Current Version
| Region | HaZafon |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Mar 22, 1988 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | LGBT people regardless of gender are allowed to engage in such acts once old enough according to the law. In 1953 the police was ordered to refrain from enforcing the law against homosexual acts by the Israeli government. In 1963 Israel's Highest Court decides that individuals who committed consensual homosexual acts privately couldn't be punished and even before that there are no records of punishments by civilian courts against people who committed consensual homosexual acts privately. The law was officially repealed by the Knesset ( the Israeli Parliament ) in 1988, but it's enforcement was illegal since 1963 in most cases. |
| Sources | https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/thousands-march-subdued-jerusalem-gay-pride-parade-2024-05-30/ |
Revision History (3)
edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. added more description
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| Description | it is legal in Israel | LGBT people regardless of gender are allowed to engage in such acts once old enough according to the law. In 1953 the police was ordered to refrain from enforcing the law against homosexual acts by the Israeli government. In 1963 Israel's Highest Court decides that individuals who committed consensual homosexual acts privately couldn't be punished and even before that there are no records of punishments by civilian courts against people who committed consensual homosexual acts privately. The law was officially repealed by the Knesset ( the Israeli Parliament ) in 1988, but it's enforcement was illegal since 1963 in most cases. |
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edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. updated changes to date when Israel legalized homosexuality
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1988 | Mar 22, 1988 |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1988 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | it is legal in Israel |
| Sources | https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/thousands-march-subdued-jerusalem-gay-pride-parade-2024-05-30/ |