Entry #208: LGBT discrimination in Israel

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RegionIsrael
IssueLGBT discrimination
StatusIllegal
Start Date1992
End Datenow
DescriptionMaintains religious exemptions.
Sourceshttp://www.keshet.org.uk/uploads/1/3/8/6/13861493/keshet_uk_factsheet_israel_mar13_v3.pdf
Reports (4)
  • Sources are invalid or broken
  • Status is not correct "Mostly legal. Saying "Discrimination is Illegal" while also saying "religious exemptions" means that discrimination is not illegal, its illegal in some contexts."
  • Newer law has been passed "The discrimination act of 2000 that determined that any discrimination based on race sex or sexual orientation will be overturned soon under the current right wing government. Changes to the law has been on the table for almost a year now and only been stopped by the mass protests in the last couple of months. Sources: https://www.idi.org.il/articles/46843 From the Israeli democratic institution"
  • Status is not correct "Only discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal (with religious exemptions). It is legal to discriminate against transgender people."

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