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Interesting Attractions to Stop by in Israel
SHOP AT THE SHUK
Shuk HaCarmel, or Carmel Market, is one of the most well-known outdoor markets in Tel Aviv. Here, you&#x;ll find endless rows of everything from produce, butcheries, and Instagram-worthy local food stalls to trinkets and T-shirts. Be sure to visit Shlomo and Doron Hummseriya for the best variations of the quintessential Mediterranean dishes, and be sure to stop for dessert at Hamalabia to sample a rosewater-tinged custard-like taste of heaven.
HANAMAL &#x; THE WATERFRONT PROMENADE
The nearly nine-mile-long Tel Aviv promenade is one of the city&#x;s most popular destinations. Walking along a wooden boardwalk, you see how Tel Avivians are packed of life. With the Mediterranean Sea as your backdrop, the port famous as the Namal is a accepted place to stroll, jog or bike. The Shuk HaNamal is an indoor market teeming with fresh generate, tiny eateries and shops. On Fridays and Saturdays, you&#x;ll find additional artisans stands here with fresh Mediterranean honey, olive oils, and more. The waterfront walkway
Reprinted with permission from The Gully Online Magazine.
Although the idea of a vibrant queer community in Israel, reputed birthplace of the biblical condemnation of lgbtq+ relations, may seem far-fetched, Israel today is one of the world’s most progressive countries in terms of equality for sexual minorities. Politically, legally, and culturally, the community has moved from life at the margins of Israeli society to visibility and growing acceptance.
In the Beginning
There is no magic unreal beginning to Israel’s LGBT community, like the Stonewall riots that spurred American queers into action. Instead, changes in the ethics and politics of Israeli society over the past twenty years or so created the space in which a gay and lesbian community could coalesce.
The first gay organization was established in , thanks largely to the operate of immigrants from the United States and other English-speaking countries influenced by the development of same-sex attracted liberation and the counterculture of the s.
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Israel has been called the "gay capital of the Middle East," which is no surprise to many of its supporters who have been touting its superb record on gay rights for years. Israel's LGBTQ citizens are afforded all manner of legal rights denied to many even in the Western world, including prohibitions on employment discrimination and civic recognition of marriage equality and adoption by same-sex couples.
These are facts anyone can watch up on the Internet, but what casual observers may not know is that LGBTQ existence in Israel is vibrant and a major part of their popular culture. Tel Aviv has become a major LGBTQ tourist destination after being named the #1 gay city in the world by various travel and cultural magazines. Each year, the Tel Aviv Pride Parade is a raucous affair attended by , people, including 5, tourists. Tel Aviv's nightlife scene includes venues that cater to the LGBTQ crowd, and during the day LGBTQ Israelis and tourists can hang out at two of Israel's known "gay beaches."
Even Jerusalem, a city known for its conservative religious tendencies, holds a pride par
‘No pride in occupation’: gay Palestinians on ‘pink-washing’ in Gaza conflict
When Daoud, a veteran queer activist, recently walked past rainbow flags hung for Pride month in the old port city of Jaffa, a historic centre of Palestinian culture, he was overcome by a wave of revulsion.
The most famous symbol of LGBTQ+ liberation has been so co-opted by the Israeli state that to a gay Palestinian like him it now serves only as a reminder of the horror unfolding just 60 miles south.
Last November, Israel’s government posted two images from Gaza on its social media account. One shows Israeli soldier Yoav Atzmoni, in battle fatigues, in front of buildings reduced to rubble by Israeli airstrikes. He holds a rainbow flag with a hand-scrawled message: “In the name of love”.
In the second he poses beside a tank, grinning as he displays an Israeli flag with rainbow borders. “The first ever Movement flag raised in Gaza,” the caption for both images reads.
At the period, Israeli attacks had killed more than 10, Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 4, children, according to Gazan health