Nearly year after murders at Tel Aviv gay youth center, memorial held as part of Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade. Young man wounded in hate crime says, ‘It is important to tell what happened and make sure it doesn’t happen again’.
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Those bullets hurt us all
Posted by admin on August 8th, 2009
President Shimon Peres spoke at a solidarity rally at Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on Saturday night, held in memory of two people killed in last week’s shooting attack at a gay youth club in the city, Jerusalem Post reports.
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Tags: glbt, President Shimon Peres, Rabin Square, rally, Tel Aviv 
No Comments »Human Rights Campaign Condemns Israeli LGBT Center Shooting
Posted by admin on August 3rd, 2009
Late Saturday evening, during a youth meeting at the Aguda LGBT community center headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, a masked gunman opened fire on a teen support group, killing two and injuring at least 15 more. The two murdered youth were ages 17 and 26. Most teens who participate in the Aguda’s youth support program [...]
Posted in glbt, hate crime Tags: Aguda, candlelight vigil, hrc, Israel, Joe Solmonese, Tel Aviv No Comments »Netanyahu: Israel a country of tolerance
Posted by admin on August 2nd, 2009
Prime minister tells cabinet meeting full force of law must be used against person who murdered two youths in attack on Tel Aviv gay and lesbian center. Minister Shalom refers to incident as ‘terror attack’. President Peres: Enlightened and civilized nation cannot accept this murder.
Posted in hate crime Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Minister Shalom, simon Peres, Tel Aviv, tolerance No Comments »Two killed, 10 wounded in Tel Aviv gay center shooting
Posted by admin on August 1st, 2009
Two people were killed and 10 people were wounded – two seriously, three moderately and the rest lightly – in a shooting at the Bar Noir, a center for youth run by the Tel Aviv gay community, on Saturday night.
