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But this issue that — issue of the new family, is pretty new in the Israeli —. Following upon many years of travel around the world, which was highlighted by a very exciting emotional and soul-searching. In that perspective, we are pretty progressive. Inside the bookazine you’ll get to intimately know a dozen local men from the local LGBTQ community, comprising representatives from the city's sizeable Jewish, Arab, and post-Soviet cohorts.

Good to see you. How does this play out in the TV series itself? Although the idea of a vibrant queer community in Israel, reputed birthplace of the biblical condemnation of same-sex relations, may seem far-fetched, Israel today is one of the world’s most progressive countries in terms of equality for sexual minorities.

Images Courtesy ELSKA Magazine Elska Magazine, a publication dedicated to sharing the bodies and voices of diverse men from all over the world, has put the spotlight on the gay men of Haifa, Israel for its latest issue, Elska Haifa. Kobi Paz: Yeah, yeah, yeah. The gay beach of Tel Aviv, Israel, one of the most colorful places in Israel and the Middle East The Holy Land, by Zahi Shaked K subscribers It was a show about teens, performed by teen actors, which actually came to an end after its third season when the star actors were all conscripted into the army.

Israel is located in a region known as the Land of Israel, synonymous with the Palestine region, the Holy Land, and Canaan. Robbie Gringras: So, TV series in Israel, two gay guys bringing a child into the world, together with another woman. Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land features interviews with an incredibly diverse group of local men including a gay member of Israel's parliament, a trainer who served openly in the army, a young Arab-Israel journalist, and a pair of dads raising their children.

Is this something which TV often deals with in Israel? Population ( . Together they are also two abba s. Hello, Haifa! Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Israel are considered the most developed in the Middle East and among the most developed in Asia. Stay on top of Israel latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps. This was at the same time a groundbreaking and entirely ordinary TV series about two gay guys in Tel Aviv who have a baby with a straight woman.

Kobi Paz: In Israel especially, these new families that combine any — this kind of family or similar ones, are very, very popular. Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic. Good to meet you. Military reissues wide evacuation order for Jabalia and Gaza City, telling residents to move to Mawasi area; US posts call for Israel to ‘MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA’. Kobi Paz: Okay, the guys in the show are Sammy and Erez.

[92] However, no deferral was in place for lesbians or bisexual women. Israel, officially State of Israel, Country, Middle East, at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Area (excludes the West Bank and Gaza Strip): 8, sq mi (22, sq km). In Israel there are hundreds of children that was born, in the last ten years, to gay people, in many, many combination, different combinations.

This issue was made in beautiful Haifa, Israel’s most diverse big city. And this would be why Kobi strikes me as such a great person to begin our Imagine Israel podcast series. The Israeli LGBT movement has not embraced feminism (in fact, sexism and tensions between gay men and lesbians are both quite prevalent), and until recently, the place of gay Arabs in the community was neglected, reflecting the wider society’s indifference to Israel’s Arab minority (some 20 percent of Israel’s population).

Robbie Gringras: Good to meet you. What does that stand for? Kobi Paz: And the series go with them the first year of the time together with the new boy. [2][3][4][5][6][7] Although same-sex sexual activity was legalized in , the former law against sodomy had not been enforced against consenting adults following a directive from the Attorney General in and a Supreme Court.

It seems like an interesting combination of the anti-establishment push of LGBT world together with the biggest establishment ever of family. So, join us as we sit outside in the Tel Aviv backyard with a beer, with the mosquitos, and with the neighborhood cats, talking about LGBT rights, about TV in Israel, and of course about Jewish mothers. Read a review of the podcast episode on AWiderBridge.

Who are they? Since 1 June , gay and bisexual men in Israel have been allowed to legally donate blood following a one-year deferral period. Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land features interviews with an incredibly diverse group of local men including a gay member of Israel's parliament, a trainer who served openly in the army, a young Arab-Israel journalist, and a pair of dads raising their children.

In antiquity it was home to the Canaanite civilisation, followed by . I met with Kobi Paz in the backyard of his Tel Aviv apartment. Sammy comes from a very religious house, Sepharadim Mizrachi. My dedication in life is to pass on the ancient history of the Holy Land. His mother getting a hard time to accept that he lives with a man.