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Celebrate Pri week at Israel's hottt unrground gay snas, beach and more.

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THE GAY-FRIENDLIT CI ISRAEL

Tel Aviv Pri is fally here and ’s g hot! We've prepared a plete list of the gay-iendlit ci Israel to have the most fun . * gay life in haifa *

Activism has always been a mastay of Haifa, begng om s days as a port cy, when stevedor and port workers were anized by early labor anizatns, said Dotan Brom, a gui who specializ gay pri and munist tours of the cy that he adopted as his hometown a few years ago.

Brom, who will be offerg several tours durg the ftival, gave me an abbreviated tour about Haifa’s gay history, wh a look at the cy’s port, which was first expand durg the time of the Brish Mandate, part of their route for the planned Haifa-Mosul pipele.

IN PHOTOS: HAIFA HOLDS LARGT-EVER GAY PRI PARA CY'S HISTORY

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For Brom, a rearcher and member of the Haifa Queer History Project, Hadar reprents the heart of gay Haifa, both historilly and allegorilly. The cy’s early, secretive gay life began, many ways, Gan Hazikaron, or Garn of Remembrance, jt across om Cy Hall, the eclectic archectural styled buildg signed by Benjam Chaik and built 1942, wh a mix of Eastern and Wtern elements, symbols of the velopg cy.

FREAK FLAG: ISRAEL'S SECRET & SORDID GAY SPOTS

Digg out top 10 Gay Bar Haifa wh Addrs,Contact Details, Reviews and Ratgs. * gay life in haifa *

This open, grassy park overlookg the bay and port was where gay men would head at night, to meet and renzvo wh others behd the thick shbbery and lower areas of the park.

ISRAEL’S BT GAY & GAY-IENDLY BARS AND FéS

As Acceptance Grows, the LGBT Communy Begs to Shun the Undisputed Capal of Gay Israel Favor of Other Towns. * gay life in haifa *

It was where lol police trolled for spects durg a spate of murrs of gay men the 1990s, takg men’s inty rd numbers and llg them at work or home, often outg them to their fai and workplac. The more hidn paths and rners of the park are still ed by eply closeted gay men, often om Haredi or Arab backgrounds, said Brom, but ’s also wily ed by others, cludg a weekly cricket game of Sri Lankan foreign workers.

Gay life has changed nsirably the last s, and Brom don’t want Haifa to be nsired send tier to Tel Aviv, the queen of the gay scene.

TOP 10 GAY BAR HAIFA

The embrace of secularism, femism and gay rights the f and bars of this smopolan cy is creatg a unterpot to Israeli Arabs’ tradnal nservatism. * gay life in haifa *

The cy has s own Gay Pri para each June, and Haifa’s new LGBTQ center, Communi’ Hoe for Pri and Tolerance on Masada Street Hadar, is where the annual Queer History Ftival is held. About the gay muny Haifa, which requir pre-registratn. Haaretz | Israel NewsThe para the northern Israeli cy was held this year honor of senr members of the LGBT munyJun 22, 2018Thoands of people marchg the cy of Haifa durg the Gay Pri Para on June 22, Rami ShllhJun 22, 2018Thoands of Israelis took to the streets the northern cy of Haifa on Friday morng to participate the largt-ever Gay Pri Para to ever take place the cy.

The para's theme this year is "generatns of pri, " a nod to the elr members of the LGBT muny who pneered the fight for equal rights the untry for heterosexual as well as gay civilians. Thoands of people marchg the cy of Haifa durg the Gay Pri Para on June 22, Rami Shllh>> An Israeli cy jt hosted Miast's first-ever queer history ftival (and 's not Tel Aviv) Haifa mayor Yona Yahav told participants marchg the para that "the Gay Pri Para Haifa is a display of happs which we celebrate existence among people of all ag and muni Haifa, and the importance of acceptg each other as a society a spir of tolerance.

ISRAEL'S GAY SCENE THRIV UNEXPECTED PLAC

Thoands of people marchg the cy of Haifa durg the Gay Pri Para on June 22, Rami ShllhTrendg NowRadil Settlers Are Now the Israeli Government.

While hundreds of thoands may not be dancg and drkg the streets of Tel Aviv, as we saw at their famo Tel Aviv Pri Para, there are plenty of alternate ways for Israelis to celebrate their queerns or to simply feel accepted for their sexual, wh July rollg around the rner, the Magaze prents the bt gay bars and fés Israel, or as most of the world lls , the most LGBTQ+-iendly untry the Middle East.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS HAIFA

While Tel Aviv may be known as Israel’s gay hub, Jesalem, Ashdod and Haifa are also home to an eclectic and vibrant mix of bars and fé Zeh PubWhen Israelis, or Ashdodians, thk of Hakshaot Beach, a magnificent, yet seclud beach the astal cy of Ashdod, a gay bar, or pub, for that matter, would rarely e to md. Swanky, and suated right on the water, Zeh Pub is one of southern Israel’s first gay bars.

Wh open mic nights, salsa danc and the beach right nearby, this is a relaxg and vibrant spot for all those lookg to enjoy great mic and AVIVLima LimaThis Tel Aviv bar is bt known for s hip-hop nights on Mondays, which are well known to gay Tel Avivians. Wh past events cludg everythg om Retro Night to Eurovisn Dancg, Lima Lima is amazg for those lookg for a themed fun night Israel’s gayt and most spired cy.

