06.27.2024 1 Year After Murder of Lesbian Druze Teen, LGBT Druze Community Still Uneasy Moran (not her real name), a Druze lesbian student in central Israel, shares her struggle to integrate her Druze and LGBT identities | Anonymous group of LGBT Druze youth: “We call for acceptance of the other, for respect of individuals for who they are, for love, for compassion, and for peace” By Yahel Farag
06.27.2024 “Be’eri Will Flourish Once Again”: Decimated Kibbutz Begins Construction of New Neighborhood The new neighborhood, which will replace some of the 150 buildings on Be’eri that were destroyed on October 7, will take an estimated two years to complete | Kibbutz Secretary General Gili Molcho: “Real rehabilitation will happen only with the return of the hostages” By Oren Dagan
06.26.2024 “Jews of Los Angeles Are No Longer Safe”: Protest at California Synagogue Turns Violent Pro-Palestinian organizers who gathered in front of a synagogue to protest an Israeli real estate fair clashed with Jewish counterprotesters | Holocaust memorial nonprofit: “Attacks against Jews have become normalized” By Davar
06.26.2024 High Court of Justice: Israel Must End Ultra-Orthodox Draft Exemption The court ruled unanimously that the longstanding exemption is unjustifiable | Judges: “The burden of inequality has become sharper than ever and requires the advancement of a sustainable solution” By Or Guetta
06.25.2024 Military Establishment: Deteriorating West Bank Economy May Lead to Increased Terrorism Some foreign nations transfer funds to Palestinians who commit terror, which may become more enticing to Palestinians as the West Bank economy worsens | According to the UN’s labor agency, more than 300,000 Palestinians have lost their jobs since Oct. 7 By Or Guetta
06.19.2024 Histadrut Chairman at Queer Rights Conference: “We Will Continue to Work Against Discrimination of Any Sort” At the first conference of its kind for Histadrut workers, Social Justice and Gender Equality Division chairman Yaya Fink outlined steps to help defend LGBTQ+ workers | The conference included the launch of the first Histadrut forum for queer workers By Nizzan Zvi Cohen