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The LGBT community vs. Anti-LGBT: Why does Israel itself as a state pass progressive laws but yet the intolerance is still rampant?

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Israel's Gay Pride Parade, 2018 Some of these communities are intolerant of homosexuality and sexual permissiveness because according to the Book of Leviticus 18:22, it is quoted that ‘mankind should not lie with womankind; it is an abomination’ (Rosenthal 357), in a literal sense as a word from God and support it. Some individuals from Haredi, secular, and religious Christian and Muslim communities are going to not only finding other people to talk to in gay/lesbian support groups but will also go to places to have anonymous sex-even when some individuals are married in heterosexual marriages. (Rosenthal 360). Even though there are laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace against homosexuals, including laws that are illegal for commanding officers to question soldiers about their sexual orientation, and even justices allowing and passing progressive gay legislation, some gays and lesbians are still not welcomed with open arms from their own communities. (Rosenthal ...
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Indecisive voting:With many parties to choose from, voters may not decide until the polling place

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Israel's Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu During the latest election this year, Israelis had the option to vote from 40 political parties of their choosing in the article . Due to so many choices, some Israelis are having a difficult time choosing either they want to stick with the political party of their choosing, but do not like the leaders of that group. Or, another example, maybe some Israelis want to vote for a complete change from the current government, but think that the smaller political parties may not get the votes into the Knesset. In order for a political party to be cleared in the electoral threshold, there needs to be about a 3.25 percent votes to win.  Whether people vote for right-wing, center-right, moderate, center-left, and left political parties in the mentioned article are having a “voting block” as they do not who they would cast their ballots for until Election Day in the polling stations. Many Israelis in the wide range of the voting spectrum of...
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The Different Views of Golan Heights "Ownership" via airwaves

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President Trump has claimed that the Golan Heights belongs to Israel and not to Syria via Twitter along with recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Golan Heights is currently under Israeli occupation since the victory of the 1967 war followed by a unanimous vote by the United Nations (UN) to annex Golan Heights in 1981. However, in the article , this does cause an concern from many Arab organizations such as: Hamas, the Palestine Liberation Organization, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Druze, the Islamic Jihad, Fatah, the Arab League, and other Israeli-Arab parties in response to Trump's tweet over different reasons and are more in favor to the Golan Heights being returned to Syria. These actions of Trump’s tweet has cause Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “bump” for his own personal gain commented by Druze leaders. Trump has also involved the United States to finally acknowledge Israeli jurisdiction over the Golan Heights.  Map of Golan Heights: Between Isr...
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Instagram jabs between Gal Gadot, Rotem Sela and Netanyahu about Jewish Arab equality

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Instagram and other social media websites have been a place to vocalize opinions on social matters. Actress Gal Gadot takes a supportive stance of Rotem Sela's post over the ongoing inclusive battle of Jewish-Arab equality and also included quotes from the Bible/Torah to further her point in the article written by Itay Stern, a Haaretz contributor. However, there are many people who have strongly opposed Sela's post to the point where posts have escalated to violent tones. Netanyahu, who is Israel's Prime Minister, takes on the opposing side so strongly and his post not only excludes Arabs but quotes that the state of Israel is a state only for Jews. Sela has called out the Israeli government to not ignore the elephant in the room: meaning Jewish-Arab impartiality. Other celebritie s and influencers have steered their opinions in support of Sela about improving Jewish-Arab relations.   Gal Gadot https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2933757/ In support of Stern's artic...
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Israel's new spacecraft will go to the moon   soon!  Gorgeous Picture! Photo Credit: AFP / SPACEX
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