24.11.2011 27.Cheschwan. 5772 Jom Kippur Katan
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Israel's gay community to launch new faction in Labor Party
Niv Zonis and Dan Slyper established LGBT faction to advance community's rights, bring LGBT voters back into the fold, and field a candidate for Knesset.
Members of the lesbian, gay, bi- and transsexual (LGBT ) community are about to launch a new faction of the Labor Party. Niv Zonis and Dan Slyper established the faction in order to advance the community's rights, including changing the party's platform, promoting legislation and wielding influence in various forums, including fielding a GLBT candidate for the Knesset. The pair also hopes to return voters, who bolted to other parties, mainly Kadima, back to Labor.
The faction was welcomed by party leader MK Shelley Yachimovich. All Labor MKs, except for Raleb Majadele, added their names to the list supporting the establishment of the faction….