Israeli Society
How Israeli Veterans Transition from Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha’atzmaut
In this i24NEWS Memorial Day special (13:24), two Israeli combat veterans – an Israeli-Arab who served in the Second Lebanon War and a trauma counselor who works with IDF soldiers
The Nine Days of ‘We’: Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha’atzmaut
In this thought-provoking video (04:42), Avram Infeld suggests a unique way of understanding the process the nation goes through between Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day), and
Shlomo Artzi: Murder Report
Written by iconic Israeli folk-rock singer-songwriter, Shlomo Artzi, this song reflects on the 1995 assassination of then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, comparing it to the assassination of American President John F.
Public Opinion Survey on the Rights of Same-Sex Couples
This article reports the findings of a public opinion survey conducted in honor of the 2018 Jerusalem Gay Pride parade by Hiddush, an organization working towards religious freedom and equality
Summary of LGBT Rights in Israel
This page presents a concise view of the rights of the LGBT community in Israel, from the website of Equaldex, a collaborative knowledge base for the LGBT movement around the world.
A Critical Examination of Israeli LGBT Advancements: Genuine Progress or Attempts at Elevated Global Status?
This academic article from the Yale Review of International Studies examines advancements in Israeli law, society and culture to gauge whether Israel’s perceived progressive attitude toward the LGBT community is a genuine
LGBTQ Activist on the Surrogacy Law and Community Rights
In this video (05:19), produced by i24NEWS in light of the 2018 law prohibiting single men and gay couples from state-supported surrogacy rights, LGBTQ activist Yonatan Feffer discusses the progress
MFA: Legal Equality for Israel’s LGBTQ Community
This article from the official website of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs summarizes the legal status of Israel’s LGBT individuals and families, emphasising their equality and protection under the law
Arab-Jewish Relations Index 2017
This report summarizes the findings of the 2017 Arab-Jewish Relations Index, an annual survey conducted by Professor Sammy Smooha of the University of Haifa concerning the relationship between Israel’s Jewish
The Status of Arabs in Israeli Society
This video from i24NEWS (16:00) presents a heated debate between Sami Abu Shehadeh, an Arab-Israeli historian, politician and community leader, and Yoram Sheftel, a Jewish-Israeli defense attorney and radio host, about the