LGBTQ+ in the Middle East

1. The Times of Israel 16.10.2026

   Outrage as UTJ candidate likens situation of ultra-Orthodox in Israel to Jews in Holocaust

   Amir Ohana Aryeh Deri Avigdor Liberman Belz Hasidim Eliakim Stark Haredi draft dodger Israel Inside LGBTQ+ in the Middle East Ofer Winter ultra-Orthodox draft United Torah Judaism Yair Lapid Yisrael Eichler Yitzhak Pindrus

2. The Times of Israel 13.09.2026

   Dozens arrested as Turkish authorities launch crackdown on LGBTQ, HIV support groups

   gay rights human rights Israel & the Region LGBTQ LGBTQ rights LGBTQ+ in the Middle East Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Turkish police