This study explores the linkages among 45 Israeli gay men's social circumstances and their intra- and interpersonal communication patterns and media use. The study focused on these gay men's life stories. One of the most striking themes uncovered in these autobiographies was the common thread of ontological duality: the dichotomous split between "normal" and "abnormal."
The LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning) community is warmly embraced by the city of Tel Aviv. This phenomenon is exemplified by the fact that the Tel Aviv City Hall has been taking a leading part in the organization, financing, and promotion of Pride parades and events in recent years. The present article analyzes a quantitative survey of overseas participants in the 2016 Pride events in Tel Aviv. It explores the motivations, attitudes, satisfaction, and behaviors of tourists, both LGBTQ+ and non- LGBTQ+. The results show that Tel Aviv is perceived as gay friendly by all participants, regardless of their affiliation with the LGBTQ+ community. We discuss the advantages of being a gay-friendly city via high visibility and social inclusion. Finally, we address 'pinkwashing', an umbrella term employed to describe the efforts by Israeli authorities to promote a positive image of Israel despite its questioned geopolitical reputation.
This study identifies how three prominent Israeli online newspapers frame gay Members of Knesset (Israeli parliament) and cabinet ministers. 2019 was chosen since the number of gay MKs reached a historic milestone of representation. The study employed a mixed-methods design, combining descriptive statistics, based on a quantitative content analysis, with a thematic qualitative analysis. 1015 retrieved news items constituted the initial database. They were divided into two categories: "Gay relevant" (items explicitly referring to, or mentioning the politician's sexual orientation); or "Gay irrelevant" (all other items), to thematically focus on the Gay relevant items ( N = 159). Six themes were then identified: Novelty; LGBTQ Political Representation; Private Sphere; Homophobia; Community Recognition and Rights; and Incongruity. Findings revealed that elite newspaper coverage is similar to popular ones; cabinet ministers' framing is more neutral compared to junior MKs; and liberal MKs are framed differently than conservative ones.
Introduction: Media and Minorities in Israel: Four Research Traditions 1. - Section A:Minorities'Representation in the Media 11. - 1 The Whore and the Other: Israeli Press Images of Female Immigrants from the Former USSR 13. - DAFNA LEMISH. - 2 Gesher: An Immigrant Theatre in Israeli Media: A Snapshot from the 1990s 27. - OLGA GERSHENSON. - 3 A New Century and Still the Enemy: The Portrayal of Arabs in Israeli TV News during 2000-11 43. - ANAT FIRST. - 4. Representation of SocialWorkers in the Immigrant Press: The Case of Russian-language Media in Israel 59. - NATALIA KHVOROSTIANOV AND NELLY ELIAS. - Section B:Media Production for and byMinorities 79. - 5 Manila-Tel Aviv: Complexities of a MigrantWorkers'Magazine 83. - AMIT KAMA. - 6 Marketing and Nationalizing Ethnicity: The Case of Israeli Mediterranean Pop Music 99. - DANNY KAPLAN. - 7 'I Live as an Alien in the Land; Do not Hide Your Commandments from Me': The Regulation of Broadcast Media for and by the Palestinian-Israeli Minority 117. - AMIT M. SCHEJTER. - 8 Mapping Minority Web spaces: The Case of the Arabic Webspace in Israel 137. - ANAT BEN-DAVID. - Section C:Minorities'Uses and Reception of Media 159. - 9. 'Tell Me Which Books You Read and I Will Tell You Who You Are': Cultural Boundaries between Co-cultures in Israeli Society 161. - HANNA ADONI AND HILLEL NOSSEK. - 10 Ethnicity and the Diversification of Access to Online Health Information and Communication in Israel 183. - GUSTAVO MESCH, RITA MANO AND JUDITH TSAMIR. - 11 Race and Television through the Eyes of Israeli Mizrahi Audiences: An Ethnography of Television 201. - YIFAT BEN HAY-SEGEV AND CATHERINE SQUIRES. - 12 Media Use as Integration Strategy: Returning Diasporas from the Former Soviet Union in Israel and Germany 219. - NELLY ELIAS