Gay vs. Orthodox: Israel's Culture War Turns Deadly - TIME

Time by Matthew Kalman | Aug. 3, 2009 (News Report)

Israeli police launched a citywide manhunt through Tel Aviv for the masked, black-clad gunman who opened fire with a pistol at a gay youth club on Saturday night, Aug. 1, killing two and wounding 15 more. While the authorities have been careful not to speculate on a motive for the crime, the city's stunned gay community was not hesitant about assigning blame for the atmosphere they believe was conducive to the crime. Pointing to Orthodox Jewish ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Living, U.S., Politics, Religion
Topics: Israel, Gay and Lesbian Issues, Law Enforcement, Religion and Politics
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Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug 3, 2009 - 4:57 PM PDT
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Hatred breed by religious intolerance is as bad as it gets; hate crime is bad enough with out religion adding fuel to the fire.

But the Tel Aviv that is the epitome of Israeli gay rights is only a short bus ride from one of the more inflexible Orthodox communities in the country, Bnei Brak. And in ... More »

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    A masked man opened fire on a crowd at a gay community center in Tel Aviv late Saturday, killing three people and wounding at least 10 others, the Israeli emergency services said.
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