knesset Archives

LGBT Activists Protest Israel’s Anti-LGBT Surrogacy Law

LGBT activists in Tel Aviv, Israel are protesting the the government's 'Surrogacy Law' which is the first law in decades that targets the gay community. To show their outrage, LGBT activists blocked traffic on the popular King George Street in Tel Aviv and demonstrated with never ending chants in front of the city's right wing [...]

Israeli Government Deny Same-Sex Couples to Adopt Children

By JRL Charts|2017-07-17T14:23:59-07:00July 17th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Israel forbids gay adoptions, knesset, LGBT lobby, same-sex marriage|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — The right wing conservative Israeli government cites "Difficulties’ for the child" as many in Israel call lawmakers actions homophobic. In fact, Israeli prime minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu promised Russia that they would not allow same-sex married couples the right to adopt children in Israel. The Knesset [...]