Saar Netanel
Saar Netanel | |
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| Jerusalem City Council member | |
| Chairman of Jerusalem Meretz Branch | |
| Chair of Hebrew University of Jerusalem's GLBT Student Union, Ha'Asiron Ha'Acher | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c.1972 |
| Political party | Meretz |
Saar Netanel (born c.1972)[1] was a Jerusalem city council member and was one of the owners of Jerusalem’s only gay pub (The Shushan Pub) at the time it closed in 2007.[2] He was the first openly gay man elected to an Israeli city council.[3] Netanel was chairman of the Jerusalem Meretz branch.[4]
A riot broke out at Wigstock “98 (an annual AIDS fundraiser and drag festival) and four were arrested. Netanel, who was chair of Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s GLBT student union, Ha'Asiron Ha'Acher, was one of the people arrested.[5]
Publications[edit]
- Why the Eurovision belongs in Tel Aviv[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jerusalem's only gay bar closes". Seattle Gay News. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "The Shushan Pub". Salt Lake Magazine. November 21, 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Gay politicians keep power in Israeli elections". The Advocate. October 31, 2003. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Barkat, Amiriam (June 26, 2005). "Court Orders J'lem Municipality to Drop Ban on Gay Pride Parade". Haaretz. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Israel's Wigstock '98 Ends in Protest". GenderNews. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Netanel, Saar. "Why the Eurovision belongs in Tel Aviv". Ynet News. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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