"The bottom line is that the state of LGBT rights in Israel, however good or bad it may be, should in no way deflect from the state's human rights violations or its deprivation of democratic rights in other contexts, especially that of the occupation."
"Thanks to the ostensibly temporary nature of the occupation, the international community assists the Israeli segregation regime by averting its eyes. Such injustices would not be viewed with understanding if they were directed at Jews anywhere in the world. "
“Its specific policies are aimed at silencing proud supporters of the LGBTQ community and of Israel, all while remaining silent on the plight of gays and lesbians in places such as Iran, Syria, China and even the PA. One can only judge the VQFF by its very public actions and obvious inactions.”
"Netanyahu would not be the first Israeli leader to cross over into the world of entertainment. David Ben-Gurion famously appeared on the 1965 cover of GQ and Shimon Peres has made cameo appearances in every James Bond movie since 'The Man with the Golden Gun.'"
"...oldiers don't think deeply and look at things superficially. The procedure obliges them to act as though they are endangering their buddies, but they are endangering their buddies' lives all the time. In the army, orders lead to a situation in which soldiers die in some cases."
"Rehabilitation will take months, if not years .. This is one of the State of Israel's gravest pollution events. We are still having trouble gauging the full extent of the contamination."
"...according to Della Pergola, this means of counting can be misleading. Emigration today is more complex than in the past and involves more movement between the original country and the destination of emigration, he says. "
"Rabbi Uri Regev, the president and CEO of Hiddush, noted that even Israeli couple in which both partners are unquestionably Jewish according to Orthodox religious law increasingly reject marriage in favor of cohabitation, because of the Orthodox establishment’s power over the institution"
"Israel has two sets of standards for allowing reporting on enemy states. Arab journalists are suspected in advance of having one purpose for visiting an enemy state – espionage, giving information or “contact with a foreign agent.”"→民主主義国家イスラエルの現実（しつこい
"Because based on the course of the debate, “being pro-Israel in America” means ideological chasms, professional rivalries, frayed nerves, inflamed tempers, one of the participants storming out in a huff and then exchanging barbs and insults on the Internet with the moderator."
"We went back to talking about left- and right- blocs even as both are crumbling, divided and strife-ridden, and the public feels that every word uttered by the politicians is empty: symbols that stand for nothing. Peace, security justice, equality -- everything is included, and it's all hollow."
" Lieberman's resignation does not seem to reflect what a public figure should understand from it, but rather a tactical race against the clock. Lieberman does not want any more delays. Now is best for him to bring the affair to a swift conclusion. "
"This sad affair could be called "Honey, I've shrunk the indictments," but the indictment didn't shrink in the laundry. It turned into a product with an expiration date."
"The aims of the party, as submitted to the Parties Registrar, range from the radical to the delirious. In addition to advancing the pirating sector, it calls for "the freedom to divide and copy," and calls for social, medical, educational and online justice."←う～む。
"Blau asked to speak during the trial, and told the judge that the case had taken over his life: "The fact that I have been convicted of a criminal offense and the fact that Anat Kamm is serving a harsh punishment are things that I did not wish for.""
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