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Article Evaluation of LGBT history in Israel -no citation for the Turkish abolition of sodomy laws -no citations for the second paragraph about Ashkenazi Russian migrants; this whole statement seems like a speculation without much support (so maybe it isn't relevant?)

-no citations for the "buggery" laws of the UK or the continuation of those rules in the new state of Israel in 1948 -no citation for the 1963 ruling and the citation for the 1988 ruling doesn't seem to actually include that information (Check the timeline again, because it wasn't working)

-no citations for all of 1990s events -very few citations for the 21st century also

-the divisions of family and marriage activity isn't necessary as divisions in the history since most of the history of LGBT people in Israel is that

-line about Schlissel is under the 2000s instead of under the 2010s -no information past 2015

-more current events should be added and earlier parts should be flushed out where possible

-it seems to be unbiased and neutral -should try and find more legal documents rather than using too many news articles -should add more images and visuals -only activity on talk page is from a bot referring to the links? -part of WikiProjects of LGBT Studies, Israel, and is rated as a Start-class page 15:13, 21 September 2018 (UTC)Romeoper (talk)

Source Notes
This source explains that the Knesset overturned laws set by British mandate that made sex between two individuals of the same sex illegal, though no one had been prosecuted for such acts (the State's legal adviser discouraged authorities to enforce the law). This came with legislation aimed toward sex and sex-crimes, including legalizing sex between minors (under 16) that were consenting and less than 2 years apart. The previous laws that criminalized homosexual acts carried a sentence of up to 10 years if it were to be enforced. The legislation was pushed by Shulamit Aloni, from the Citizens Rights Movement.

This is a short blog about LGBTQ history in Israel. While it may not be scholarly or perfect, it does give me an idea of what kinds of events I can add to the wikipedia page and what kind of information I should be searching for. It summarizes some of the events that are already in the article as well.

The article LGBT history in Turkey uses this page to mention when the Ottoman Empire got rid of their sodomy laws, but I am not able to find that information on from the link so I am going to look elsewhere. I was able to find a translation of the actual penal code from the Ottoman Empire and the notes from translation stated under Article 198 that, "It will be observed that unless committed with force or upon a person under thirteen years of age sodomy is not a criminal offence (sic) under the Ottoman Penal Code; nor are unnatural offences with animals, criminal".

Found from History of Jews in Russia and Soviet Union (which then pointed to First Aliyah), a citation links to a Zionist book that mentions that in 1891 Perez Smolenskin encourages Russian Jews to unify and flee to Palestine to escape the pogroms/anti-Jewish violence. It further states that between 1891-1899 some 25,000 Jews arrive in Palestine. In the main article I am editing, it states that the mass movement was influenced by Herzl's Zionism, however, Herzl did not publish "The Jewish State" until 1896. It seems like that would be anachronistic so instead we should say that it was related to Smolenskin's ideas of Jewish nationhood/peoplehood as a predecessor to Zionism.

The citation used to reference the decision to abolish sodomy laws in 1988 did not seem to have that information either, so I have found a decision handed down by the Knesset that mentions the abolition of sodomy laws by Amendment 22 under Israeli Penal Law, officially presented in 1988. This source also mentions that the British Mandate that was imposed on Israel/Palestine came from "section 152(2) of the Criminal Law Ordinance, 1936, enacted by the Mandate" and that this was revised in 1977 under "section 351(3) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977". The judgment also refers back to 1963 when Justice Cohn denounces sodomy laws ("in CrimA 224/63 Ben-Ami v. Attorney-General [20], at p. 238"). The decision also mentions and verifies the legislation that protects LGB employees.