LGBTQ groups in Israel respond to war
LGBTQ rights groups in Israel have rallied to support to those who have been impacted by their country’s war against Hamas that began Saturday.
Hila Peer, chair of the Aguda, the Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel, on Monday said her organization and other Israeli LGBTQ rights groups have launched an “operation to take in people” who have been evacuated from communities in southern Israel that are near the Gaza Strip.
The Aguda has also encouraged anyone to reach out if they want to donate food or equipment to members of the Israel Defense Forces or offer “a listening ear.” “We are here for each other,” reads a post to the Aguda’s Facebook page. “Let’s not go through this alone.” “We’re keeping safe, trying to do everything we can to help our friends in reserves right now and people in active service,” Peer told the Washington Blade.
Hoshen, an advocacy group that works in secular Israeli schools, on its website also encouraged its members to donate food and equipment and host evacuees from southern Israel.
