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11 08, 2025

Montreal Pride Reverses Zionist Ban — Jewish LGBTQ Groups March in Parade

By JRL Charts|2026-01-02T21:26:35-08:00August 11th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Antisemitism, boycotts, CIJA, Discourse & Community Response, Ga’ava – LGBTQ+ Entertainment & Community Highlights, Israel–Hamas War: LGBTQ+ Perspectives & Community Impact, Jewish LGBTQ, LGBT Politics Canada, lgbtq news, LGBTQ organizations, Montreal Pride, Palestinian authority, PRIDE Events, pride festivals, pride flag ban, PRIDE month, Pride Parade Controversies, Quebec LGBTQ News – Culture, Rights & Community Highlights, Zionist Ban – Policy|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Montreal MONTREAL — (August 11, 2025) — Jewish LGBTQ organizations and Canadian Jewish representative groups marched proudly in the Montreal Pride Parade on Sunday, following the reversal of a controversial ban on Zionist participation. Related Coverage Links on JRL CHARTS: • Federal Court Backs [...]

6 10, 2022

Gay Palestinian Man Kidnapped from Israeli Safe House & Brutally Beheaded

By JRL Charts|2025-12-29T19:35:49-08:00October 6th, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: Ahmad Hacham Hamdi Abu Marakhia, CEO The Different House, Labor MK Ibtisam Mara'ana, LGBT Arab Youth Danger, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, LGBT Palestinia Beheaded, LGBT Shelters in Israel, LGBT World News – Global LGBTQ Headlines & Politics | JRL CHARTS, Palestinian authority, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, Rita Petrenko, The Different House|

HEBRON, ISRAEL — (10-06-22) — A gay Palestinian man who fled the West Bank into Israel after his sexual orientation was outed, was kidnapped from an Israeli Safe House and brutally beheaded. Footage of the lifeless body of Ahmad Hacham Hamdi Abu Marakhia, 25, being carried in the Palestinian city emerged on social media late Wednesday [...]

20 06, 2022

LGBTQ Palestinians Now Qualify for Israeli Special Work Visas

By JRL Charts|2025-12-29T19:35:57-08:00June 20th, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: discriminated LGBTQ Palestinians, Israeli special work permits, LGBT World News – Global LGBTQ Headlines & Politics | JRL CHARTS, LGBTQ PA territories, Ministry of Defense Ofir Shama, MK Abtisam Maraana, Palestinian authority|

JERUSALEM — (06-20-22) — LGBTQ Palestinians who have been persecuted and discriminated against in the PA territories are to receive Israeli special work visas. The need for work visas for Palestinians from the LGBT community came up on Monday during the Committee for Foreign Workers which was chaired by MK Abtisam Maraana. The hearing took place [...]

2 11, 2019

Palestinian Authorities Up Arrests, Beatings of LGBTQ Activists

By JRL Charts|2025-12-29T19:36:08-08:00November 2nd, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: alQaws reports, LGBT Political News, lgbt politics, LGBTQ Palestinian authority, Palestinian authority, paletinian police arrest LGBTQ activists|

WEST BANK, ISRAEL — (11-02-19) — Middle East LGBTQ group alQaws on a sudden and alarming increase in arrests and abductions of LGBTQ activists by the Palestinian Authority. In a statement released by alQaws for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society, condemned the recent increase in police violence towards LGBTQ activists. Palestinian Authority Arresting, [...]

19 08, 2019

Palestinians Ban Al-Qaws LGBTQ Group Activities in West Bank

By JRL Charts|2025-08-26T12:17:21-07:00August 19th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Al-Qaws LGBTQ group, anti-LGBTQ, East Jerusalem Al-Qaws, homophobia, homophobic, lgbt politics, Luay Zreikat, PA police, Palestinian authority, religion and lgbtq, West Bank Israel|

WEST BANK, PA, ISRAEL — (08-19-19) — The Palestinian Authority has banned the Al-Qaws LGBTQ Group from holding events in the West Bank. The action taken by PA police came after Al-Qaws announced plans to hold another gathering for its members in Nablus. The Palestinian Authority banned members of the Palestinian LGBTQ community from conducting [...]