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Israeli protesters fear for the future of their country's precarious LGBTQ rights revolution

  • Written by Orit Avishai, Professor of Sociology, Fordham University
imageDemonstrators lift Israeli flags and LGBTQ pride flags during a protest against the proposed judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv in May 2023. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images

Demonstrations against the Israeli government’s efforts to radically overhaul the country’s judicial system have become a weekly occurrence. Often rainbow pride...

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