The gay pride flag flying under the Str Spangled Banner above the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv has generated mild controversy, but all observers concede Israel's Muslim neighbors would never condone ...

Tel Aviv just hosted its 15th annual Gay Pride Festival, attended by a record-breaking 100,000 spectators and participants, including some of Israel’s most powerful politicians.

[/media-credit] Israeli dancers perform during the annual Gay Pride Parade on a street of Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 13, 2014. JERUSALEM — Shirtless Israeli men, colorfully dressed drag ...

Middle East's largest Pride flag in Beersheba, June, 2021 (Credit: Nick Samarov) "It is important for me to convey a message to all the young men and women living in the periphery that they should ...

The sun is setting, gay pride flags wave next to the water, same-sex couples kiss and cuddle on the beach. This is Tel Aviv — which the government of Israel is now pushing as one of the most gay ...

America’s Promotion of Gay Rights Triggers Backlash in Middle East. ... With Pride Month nearing its end and Middle Easterners marking one of the most important dates on the Islamic calendar, ... “No ...

An estimated 150,000 people marched Thursday in Israel's coastal metropolis Tel Aviv for the Middle East's largest Pride parade, amid protests against the presence of anti-LGBTQ ministers in the ...

The following year, in 1996, the Aguda held the first ever gay pride parade in the Middle East, which took place in Tel Aviv. “It was literally a few cars with a few flags,” says Doitsh. The annual ...

The Jerusalem Pride Parade kicked off under tight security on Thursday, for the first time since the election of Israel's most far-right government, which includes several anti-LGBT figures ...

Today, two diametrically opposed world views clash in the Middle East. One carries the message of love, respect, and freedom. The other is the embodiment of hatred, intolerance, and tyranny. Tens ...

Tel Aviv has long been known as one of the Middle East’s most welcoming cities for LGBTQIA+ residents and visitors, and it’s famous for putting on one of the best — and largest — Pride ...

Israel is known as a gay haven in the Middle East, and Tel Aviv is frequently cited as one of the most gay-friendly cities in the world, with a Pride parade that draws hundreds of thousands of ...