Grass is Sort of a Weed

Originally I’ve intended to write a response to Dotan’s post and wittily call it “Why I Don’t Go”. But then I realized I agreed with what he wrote, and that his reasons for going to the rally are the same reasons that prevent me from going. What makes Dotan feel like he needs to be [...]

Why I Go

Almost every year I go to the Yitzhak Rabin memorial, which takes place at the square that now carries his name in Tel Aviv. Almost every year I am disappointed with the speeches, and with what the entire event says about the Israeli left. Yet, almost every year, as my friends swear it to be [...]

We Gave Them A Home

It began with text messages, all sorts of baffled messages, one chasing the other, about a shootout in Nachmani St. Who could even think it was in our Aguda1. And then came another message. And another one. And suddenly the cold thought piercing through the mind all the way to the heart: Saturday night, Barnoar2, [...]

The writing was plastered all over the wall, signed by Rabbis

Two other posts about the Attack on Gay Israeli youth were recently published on this blog: by Or Bareket and by Maital Rozenboim

A grave thing happened in Israel last night. A terrible thing happened, in Tel-Aviv of all places. It was vile, but not particularly surprising. Tel-Aviv is considered a gay-friendly city, and that is [...]

It Is a Hate Crime

After yesterday’s shooting there were a lot of fingers pointed towards religious parliament members, reminding them of their harsh words on the LGBT community – anything from calling them an abomination to accusing them of causing earthquakes and calling to treat them as one should treat the swine flu.

Some people on the other [...]