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Gay club accused of being ‘poisoned with antisemitism’ changes tune
By Michelle Rosenberg
Adonis in London’s Docklands faced accusations of antisemitism and “aggressive racism”
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August 9, 2024, 1:07 pm
Gay club accused of being ‘poisoned with antisemitism’ changes tune
Adonis in London's Docklands faced accusations of antisemitism and "aggressive racism"
By Michelle Rosenberg
Tel Aviv Pride. Courtesy: Twitter.
May 10, 2024, 1:13 pm
Tel Aviv Pride cancelled out of respect for hostages
With 132 still held captive in Gaza, city mayor Ron Huldai says 'This isn’t the time for celebrations'
By Michelle Rosenberg
Pic: Eliad Cohen
May 25, 2023, 10:57 am
Papa can preach! Israeli LGBTQ+ icon Eliad Cohen brings his party to London
Miami property magnate is the brains and brawn behind PAPA PARTY, one of the most well-respected event and marketing brands in the world
By Sandy Rashty
A higher proportion of people in England and Wales with Muslim, Buddhist or Jewish backgrounds have a different gender identity to the one at birth than those who identify as Christian, the latest Census data reveals (Yui Mok/PA)
April 6, 2023, 1:41 pm
4.5% of Jews in England and Wales identify as LGB+ according to latest census data
The data was collected as part of the census that took place in March 2021 and now published by the Office for National Statistics.
By JN Reporter
Zelda Harris, originally from the East End of London, protesting outside the embassy in Tel Aviv.
March 20, 2023, 3:24 pm
More than 1,600 Jewish immigrants petition Israeli government to halt judicial overhaul
Appeal comes from olim covering religious spectrum and from the US, the UK, Europe, South Africa, Australia, Russia, Ukraine and South America
By Michelle Rosenberg
Demonstrators against the judicial overhaul outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, Feb. 13, 2023 (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
February 13, 2023, 11:38 am
Biden weighs in on Israel’s proposed judiciary changes
As tens of thousands protest in Jerusalem, US president calls for 'checks and balances' for the sake of democracy
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich shakes hands with Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir as Israel's new right-wing government is sworn in at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/Pool/File Photo
December 30, 2022, 12:18 pm
Israeli ambassador to France resigns over new ‘extreme’ Israeli government
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets on Tel Aviv's highway and outside Knesset, protesting expected LGBTQ discrimination
By Jotam Confino in Israel
The new speaker of the Knesset, Amir Ohana, receives his gavel as Israel's new right-wing government is sworn in at a special session of the Knesset in Jerusalem on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Netanyahu became the Prime Minister of Israel for the third time. Pool Photo by Amir Cohen/ Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
December 30, 2022, 11:57 am
Making history, Amir Ohana becomes first gay Knesset speaker
Ohana promised to protect the rights of LGBTQ in his opening speech at the Knesset
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Israeli Knesset members during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament the 25th Knesset in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022. Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS
December 27, 2022, 11:19 pm
Far-right MKs: Doctors, businesses should be allowed to turn away LGBTQ Israelis
The inflammatory remarks were made by two lawmakers from Religious Zionism but incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted no Israelis' rights would be harmed under his watch
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters from a truck at a campaign event in the run up to Israel's election.
December 22, 2022, 10:10 am
Who’s who in Israel’s new far-right government, and why it matters
As the new government is formally sealed, here’s what you need to know about who’s set to take power in Israel.
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with President Joe Biden from his office in Jerusalem, Nov. 7, 2022. (Office of Benjamin Netanyahu.)
December 16, 2022, 10:55 am
‘They’re joining me, I’m not joining them’ – Netanyahu defends far-right coalition
Netanyahu specifically defended his expected decision to bestow Itamar Ben-Gvir with the newly-created title of national security minister.
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
The annual JLM ball at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, November 2022. Photo: Olivier Fitoussi.
November 9, 2022, 10:53 am
Gay culture celebrated at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem
The annual JLM Ball has its roots in the ballroom scene, an underground LGBTQ subculture from New York City in the 1960s.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
From the WebJuly 5, 2022, 10:26 pm
Joel Grey on Brigit’s Bagel podcast
A new episode of Brigit's Bagel with Joel Grey chatting to Brigit Grant about Cabaret's 50th and Gay Pride
Israel's flamboyant Entry for Eurovision 2022, Michael Ben David
May 1, 2022, 8:15 pm
The Ukrainian son hoping to take Israel to Eurovision Victory
An LGBTQ anthem performed by a singer with Eastern European parents is the Holy Land's entry for the 2022 song contest
By Brigit Grant
Abby Chava Stein, an American transgender author, activist, blogger, model, speaker and rabbi, relaxes on the Resort Deck of Celebrity Apex. (Annie Leibovitz for Celebrity Cruises' All Inclusive Photo Project)
April 5, 2022, 1:27 pm
Ex-Hasidic trans activist photographed by Annie Leibovitz
Abby Stein, an activist for LGBTQ+ inclusion in Jewish communities and beyond, is one of dozens of subjects in a new library to showcase the diversity of people.
By JTA
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