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Three minors arrested under suspicion of repeated vandalism against Jerusalem Reform synagogue

Police said all three suspects are Jerusalem residents and that the investigation is ongoing. Investigators were expected to ask a court later Wednesday to extend their detention.

A view of "Kol Haneshama" synagogue building in Jerusalem on July 8, 2013.
People walk and ride bicycles on empty streets in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, September 21, 2026.

Freedom of worship demands both physical safety and sanctuary autonomy - editorial

Israeli flag and rainbow flag being waved at Tel Aviv Pride Parade, June 25 2021

B'Yachad party will pursue LGBTQ marriage rights if part of next government, Lapid vows

Turkey's LGBTQ+ community gather for a Pride parade, which was banned by local authorities, in Istanbul, Turkey June 30, 2024.

'State-led discrimination': Turkey jails 16 people after raids in Izmir on LGBTQ+ groups


Transgender Jews fear for safety as Trump targets their rights

Jewish LGBTQ+ families fear what’s next as Trump targets trans rights.

 A person wears a pride-themed yarmulke in the West Village in New York City, on June 26, 2020.

Jewish lawmaker Randy Fine, a Trump favorite, wins Florida GOP House primary

Fine decided to run in the district, even though he does not currently live there, after receiving an enthusiastic endorsement from Trump. 

 Donald Trump and Randy Fine pose together in 2024.

Director of pro-Israel LGBTQ group faces sexual misconduct charge

The case is making its way through the court, with the next hearing set for February.

 Ethan Felson, executive director of A Wider Bridge, delivering a speech in 2022.

Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, becoming first in Southeast Asia

At the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok, a mass wedding ceremony was held where over 1,700 same-sex couples tied the knot.

 LGBTQ+ parade in Bangkok Pride Festival 2024.

Holocaust denier with weapons stash sentenced in Scotland after planning attack on LGBT community

Alan Edward was handed a 15-year extended sentence, with 10 years in jail and five years on license once released. 

Alan Edward

California neo-Nazi-affiliate receives life sentence for murder of Jewish student

Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 27, was charged to life without parole for the murder of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein.

SANTA ANA, CA - JUNE 13: Samuel Woodward testifies in Orange County Superior Court on Thursday, June 13, 2024 in Santa Ana. Woodward is accused of stabbing his former Orange County School of the Arts classmate Blaze Bernstein to death more than six years ago and burying his body near a Foothill Ranc

Israel's Aguda LGBT group suspended from global advocacy community

The ILGA claimed, “The decision was taken to ensure we fully uphold universal respect for human rights, equal representation, and the elimination of barriers to participation for all members."

 Israelis march in Jerusalem during the pride march on June 1, 2023

US authorities thwart ISIS-inspired teen’s terror plot on Phoenix Pride

Marvin Jalo will be tried as an adult on one count of terrorism and one count of conspiracy to commit terrorism.

A drag queen from BS West's Visionaries troupe performs during Phoenix Pride's Rainbows Fest, a family friendly LGBTQ pride event, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., April 1, 2023.

Adir Kadosh's fiancé expected to be recognized as first LGBT widower, since law changed last year

The recognition of fiance Edi Levy as a widower will be one of the first times it has been applied to an LGBT couple since the law was amended in late 2023.

Adv.-St.-Sgt.-Maj. Adir Kadosh and his partner Edi Levy.

'Cult, mutilation' – Knesset committee erupts after anti-LGBT comments

Anti-LGBT group sparks uproar at Knesset education meeting over "cult" remarks, budget delays for tolerance programs highlighted.

 People take part in a rally marking the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 3, 2021.