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Article Evaluation
For my article evaluation I have chosen the Wikipedia article entitled "Prostitution in Israel." This article interested me because prostitution is a subject that is often forbidden to talk about. Some countries turn a blind eye, while others make an effort to take a tougher stance. I learned from this article that prostitution in Israel is actually legal, but sites for prostitution such as brothels are illegal.

The content in this article are divided into subcategories including: History, Economics, Immigration, Trafficking, and Politics. Every category is related to prostitution is Israel, however the economics category threw me off a bit. There is one sentence in this section that only provides the number in which prostitution creates revenue in Israel. There are no clarifications and context of this number. Some more information on the economics of prostitution in Israel would make this a better article. In addition, I'd like some more information in the politics section of the article. The information is very vague, using language such as "various groups." The information provided is up to date.

The tone of this article is neutral overall. The language is very matter of fact, without alluding to specific opinions on the issue of prostitution in Israel. However, the article undoubtedly pays more attention to the process of eradicating trafficking by the government.

The citation links work when I click on them, and they redirect me straight to the cited article. The sources do seem to support the information provided on the page. However, I noticed these sources are slightly bias. The information was gathered from non-academic sources such as blogs, that are heavily opinionated on prostitution. The potential bias from gathering information from sources such as blogs are not noted in the text.

From reading the talk page, people have noted that there is no such thing as trafficking in Israel. This article claims prostitution in Israel is legal, while it seems people on the talk page are saying that prostitution in Israel in illegal. This article is rated as "start-class" and is a part of other WikiProjects including Sex Work, Sociology, and Israel. Wikipedia discusses this topic differently than how we would talk about this in class because this is heavily historical, rather than perceived in context. In class we recognize the intersectionality of prostitution, whereas this article touches heavily on straight prostitution, only giving one sentence notice to gay prostitution.

Article Selection and Bibliography
LGBT Rights in Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Israel

Bibliography

"Israel Society & Culture: LGBT Rights in Israel." Suleyman. Accessed October 08, 2018. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/lgbt-rights-in-israel-jewish-virtual-library.

Pizmony-Levy, Oren, and Joseph G. Kosciw. "School Climate and the Experience of LGBT Students: A Comparison of the United States and Israel." Journal of LGBT Youth 13, no. 1-2 (2016): 46-66. doi:10.1080/19361653.2015.1108258.

Dotan (2018). The Boundaries of Social Transformation through Litigation: Women's and LGBT Rights in Israel, 1970– 2010. [online] Available at: http://lgbtlaw.tau.ac.il/sites/default/files/field/literature/file/Dotan%20-%20The%20Boundaries%20of%20Social%20Trnsformatino%20-%20Women%20%26%20LGBT.pdf [Accessed 8 Oct. 2018].

"Transgender Israeli Arab Wins Historic Tel Aviv Pageant." Jewish Telegraphic Agency. September 26, 2017. Accessed October 08, 2018. https://www.jta.org/2016/05/27/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/transgender-arab-israeli-wins-historic-tel-aviv-pageant.

Draft of Contributions
Litigation

-Litigation and judicial power has been used as a vehicle to implement social change. The social change that focuses on LGBT rights, have included overturning court cases, and new laws and policies. -In addition to LGBT rights in Israel, litigation and judicial power has also been instrumental in influencing other related issues such as equal pay, abortion, and gay marriage rights.

Relevant Court Cases

-Adir Steiner wasn't recognized as a widow in the IDF, and therefore did not receive the military service benefits following service. His partner Maisel, had died of cancer, and they had lived together and shared finances prior to his death. This case was very influential in the public sector, because the decision would mean that homosexual partners have equal rights to the benefits heterosexual couples receive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nknee (talk • contribs) 18:26, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

-All of those topics are related to the LGBT rights in Israel and fall as the aftermath issues of such laws and policies. In other words, it is important to note that these issues are interrelated.

Israel Society and Culture

-Israel is ranked as the seventh happiest place for gay men on Earth. -Specifically, there is a large gay community in Florentin, Tel Aviv.

Important Recent Events

-Six were stabbed at Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade in 2015 by an Ultra-Orthodox Jew. There are tensions between the orthodox religious Jews and the more secular Jewish Israeli's. -Gili Mosinzon came out as bi-sexual on Israel Independence Day in 2016, on Facebook. -Ta’alin Abu Hanna was the first Trans to win a Tel Aviv Pageant. She beat out another eleven finalists. She won the title "Miss Trans Israel."

