Elements of Netanyahu-led coalition have been openly hostile and rolling back of some gay laws is on agenda
One of the coalition parties has called for the cancellation of Gay Pride events, such as that held in Tel Aviv.One of the coalition parties has called for the cancellation of Gay Pride events, such as that held in Tel Aviv.Last modified on Thu 22 Dec 2022 16.13 GMT
Maoz is expected to head a new “national Jewish identity” authority with powers over some school activities, including minority rights and gender equality. The 24-year-old tour guide, who identifies as gay, emigrated to Israel in 2017 from the US and lives in Jerusalem. “I feel that I have dedicated my life and will dedicate my life to God, to the Jewish people, and to this state,” he said. “But for many years, Israel has been moving in this direction … I hope something will change, but I don’t know if it will.”
Hilal Habashi, a transgender Palestinian citizen of Israel living in Jaffa, an Arab-majority area to Tel Aviv’s south, who works in technology, said she found the political situation confusing. “I fear being persecuted because I’m a trans woman … The Palestinian community is also treated badly by the government, officials and police. What we face is traumatic.”
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