Israel presents itself as an LGBTQ haven, but for those of us who are both queer and Palestinian, Jerusalem Pride reveals the hypocrisy behind that liberal imageOrwa Adam06:57 PM • June 04 2026 IDTEvery time I see a campaign that presents Israel as an "LGBTQ paradise," I ask myself if we even live in the same country. Because I am not only queer, I am also a Palestinian Arab citizen of Israel, and the moment that detail is added, the entire enlightened narrative that Israel so loves to sell the world begins to crumble. Loading...CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesLebanonTrump-NetanyahuMamdani-Israel ParadeGazaIsrael ElectionsRome PrideHaQuizHaaretz PodcastI'm Queer and Palestinian. Jerusalem Pride Is Not My CelebrationIsrael's New 'Iran Spies': Young, Broke and Mostly CluelessFor a Quiet Cease-fire Day: An Ancient Village With a Dash of SicilyIsrair Flight Diverted to Croatia After Slovenia Rejects LandingBibi-ism: The Concept That Changed Israeli Politics – Mostly for the WorseRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Israel's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report Says