Peer Review For Meredith
Meredith does a number of things well. First, she clearly addresses what she will be contributing to the article in relation to gay couples in Israel. She mentions she is specifically focusing on family dynamics within gay couples in Israel. Something that impressed me from this article selection is particularly how she will discuss adoption equality for same-sex couples. This is interesting because it differs by country, and I’m curious to see the similarities and differences she will point out in her contribution to the article. Her sources are outlined very nicely and demonstrate clarity of intention with this assignment. Each source she chose to include offers different, diverse information which will flow in writing her contribution. My only suggestions would be to maybe stay away from bias statements by stating “parenthood is seen as the key to equality.” This seems like more of an opinion statement bias as opposed to a hard fact, which Wiki likes to steer clear of. The most important thing you could focus on to improve the article would be the “battle for gay rights” section in which you discuss the politics relating to the gay community. I find this part very interesting and crucial for truly understanding your topic. I really admire how you cite exact page numbers to reference back to, and that’s something I’d like to implement in my own article contribution. Well put together! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nknee (talk • contribs) 17:18, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Final Article Contributions

 * Bolded sentences are my contributions*

Other court rulings The Supreme Court ruled on 30 November 1994 that the partner of a gay employee at El Al, Israel's national airline, is entitled to free airline tickets just as the spouse of any heterosexual employee is.[66] The Supreme Court recognized in May 2000 a lesbian as the adoptive mother of the four-year-old biological son of her same-sex partner, and ordered the Interior Ministry to register the adoption.[67] An Israeli family court on 17 March 2002 turned down an application from a lesbian couple to have their partnership union declared legal. The couple was united in a civil ceremony in Germany. The women wanted the court to recognize their partnership as a civil marriage under Israeli law. The court said that since the women are not recognized as a family under Israeli law, the court is not authorized to rule on their case. A government lawyer who was asked by the court to give a legal opinion on the case on behalf of the Israeli Government said that the state objected to granting the request.[68] On 14 November 2004, the Nazareth District Court ruled that same-sex couples have the same inheritance rights as married couples. This ruling overturned a Family Court ruling that an elderly man from Kiryat Shmona was not entitled to spousal rights. The man had sought the estate of his late partner, with whom he lived for several decades. The Nazareth judges ruled that the term "man and woman" as spelled out in Israel's inheritance law also includes same-sex couples. Judges Nissim Maman and Gabriela Levy, who issued the majority opinion, based their decision on a loose interpretation of the term "partner" as defined in other court rulings, such as those dealing with issues related to employee benefits, and thus applied the interpretation to the inheritance law. The acting president of the Nazareth District Court, Menachem Ben-David, issued the minority opinion, arguing that the legal text should not be interpreted "contrary to the lingual significance." A government spokesperson said the ruling would be appealed.[69] In December 2004, the Tel Aviv District Court ruled that the Government cannot deport the Colombian partner of a gay Israeli man. The 32-year-old Colombian entered Israel on a visitors visa which had long expired and the Interior Ministry had ordered him deported. His partner is an Israeli citizen and a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces. The couple filed an emergency petition with the Tel Aviv District Court. The men were represented by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel. Judge Uzi Vogelman ruled that the Government had acted illegally in attempting to deport the man. In 1999, Supreme Court ruling established that the ministry could not deport foreign nationals married to Israeli citizens. Vogelman's decision extends that decision to apply to common-law marriages, including same-sex couples.[70] In March 2008, Israel's Interior Ministry granted a gay Palestinian from Jenin a rare residency permit to live with his partner of 8 years in Tel Aviv after he said his sexuality put his life in danger in the West Bank.[71] In 2012, the first same-sex Israeli couple was granted a divorce by an Israeli family court. The divorce of Tel Aviv University Professor Uzi Even, the first openly gay Knesset member, and Dr. Amit Kama was granted by the Ramat Gan Family Court, according to Haaretz, which ordered the Interior Minister to register their status as divorced.[72] In December 2016, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit issued an instruction to Israel's Interior Ministry to consider applications for citizenship by same-sex and opposite-sex couples equally under the same terms.[56] '''In 1998, a case involving Adir Steiner was brought to Tel Aviv Appeals Court because he wasn't recognized as a widow in the IDF, and therefore did not receive the military service benefits following service. His partner Steinerartner Maisel, had died of cancer, and they had lived together and shared finances prior to his death. Steiner won the case, and won the rights to pension benefits. This case was very influential in the public sector, because the decision would mean that homosexual partners have equal rights to the benefits heterosexual couples receive. Effectively, this set a precedent for gay rights, and Steiner is now a recognized activist for gay rights. ' '

LGBT rights movement[edit]

A sign at Ya'ar HaGa'ava ("Pride Forest") in the Upper Galilee, dedicated to Israel's LGBT community. Since the 1970s, there has been an active gay rights movement that has often affiliated itself with the Israeli feminist movement and various liberal and social democratic political parties.[104] The oldest Israeli LGBT organization is The Aguda, founded in 1975. '''In 2015, an ultra-orthodox Jew, who had recently been released from prison after ten years, stabbed six marchers at the Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem. This incident left two victims in serious condition. '''