One political issue in which Israel is receiving a lot of focus in recent weeks, due mostly to the new right-wing government that several openly homophobic individuals are a part of, is LGBTQ rights. In the 21st century, one cannot avoid socially conservative commentary that doesn’t include LGBTQ rights and policies, and for good reason since by definition, it prefers traditional values over progressive expansions of social norms. That being said, conservatism is just as relative as progressivism is, and compared to Israel’s Palestinian counterparts, conservative policy on queer rights would be a huge leap toward modern progressive values.

02 January 2023

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