Israel gays

Orthodox Israeli reporter comes out of the closet

Cherki, 30, comes from a Religious Zionist background. His father is a well-known religious leader, Rabbi Oury Amos Cherki. 

 N12 religious affairs reporter Yair Cherki.
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LGBTQ group petition High Court to enforce surrogacy law

Rally commemorating ten years since Bar Noar massacre, Aug. 2019

Hundreds rally marking decade since unknown killer attacked LGBT center in TA

BEN ROSEN, friend of rabbinical student Sammy Kanter, posted on the Secret Jerusalem Facebook page on Friday at 5:14 p.m. after the incident occurred, urging people in Jerusalem to boycott the pizzeria for discrimination.

Gay man wins discrimination case against Jerusalem pizzeria


J’lem gay pride parade to ‘stay the course’

CEO Sarah Kala-Meir acknowledged that the route will bring back terrible memories of the stabbing attack but said it is important to stay the course.

Vendors sell rainbow souvenirs at the Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, last year

NGO petitions High Court to allow same-sex marriage in Israel

"We demand that the state provide the basic and fundamental right to exercise our love for whomever we choose, and require legislation to allow gay marriage in Israel," the group says.

Gay marriage

Chief rabbi of Jerusalem Amar criticized over comments on homosexuality

“It’s not natural, it’s not normal and the Torah called this thing an abomination," Amar says of homosexuality.

Former chief rabbi Shlomo Amar at Western Wall

June 17, 2015: Regev and culture

Readers respond to the latest 'Jerusalem Post' articles.

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Gay Pride Parade draws 180,000 to Tel Aviv

Several main streets in town are closed as parade goes from Gan Meir to Charles Clore Park.

Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv

Bar-Ilan University bans public celebrations for gay pride month

MKs and social organizations demand the university retract their decision.

Jerusalem's 2014 Gay Pride Parade.

Yesh Atid candidate aims to become Knesset's first out lesbian

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid decided to give Sorek the 19th slot, the first on the list after all of his party's current MKs.

Zehorit Sorek

Non-Jewish partners in gay marriage are now entitled to make aliya

Sa'ar announces change to Law of Return which had previously only allowed for heterosexual partners to receive Israeli citizenship.

Former interior minister Gideon Sa'ar.

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Hagai Felician’s lawyer, Moshe Yohai, sheds light on the Israel Police’s failures and how his client from the Bar Noar case was finally acquitted.

Hagai Felician’s lawyer, Moshe Yohai, sheds light on the Israel Police’s failures and how his client from the Bar Noar case was finally acquitted