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		<title>Jewish settler accused of attacks on gay Israelis</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/2009/11/12/jewish-settler-accused-of-attacks-on-gays-and-israelis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Jewish settler accused of killing two Israelis and carrying out attacks on gays, left-wing Israelis and messianic Jews told a court this week that God was "proud" of him.]]></description>
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		<title>Three Iranian men on death row for homosexuality offences</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/2009/11/09/three-iranian-men-on-death-row-for-homosexuality-offences-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three Iranian men are thought to be facing the death penalty for having homosexual relations. The men, named as Nemat Safavi, Mehdi P and Moshen G, have been on death row for three years and allegedly committed the crimes while under the age of 18.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran may allow trans marriage</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-14039.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iran is set to allow a woman to marry a trans man. A woman, known only as Shaghayegh, told Tehran's family court she wanted to marry her best friend from school, who recently underwent gender reassignment to become male.
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		<title>Gay Prime Minister poll provokes homophobic response from Israeli MP</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13794.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A poll for an Israeli newspaper that revealed that 44% of Israelis may be ready for a gay Prime Minister has provoked a vitriolic response from one of the country's MPs.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli rabbis discuss gay parenting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Jewish initiative may see gay men marrying women to have children while continuing relationships with their male partners.]]></description>
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		<title>Jerusalem gay community centre hires armed guard</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13735.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following a fatal shooting at a Tel Aviv gay youth venue several weeks ago, Jerusalem's only gay community centre has now employed an armed security guard.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay Israeli peace campaigner avoids jail for now</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13696.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A gay Israeli man who has opposed the demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank has escaped jail for now. Ezra Nawi will be sentenced on September 21st.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay Iraqis face torture and murder, report finds</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13690.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report has found that gays in Iraq are facing rising levels of homophobic violence from militia groups and the government is not doing enough to stop attacks.]]></description>
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		<title>19,000 people sign petition not to jail gay Israeli man</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13661.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An online petition to prevent a gay Israeli peace campaigner being jailed has gathered 19,000 signatures but more people are being asked to pledge their support.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli military&#039;s chief rabbi complains over magazine feature on gay soldiers</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13633.html/</link>
		<comments>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13633.html/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The chief rabbi of the Israeli Defence Forces has complained over an army magazine which featured gay soldiers. He said they were not appropriate.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli president speaks at Tel Aviv gay rally</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13613.html/</link>
		<comments>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13613.html/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Israeli president, Shimon Peres, has addressed tens of thousands of people at a gay solidarity rally in Tel Aviv. Just over a week ago, two were killed at an LGBT youth centre.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay Israeli peace campaigner to be jailed over protest</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13610.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A gay Israeli peace activist is facing jail after opposing the demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli prime minister visits scene of gay shooting</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13593.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has visited the gay youth centre where two people were killed last weekend.]]></description>
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		<title>Survey finds almost half of Israelis think gays are deviants</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13585.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Days after a gunman killed two in a Tel Aviv gay youth centre, a poll has suggested that nearly half of Israelis think gays are deviants.]]></description>
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		<title>US military investigating Iraqi gay executions claim</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13571.html/</link>
		<comments>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13571.html/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US military is investigating claims that US soldiers committed atrocities against gay Iraqi civilians. Last week, two gay Iraqi refugees claimed they had photographic evidence of executions.]]></description>
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		<title>Tel Aviv gay shooting: Israeli minister forms emergency committee</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13563.html/</link>
		<comments>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13563.html/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Issac Herzog, the Israeli minister for welfare and social services, said yesterday he would form an emergency committee to meet the needs of LGBT people following a shooting at a gay centre.]]></description>
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		<title>Foreign Office condemns Tel Aviv gay killings</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13554.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The British Foreign Office has condemned the killing of two gay people in a LGBT centre in Tel Aviv, Israel. Two people were killed and a further 15 were injured on Saturday night when an gunman opened fire.]]></description>
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		<title>Tel Aviv gay killings: Police consider &#039;personal motive&#039;</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13545.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police sources have reportedly said they are considering that the murderer of two gay people in a Tel Aviv gay support group for young people may have had a personal motive for the attack.]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Soho joins world in vigils for victims of the Tel Aviv anti-gay massacre</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13536.html/</link>
		<comments>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13536.html/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Organised by Twitter, Facebook and text message, all across the world vigils have been held for the victims of the massacre at an LGBT (lesbian, gay and bisexual) centre in Tel Aviv last night. Benjamin Cohen went to Soho to meet gay Israelis, Jews and those of no faith at all to  share in their act of remembrance]]></description>
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		<title>London vigil to be held for victims of Tel Aviv massacre</title>
		<link>http://news.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13535.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A vigil is to be held this afternoon at 5pm BST (British Summer Time) to honour the victims of the shooting at a gay centre in Tel Aviv last night.]]></description>
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