LGBTQ Israelis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman visit the separation wall between Israel and the West Bank near the village of Tarqumiyah, July 20, 2016. (Haim Zach/GPO)

The Israeli right stopped talking about occupation, and that will hurt it at the polls

Netanyahu has joined forces with religious radicals who have stopped talking about Palestinians and are instead pushing a homophobic and sexist agenda. It may just might seal his political doom. By Meron Rapoport It didn’t take long for Prime Minister Netanyahu to use the doomsday weapon against Avigdor Liberman immediately following the last elections. Netanyahu blamed his…

By +972 Magazine August 27, 2019

Israelis take part in the annual pride parade in Tel Aviv, June 12, 2015. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

PODCAST: Being Palestinian during Israeli Pride Week

For many queer Palestinians in Israel, celebrating their gender identities while standing up for Palestinian rights is a balancing act — especially during Pride Week. Every year, tens of thousands of tourists descend on Tel Aviv in mid-June for the annual Pride Week festivities, which celebrate Israel’s LGTBQ community with all-night parties, concerts, and a giant…

By +972 Magazine May 31, 2019

Tens of thousands gather in Jerusalem's Liberty Bell Park for the annual pride march, August 2, 2018. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

20,000 take part in largest ever Jerusalem Pride March

Under heavy security, 20,000 members of the LGBTQ community and their supporters march in Jerusalem, three years after a religious extremist stabbed 15-year-old Shira Banki during the parade. Photos by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org Tens of thousands of members of the LGBTQ community and their supporters took part in the largest ever Jerusalem Pride March on Thursday. The event, which…

By +972 Magazine August 2, 2018

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LGBTQ activists protest pinkwashing during the Tel Aviv Pride March. June 8, 2018. (Activestills.org)

LGBTQ activists block Tel Aviv Pride March: ‘There is no pride in occupation’

The activists were protesting what they called the Israeli government’s cynical exploitation of the LGBTQ community to appear liberal and progressive and cover up its violation of Palestinians’ human rights in Gaza and the West Bank. Several hundred LGBTQ activists briefly blocked the path of the Pride Parade in Tel Aviv on Friday. The activists said they were protesting the…

By Yali (Yael) Marom June 8, 2018

Israelis protest over the Yemenite children affair, Jerusalem, June 21, 2017. (Activestills.org)

Why is Israel still denying the kidnapping of Yemenite children?

Between the years 1948 and 1952, thousands of babies, children of mostly Yemenite immigrants to the newly-founded State of Israel, were taken away from their parents. After decades of being silenced, it is time to look those parents in the eye and say: you were wronged. This is not a tall order, it is the…

By +972 Magazine September 25, 2017

Hundreds of people march through Jerusalem several hours after a stabbing attack at the city’s Pride Parade, July 30, 2015. One teenager was killed. (Keren Manor/Activestills.org)

No more waiting: LGBTQ Israelis must take the rights they deserve

The Israeli government doesn’t believe LGBTQ Israelis should be able to adopt children, yet continues to tell the world what a wonderful place Israel for the queer community. The past few days have been a stark reminder of just how the Israeli government views the LGBTQ community. The Welfare Ministry’s statement calling LGBTQ families “irregulars,” who…

By Yali (Yael) Marom July 18, 2017

Queer anti-occupation activists block the Tel Aviv Pride Parade with signs reading: 'There's no pride in occupation', Tel Aviv, June 9, 2017. (Yael Marom)

Anti-occupation LGBTQ activists block Tel Aviv pride parade

Activists hold up signs resembling the separation wall reading: ‘There’s no pride in occupation.’ Dozens of Israeli LGBTQ activists against the occupation blocked Tel Aviv’s annual pride parade on Friday, holding up signs that read “There’s no pride in occupation,” and for a few minutes preventing the march from proceeding through the city center. The…

By Yali (Yael) Marom June 9, 2017

Israeli activists graffitied anti-occupation slogans across Tel Aviv in the run-up to the 2016 pride parade. (photo: Activestills.org)

Why I interrupted a pro-army LGBTQ event in Tel Aviv

Our community’s struggle is one for human and women’s rights. It is a struggle for liberation and justice. Those who support the oppression of another people are disparaging 100 years of struggle by women and LGBTQs. By Alma Biblash This past week saw the launch of a new project that calls to integrate women and LGBTQ Israeli…

By +972 Magazine February 25, 2017

Israeli activists graffitied anti-occupation slogans across Tel Aviv in the run-up to the 2016 pride parade. (photo: Activestills.org)

Ahead of Tel Aviv Pride, queer activists bring the occupation home

LGBTQ activists hang banners and graffiti anti-occupation slogans across Tel Aviv in the run-up to the city’s annual pride parade. 180,000 people are expected to take part in the festivities, at least half of them tourists. By Yael Marom In the run up to Friday’s Tel Aviv Pride festivities, Israeli LGBTQ activists hung banners and spray-painted…

By +972 Magazine June 3, 2016