Tag: LGBT

LGBTech
15Jun 2017

Diplomacy and LGBT Rights in Israel

 News

by Jonathan Danilowitz Welcome to 2017, a year of inclusion. Around 1980, someone at the Netherlands Embassy in Israel (perhaps the Cultural Attaché?) hosted a friendly dinner for several of the leaders of the then still-very-closeted local LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community. The gesture, with the Embassy’s approval, surprised us all. That attaché moved […]

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28May 2017

Change the Way You Think. Israel Has.

 Jewish Stories, Past and Present

by Jonathan Danilowitz It was 1976. David Goland was a career soldier, an officer in the IDF (Israel Defense Force). A university graduate, he worked as an engineer, designing parts for the Airforce Maintenance Department. Successful, well-liked, with a high security clearance, 24-year old David was a just starting out in his military career. Only […]

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