Report:10% Increase in Homophobic Incidents in Israel in 2021
The year 2021 saw a 10 percent increase in homophobia-related incidents, according to a new report published by Aguda, an umbrella organization representing the LGBTQ community in Israel. According to the report, almost 3,000 homophobic incidents were reported in 2021, compared to 2,696 incident reports the previous year. “This is a resounding warning light to the…









![Hadash MK Ofer Cassif, left, with Young Communist League activists at the Gay Pride Parade held last week in Rehovot; the placard reads: "Homophobia [and] Racism are the same violence."](https://maki.org.il/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-07-15a-220x126.jpg)