Most Clicked This Week
- "While the Israeli public is feeling despondent over the situation in the north and the terrible news from the drone battlefield, some are talking about a huge achievement and the possibility of years of quiet"
- "An engaging spy series just bought by Apple TV does more than caricature Iran and the Mossad"
- Has the Obama Administration Become Iran’s Lawyer?
- #BDS How can leaders of Breaking the Silence be scheduled to speak at Columbia University on March 31st?
- Most European Jews taking a pass on shul attendance this Rosh Hashanah
- “Israel has a right — according to international law — to protect its citizens from constant terror attacks, even those committed by young Palestinians”
- “Trump administration officials, and now apparently Lindsay Graham, are actively working to put together plans for a new Iran Deal”
- #Palestinian #PayForSlay “Such flouting of anti-terrorism financial regulations is only possible through the maintenance or use of correspondent accounts at United States banks”
Tag Archives: LGBT
Name another Middle Eastern country with openly gay politicians. Likud no less.
TIMES OF ISRAEL Likud taps its first openly gay MK to replace Shalom by Staff December 21, 2015 As No. 32 on the Likud list of prospective parliamentarians, Amir Ohana, head of the right-wing party’s gay forum, is set to … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Amir Ohana, gay, Knesset, LGBT, Likud, Silvan Shalom
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Reform Jews welcome transgendered
THE ATLANTIC Reform Jews: Transgender People Are Welcome Here by Emma Green November 5, 2015 Reform Jews are not the first religious group to take a welcoming stance towards transgender people, but so far, their approach may be the most … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish, Politics
Tagged LGBT, Reform, Transgender, Union for Reform Judaism, URJ
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Exposing the ‘pinkwashing’ lie
ISRAEL HAYOM by Ruthie Blum December 26, 2014 On Wednesday, thousands of tourists from around the world arrived in Israel for the Nonstop Gay Festival, a joint venture of the Tourism Ministry and the Tel Aviv Municipality. From Dec. 24 … Continue reading
DC Rabbi Gil Steinlauf Wins Support From Conservatives After Coming Out
THE FORWARD by Anthony Weiss October 13, 2014 Sea Change Toward Accepting LGBT People in Movement Gil Steinlauf, a nationally prominent Conservative rabbi, made headlines this month when he announced to his large Washington, D.C., synagogue that he is gay, … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish, Politics
Tagged Adas Israel Congregation, Conservative Movement, gay, LGBT, rabbi, Rabbi Gil Steinlauf
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