “Everyone understands that this is one of the pillars of the community.” The […]
Meetings of soldiers from the periphery with LGBT organizations, cross-unit discussions with LGBTQ soldiers and a support group for LGBTQ standing army soldiers and mandatory service soldiers–this is how the Israeli Air Force leads its openness to the LGBT community. “There are quite a few pilots who came out of the closet, it’s becoming a […]
After being forced to resign from the Knesset after he attended his gay nephew’s wedding, former MK Yigal Guetta (Shas) notes he holds no grudges and does not regret his actions, only apologizing to the citizens of Israel for failing to promote important bipartisan issues. Forced to resign from the Knesset after he attended his […]
A 20-year-old from the city of Bnei Brak was arrested after posting on Facebook a message calling to carry out an attack on the Gay Pride parade in Tel Aviv, to be held this Friday. Police on Sunday arrested a resident of the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak on suspicion that he threatened the […]
For the first time ever, the Israel Mega Event—an annual Aliyah fair taking place in New York City—included a stand catering to LGBT Jews; Scott Piro, who was behind the initiative, speaks about marketing the Israeli gay community to American LGBT Jews. Scott Piro had decided to set up a stand at this year’s Israel Mega […]
In an effort to reduce the number of common mistakes and keep punctuation key functionality consistent both in English and Hebrew, Hebrew letters are about to be reshuffled; ‘The aim is to make things easier. The Standards Institution of Israel (SII) has published pictures of plans for a new key arrangement for computer keyboards designed […]
A 26-year-old man from Eritrea applied for asylum to avoid persecution in his country of origin after being found out by other Eritreans in Israel; his lawyer explains that he would be in danger if forced to return to Eritrea. The Population and Immigration Authority (PIA) recently granted asylum to a 26-year-old gay Eritrean man […]
Efrat Yardai, a lecturer at Ben-Gurion University: Israelis must cry out not just against swastika graffiti, anti-Semitic comments, or physical attacks on Jews, but also when a gay person is assaulted or when a writing like ‘Make America White Again’ is spray-painted on a wall. About three weeks have passed since the US election. Donald […]
Minister of transportation orders plans drawn for high-speed railway line from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to include station in the Old City close to the Western Wall; riders will be able to get from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv in under half an hour. Minister of Transportation and Road Safety Yisrael Katz has instructed the ministry’s […]
Rabbi Rami Brachyahu chosen as the top religious figure in the police despite problematic past statements: Homosexuals ‘not in line with laws of nature’ Much like the IDF’s recently-appointed Chief Rabbi Col. Eyal Karim, the Israel Police’s new chief rabbi Rami Brachyahu’s past is mired by a series of controversial statements against the LGBT community […]