Same-Sex Bill Rejected in Knesset
A heated debate in Knesset Wednesday ended with the rejection of a bill to recognize the family rights of same-sex couples. The bill, proposed by Knesset’s only openly gay member, Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz), was shut down by a vote of 42 to 17. This is just the latest in a series of controversies in Knesset […]
Last Weeks Poll Results: “NO” on Pride Parade in Jerusalem
Poll Results for the Week of August 6-13 Poll Question: Is Jerusalem a proper place to host a gay pride parade? Results 92% = NO 8% = YES From the Editor’s Desk: We are all commanded to emulate the traits of the Lord. Two of those wondrous traits is the that of “respect” and “tolerance”. […]
Thousands Attend Jerusalem Pride Parade
While homosexuality in the public arena continues to be a contentious issue in Israel, especially in the holy city of Jerusalem, the 12th annual Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance went off, relatively, without a hitch on Thursday, as thousands of gay, bisexual and transgender men and women proudly walked from Independence Park to the […]
