"Howald set out to rid the town of all LGBTQI+ members by killing them," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's civil rights division.
28-year-old Patriot Front member Jared Boyce will face up to 30 years in prison at his sentencing on Tuesday.
77% of LGBTQ+ Israelis do not trust the police to protect them, according to a new poll.
"We will no longer agree to be silent about the blasphemy and dishonor of the State of Israel," wrote Maoz.
The slogan refers to Meir Kahane, the convicted Jewish terrorist and founder of the outlawed Kach political party.
There was a drastic spike of public anti-LGBT harassment and discrimination against them in businesses. A quarter of all reports were since the last election.
Rabbi Amar said that the earthquakes that have struck Israel are a direct result of the rise in LGBTQ+ rights in Israel.
The politicians’ anti-LGBTQ+ positions are not new, but their positions of power and leverage within the government are.
Mazoz also hinted that the Meron incident because of the existence of the LGBTQ+ community.
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