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The gay question and the Jewish question
yoav sivan 14/12/2006
The recently published "Forward Fifty" list of the most influential members of the American Jewish community for 2006 should remind us again how pivotal is the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community to the agenda of the Jewish community in America: The word "gay" appears in five different entries, making the acceptance and inclusion of LGBT people the bench mark of advancement and relevance for Jewish institutions. It should also remind us of the distance, in political concepts and not merely in miles, between the Jewish communities of America and Israel.

Gay rights - how are we doing?
yoav sivan 05/12/2006
speaking at a tourism fair in London last month before the scheduled Jerusalem gay pride march was set to take place, Tourism Minister Isaac Herzog told the British LGBT news Web site Pinknews.co.uk: "Gays and lesbians are welcome in Israel."

Olmert, take three
yossi beilin 29/11/2006
This is the third speech in recent months. [Prime Minister Ehud] Olmert gave the first on the night of his victory, the second when his government was sworn in, and the third at Ben-Gurion's grave on the anniversary of his death. All three are good speeches. Committed to peace, public courage, willingness to extend a hand in agreement, and recognition of the need to pay a price.

American Jews face dilemma
yoav sivan 13/11/2006
PM Olmert and six ministers of his government will show their solidarity with American Jewry when attending this week in Los Angeles the General Assembly, the flagship event of the United Jewish Communities in North America. These are good days: In the past, Israelis were used to leaders of the Jewish American community coming over here to show solidarity, yet now almost one third of the Israeli government fly away to provide their support to American Jews, as if there are no more any urgent matters here.
In Jerusalem of all places
yossi beilin 06/11/2006
It is so easy to ask the organizers of the pride and tolerance parade in Jerusalem to cancel it. Why do you need to annoy others, why can't you be considerate, why in Jerusalem of all places? And there's even talk about the danger of violence. Why don't you just give up on it? Seemingly this sounds like a decent solution that will bring relief to everyone. Some of the objectors are even saying: We don't care that you do what you do in private, just don't do it publicly, not in Jerusalem. There are even those who suggest that the parade be moved to Tel Aviv (as if there the "abomination" is permitted).

Pride and prejudice
yoav sivan 02/11/2006
After the cease-fire agreement was reached in August, it took only a few days for the Jerusalem Open House to reschedule a gay pride parade in town, after the WorldPride march was put off indefinitely because of the war. It took an even shorter amount of time for the usual opponents of the Israeli lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to launch their missiles. Indeed, ultra-Orthodox Shas was quick to comment, saying the party regards "with severity those who do not allow the country to recover after the war."

Time is right to be proactive
Yoav Sivan 19/10/2006
Israeli policymakers' basic instincts exclusively favor America, and seek to tame other international players, particularly European nations. But to address the Iranian challenge, waiting for Washington to do the job or relying on Israeli deterrence is insufficient. Rather, a proactive Israeli foreign policy that takes advantage of favorable political circumstances may complement an automatic reliance on the U.S. Such favorable conditions may now be found in Japan and Germany.
We didn't ask, Halutz tells
Yoav Sivan  21/09/2006
Recent gay bashing proves that relatively tolerant Tel Aviv is hardly the consensus.
Peace partners are coming!
Susie Becher  07/09/2006
Some two weeks after a UN-brokered ceasefire halted the hostilities between Israel and Lebanon, the prime minister of Israel glibly invited the Lebanese leader to shake hands and make peace. True, the Israeli blockade of Lebanon is still in place; IDF troops are still on Lebanese soil; the Shebaa Farms remain under Israeli control; work to rebuild roads, bridges, schools, homes, and power lines has barely begun; and humanitarian aid efforts have yet to reach the desired mark.

The 'morning after' commission
Yossi Beilin 14/08/2006
On the "morning after," there will be a state inquiry established to examine the war's management and maybe other questions, like, for example, whether it was possible to prevent the arming of Hezbollah over the last six years through political or military means. The recent weeks, in which such a large part of the country was exposed to Hezbollah rockets, in which economic life was paralyzed for a third of the country and tourism halted; in which the security ramifications of the enormous gaps between rich and poor, Jew and Arabs were exposed, and in which tens of thousands of reservists were mobilized and the military and civilian price was so heavy, all demand a commission of inquiry and it will be established.


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