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The heads of the Arab-Israeli parties Hadash, Ta’al and UAL seek a joint list, July 27, 2019. Credit: Hadash.

Report: Growing discord may dissolve Joint Arab List

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Internal conflicts plaguing Israel’s Joint Arab List could soon spell the end of the road for the faction, Israeli media reported over the weekend. Formed ahead of the 2015 elections, the alliance, comprising the Arab...
TLVFest, an LGBT film festival in Israel sponsored by the Tel Aviv government. Source: Facebook.

Filmmakers boycott LGBT film festival in Tel Aviv in ‘solidarity’ with Palestinians

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At least 100 LGBTQIA+ filmmakers and film artists are among a group of more than 230 people in the film industry who have signed a pledge to boycott TLVFest—an LGBT film festival in Israel—as...
Israeli Supreme Court justices, in addition to Supreme Court president Esther Hayut, arrive in the courtroom in Jerusalem. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli high court overturns surrogacy law excluding single men, gay couples

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Israel’s High Court of Justice unanimously ruled on Thursday against a law that excludes single men and gay couples from using surrogacy to have children. Current law allows only heterosexual couples or single women who are unable...
Israeli Education Minister Rafi Peretz arrives to the weekly Cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 24, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Israeli education minister clarifies remarks on gay conversion therapy

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Israeli Education Minister Rafi Peretz on Sunday defended his remarks over the weekend regarding gay conversion therapy, saying they had been misunderstood and misrepresented in a “cynical” way which “further deepens the rift in Israeli...
Education Minister Rafi Peretz speaks during exchange ceremony of ministers, held at the Education Ministry in Jerusalem, on June 26, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Education minister’s stance on gay conversion therapy sparks controversy

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In an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 television that aired Saturday night, Israeli Education Minister Rafi Peretz stated his support for conversion therapy for young homosexuals, saying that he has personal experience with the...
Jews at the Twin Cities Pride Parade 2011. Credit: Flickr.

DC Dyke March bans Jewish, pro-Israel symbols

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The DC Dyke March, returning to Washington, D.C. on Friday after a 12-year absence, will prohibit Jewish and pro-Israel pride symbols, including flags. “Jewish stars and other identifications and celebrations of Jewishness (yarmulkes, talit, other...
Israeli Knesset member Amir Ohana. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Netanyahu appoints Amir Ohana as Israel’s new justice minister

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According to an announcement on Wednesday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud Knesset member Amir Ohana will serve as Israel’s justice minister until after the country’s Sept. 17 elections. Elected to the Knesset in...
Irish singer Sarah McTernan. Credit: Screenshot.

LGBTQ performers to boycott Eurovision with alternative online musical broadcast

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A number of music and drag performers who identify as LGBTQ will skip this year’s Eurovision song contest in Israel and instead be part of an alternative online broadcast, exemplifying and in support of...
Irish singer Sarah McTernan. Credit: Screenshot.

Irish pro-Israel groups condemn BDS boycott of Eurovision song contest

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Several leading Irish pro-Israel groups and leaders have signed an open letter condemning attempts by BDS groups and Irish LGBTQ activists to pressure the country’s Eurovision song contest contestant, Sarah McTernan, to boycott this year’s...
From left: Bubbies S.J. Mendelson, Linda Rich and Bunny Gibson. Credit: JLTV.

Jewish ‘Bubbies’ do matchmaking, share their dating wisdom in new TV show

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In each episode of “Bubbies Know Best,” which premiered Feb. 11 on JLTV, S.J. Mendelson, Linda Rich, and Bunny Gibson interview three potential suitors before picking one to go on a date with their...