Political stickers, flyers and other ephemera from Israel's LGBTQ community, with slogans ranging from "Queers Against Genocide" to "Proud to Serve in the Reserves." Credit: Photos: David Bachar / Artwork: Anastabia ShubPolitical stickers, flyers and other ephemera from Israel's LGBTQ community, with slogans ranging from "Queers Against Genocide" to "Proud to Serve in the Reserves." Credit: Photos: David Bachar / Artwork: Anastabia ShubWith a fateful election looming in under two months, we spoke to LGBTQ Israelis of every stripe about how their identities shape – or possibly clash – with their politics, how Oct. 7 and the Gaza war affected them, and what they fear most during this turbulent campaign seasonSeptember 05, 2026"No Pride without democracy." "Fags against the occupation." "Queers against genocide." Go to any demonstration against the war in the Gaza Strip, settler violence in the West Bank or Benjamin Netanyahu's government, and you'll see flags, placards and chants from Israel's LGBTQ community.In the NewsJohn Malkovich Cancels Israel Performance Over Quotes Falsely Attributed to HimTrump: Iran War Will End 'Immediately' After the U.S. Midterm ElectionDenisovan Culture Revealed in Bat Cave in ChinaU.S. Jewish Umbrella Group Condemns Import Ban on Goods From Israeli SettlementsEarliest Known Drug Use and Its Consequences Discovered in IndonesiaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionNetanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 Exposé