ISRAELI MEN BARE THEIR SOULS—AND THEIR BODI—IN LATT ISSUE OF GAY TRAVEL MAGAZE"JEWS WERE SPREADG THE WORD TO ARAB IENDS, ARABS WERE TRODUCG TO THEIR RSIAN IENDS." SAYS LIAM CAMPBELL OF ELSKA'S HAIFA {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 1, 2017/11:41 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}LIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKABY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 1, 2017 / 11:41 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ISRAELI MEN BARE THEIR SOULS—AND THEIR BODI—IN LATT ISSUE OF GAY TRAVEL MAGAZE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-11-01T15:41:29.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-11-01T15:41:29.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"TRAVEL, BOOKS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ISRAELI PORT CY OF HAIFA ISN'T AS WELL KNOWN TERNATNALLY AS JESALEM OR TEL AVIV, BUT 'S NO LS STUNNG: A MOUNTAO LANDSPE CRAMMED WH ANCIENT BUILDGS AND WDG ROADS, SET AGAST THE BACKDROP OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND HAIFA, SUBJECT OF THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE GAY TRAVEL MAGAZE ELSKA, OFFERS SOMETHG OTHER ISRAELI CI DON'T: A MOL FOR DIVERSY AND ACCEPTANCE.LIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I’M CERTA MOST PEOPLE EXPECTED TO GO TO THE HUGE GAY HUB THAT IS TEL AVIV," SAYS ELSKA EDOR LIAM CAMPBELL. "[BUT] HAIFA IS KNOWN FOR BEG THE MOST MIXED AND NORMALIZED CY THE UNTRY, WH JEWS AND ARABS SHARG THE SAME SPACE AND WH A GREATER GREE OF HARMONY THAN ANYWHERE ELSE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT, AND A SIZABLE MUNY OM THE FORMER SOVIET UNN, PHED CAMPBELL TO CHOOSE HAIFA FOR ELSKA'S FIRST ISRAELI ISSUE. AS EVERY ISSUE, CAMPBELL'S TEAM TERVIEWED NUMERO MEN ABOUT THEIR LIV THE CY, AND TOOK PORTRAS BOTH ON THE STREET AND MORE TIMATE SURROUNDGS, OFTEN NU OR PARTIALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FDG SUBJECTS WILLG TO BARE ALL (LERALLY AND METAPHORILLY) N BE TRICKY. BUT HAIFA, CAMPBELL SAID, THE LOLS DID A LOT OF THE LEGWORK.LIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“ALL OF THE MEN WE MET KEPT ASKG IF WE’D MANAGED TO MEET PEOPLE OM OTHER MUNI. JEWS WERE SPREADG THE WORD TO THEIR ARAB IENDS, ARABS WERE TRODUCG TO THEIR RSIAN IENDS, AND EVERYONE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SHOW THE MULTICULTURALISM THAT THE PEOPLE OF HAIFA ARE SO PROUD OF."LIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT'S NOT TO SUGGT THE MAGAZE WHEWASH ISSU FACED BY DIFFERENT MUNI, CLUDG RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, AND RELIG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THERE ARE NATURALLY SIGNS THAT LIFE IS NOT PERFECT," CAMPBELL SAYS. "HOWEVER, HAIFA SEEMS TO SET A BETTER EXAMPLE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE ISRAEL OF HOW DIFFERENT PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE TOGETHER, NOT JT BY TOLERATG EACH OTHER BUT BY LOVG EACH OTHER. THE MEN YOU MEET ELSKA HAIFA DO SHOW SOME OF THEIR PA, BUT THEY SHARE THEIR HOPE, AS WELL."LIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ELSKA'S HAIFA ISSUE IS AVAILABLE A 164-PAGE PRT VERSN OR FOR DOWNLOAD. A PANN E-ZE, ELSKA EKSTRA HAIFA , OFFERS OUTTAK, BEHD-THE-SCEN TAL AND MORE PROFIL.LIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Shpagat BarArguably the most inic gay bar all of Israel, Shpagat is known for s mouthwaterg cktails, geo garn seatg and tasty food.

Yet, beyond the ftivi, Shpagat ns a ton of tnal programg such as alg wh sexual harassment between gays muny zon and discsns about the elrly and LGBTQ+ youth. Perhaps their most inic themed party is Gay Parti, where Haifans flock to celebrate their queerns. Haifans suggt that around half the crowd at Synpa is gay wh the other half beg credibly gay-iendly.

JERUSALEMVio Pub Gay BarAlmost servg as a metaphor for the hidn gay life wh Jesalem, the Vio Bar is difficult to fd, but worth the journey. Ntled the heart of wt Jesalem, or “The District” as s referred to for lols, and often labeled as Jesalem’s only gay bar, this small but mighty spot is known for s fect atmosphere. As part of Jesalem March for Pri and Tolerance ftivi, at the begng of June, Imbala ctomers took over HaMiffal, the art and culture venue, as part of their gay pri ftivi cludg a slew of drag performanc.

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