The nationwide LGBTQ strike in Israel last month, sparked by a July 18 Knesset vote to ban men and gay couples from surrogacy, culminated in an incredibly moving and powerful 100,000-person rally in Rabin Square. The strike’s potency underscores the need to build capacity for Israel’s LGBTQ community organizations. That’s why this week, A Wider…
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Opinion
Opinion
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Film
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Local Voice
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Letters
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Editorial
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Opinion
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Opinion
Why I stand with Israel's Druze community
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First Person
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