World News @lemmy.world Stamau123 @lemmy.world 6 mo. ago

High Court rules same-sex couples eligible to adopt children

m.jpost.com High Court rules same-sex couples eligible to adopt children

'A historic, groundbreaking victory which gives a shred of light and hope in these difficult times.'

Israel's High Court of Justice unanimously ruled on Thursday that same-sex couples are eligible to adopt children.

The verdict was reached by three presiding justices following a petition, which argued that Section 3 of the Adoption Law must be interpreted so LGBT couples would be eligible to adopt within the scope of the existing law.

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Look at that. Even a genocidal ethnostate is more progressive on LGBT+ issues than Republicans.
- You use the word "Republicans", which indicates that you understand, to some level, that a country can have more than one political party. The next logical step would be realizing that this principle can apply to countries other than the United States. Can you do it?
  
  Okay? But I was talking about Republicans in the U.S. so why would I do that?
- I have always thought that Israel isn't pro-LGBT+, but instead just doing pinkwashing in order to get support from western countries.
  
  You've clearly never been to Tel Aviv
Can you please include the country in the post title.
- I wanted to but posts have been removed before without having the correct title
  
  Put it in [brackets] so it doesn't change the headline.
“You can be gay, just don’t be a fucking Palestinian!” —Israel
- Israel has special LGBT work permits and asylum processes for Palestinians who are gay. There are more Palestinians out in Israel than in Palestine.
  
  Well yeah, all the ones in Palestine were blown up over the last few months.
Fantastic!

Next, end apartheid and occupation!! 😍🌈
- Same sex couples who are members of ruling party only, child must raised Jewish and attend state school where they pledge allegiance every day.
As an avid Palestine supporter, I gotta say the news is not about that, and bringing it up out of context is just the means to hijack attention to the position we're all already aware of.

This piece of news is good, regardless of the conflict. Might be a little weird for them to focus on that right now, might be a political game, but it is good regardless.

My congratulations to Israeli LGBTQ+ community.
- Discussion of apartheid is definitely out of context in response to news about ending former discrimination. /s
With Israeli obsession with children and family, it is extremely hard for LGBT, or any other couples to adopt - they have to prove they have the means to raise up these kids - both material and psychological.
- What is the alternative? Do they stay with foster families?
  
  I’m just curious. I know nothing about adoption in the US much less Israel. I have to think there’d be some kind of principle of least harm and some evidence-based policies.
  
  You don't even have to allow Jewish couples to adopt in the U.S. if you're a state-sponsored Christian adoption agency.
  
  https://apnews.com/article/religion-lawsuits-tennessee-nashville-58900a55eb9344d4a51143325fa609c3
  
  I know nothing about adoption in the US much less Israel. I have to think there’d be some kind of principle of least harm and some evidence-based policies.
  
  "Lol" said the US, "lmao"
Meanwhile Israel remains the biggest killer of LGBTQ+ Palestinians.
- This is the same Israeli court that has ruled against Netanyahu multiple times, and which he has been desperately trying to delegitimize for fear of eventually going to prison. What Israel is doing is terrible, and we also shouldn't automatically dismiss progressive voices in Israel just because they are Israeli. There is a large percentage of Israel that does not support Netanyahu or the genocide he has undertaken
- Sadly, even with the most recent conflict, that’s almost certainly not true.
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ahmad_Abu_Murkhiyeh
  
  Israel has special visa/work permit/asylum process for LGBT Palestinians. I would bet there’s more gay and out Palestinians in Israel than there are in Palestine.
  
  Gaza/Hamas are especially awful relative to the West Bank.
  
  Oh so when Israel drops a bomb on Gaza they ask whether the 21,000 people are straight?
- Im not sure straight Palestinians are getting a pass.
  
  When they murder 1700 LGBTQ+ people, then we can talk.
- Source?
  
  8% of the world's population identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
  
  Israel has killed 21,000 Palestinians in Gaza. Assuming the same percentage, that is 1680 people who identified themselves as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
  
  In the 20 years of Hamas rule, they have not killed 1680 people in Gaza for being gay.
- No, that would be the Palestinians. They will stone anyone discovered to be gay.
How convenient! There's now thousands of orphans looking for homes!
Would be wild if hamas anounce the same..
- They could start by not stoning anyone discovered to be gay.
  
  You're being downvoted, but you're right.
  
  Just because the people Hamas govern are having atrocities committed against them does not exempt Hamas, or Palestinians, from criticism. Especially not in matters unrelated to conflict.
I’m not gonna congratulate Israel for doing the right thing while they’re also committing genocide

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