Published: 20 July 2017
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Israel's gay paradise lost
CHEMI SHALEV Government officials tried to blame society's intolerance for their refusal to recognise same-sex adoptions - but the fault is in themselves (Haaretz, July 18)
Court gives government two months to reassess gay adoption policy
Decision comes after the state says it opposes same-sex couples adopting because it places an ‘additional burden’ on the child (Times of Israel, July 18)
Israel’s same-sex adoption policy: Outrageous, outdated, and lazy
YONATAN GHER (Director of Amnesty International Israel, and a proud father)
I am writing this story in Idaho, USA, where my husband and son and I travelled a few weeks ago, for the birth of our second son, who was born with the help of a surrogate here (Times of Israel, July 18)
Israel's opposition to adoption by same-sex couples proves the state lags behind society
The Israeli public is largely sympathetic toward the LGBT community. The state's opposition to same-sex couples adopting is simply disconnected from reality (Haaretz, July 17)
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