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• ISRAELI SGER IVRI LIR ON WHY BEG GAY AND G A SURROGATE IS SO DIFFICULT
• ISRAELI POP STAR IVRI LIR'S NEW GAY SONG AND {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;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENJUNE 25, 2007/11:35 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENJUNE 25, 2007 / 11:35 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ISRAELI POP STAR IVRI LIR'S NEW GAY SONG AND INTERVIEW","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-06-25T15:35:39.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-06-25T15:35:39.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}{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 GAY-RELATED NEWS OUT OF ISRAEL OF LATE HAS BEEN DOMATED BY THEIR FUNDIE WGNUTS RTG THE STREET OVER GAY PRI EVENTS HELD THIS MONTH JESALEM. FORTUNATELY, THAT ISN'T THE ONLY NEWS OF GAY TERT TO E OUT OF THE STRIFE-TORN UNTRY. JT THIS WEEK, THE ISRAELI PAPER HAARETZ DID A VERY PTH TERVIEW WH ISRAELI POP STAR IVRI LIR. IF THAT NAME IS UNFAIAR TO YOU, LIR, A HUGE STAR HIS HOME UNTRY, ME OUT PUBLICLY FIVE YEARS AGO AND HAS NOHELS REMAED A WILDLY POPULAR EVEN AMONG HIS GIRL GROUPIE {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;}IN THE TERVIEW, LIR TALKS ABOUT BREAKG UP WH HIS LONG TERM PARTNER, HOW AND WHY HE STAYED THE CLOSET FOR SO LONG (HE KNEW HE WAS GAY OM A YOUNG AGE, BUT ONLY ME OUT AT TWENTY-SEVEN AFTER HAVG HIS FIRST SAME-SEX EXPERIENCE THREE YEARS EARLIER), AND WHY HE ME OUT PUBLICLY SPE THE RISKS. ON THAT MATTER, HE SAYS:{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;}{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 ALSO DID FOR MY OWN MENTAL HEALTH, TO BE A EE PERSON, AND ALSO FOR MY DIENCE. I HAVE A SOCIAL MMENT. IT'S THE MMENT OF AN ARTIST. I THK 'S A RIGHT I HAVE AND I'M GLAD I ACTED ON . A LOT OF FAMO PEOPLE HAVE THIS RIGHT AND DON'T E . FOR ME, THE SIRE TO BE A BETTER AND BRAVER PERSON EXCEED THE NCERN ABOUT WHETHER WOULD MAKE ME LOSE FANS. IF I HADN'T DONE , I'D HAVE DISAPPOTED {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;}{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;}HMMM, FOR SOME REASON I FD MYSELF THKG ABOUT A LEBANE BORN POP STAR WHO NOW RIS 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;}LIR HAS JT PUT OUT HIS FIRST U.S. SGLE TLED "JSE", ABOUT A TEENAGE BOY LOVE WH ANOTHER BOY. KUDOS TO LIR FOR NOT ONLY NOT PLAYG Y, BUT FOR PUTTG OUT A SONG LIKE THIS. LIR ALSO HAS A SONG EYTAN FOX'S NEW MOVIE THE BUBBLE (WHICH WE REVIEWED JT LAST WEEK). IT'S A VERSN OF GEE GERSHW'S "THE MAN I LOVE" AND BOTH ARE WORTH A UPLE OF MUT OF YOUR {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;}{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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• TWO ISRAELIS INTERNATNAL MAGAZE'S TOP 100 MOST DATABLE GAY GUYS
• RELIG RINTS PROTT GAY ISRAELI SGER AS "AVOWED PERVERT," DEMAND HE BE DISVED FROM FTIVALIVRI LIR IS ONE OF THE BIGGT NTEMPORARY SGERS {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;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYSEPTEMBER 20, 2016/6:38 AMBY DAN AVERYSEPTEMBER 20, 2016 / 6:38 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"RELIG RINTS PROTT GAY ISRAELI SGER AS \"AVOWED PERVERT,\" DEMAND HE BE DISVED FROM FTIVAL","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-09-20T10:38:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-09-20T10:38:20.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}ISRAELI POP STAR IVRI LIR IS SLATED TO PERFORM THE WT BANK NEXT MONTH, BUT SOME RELIG FAI THE AREA ARE CLAIMG THAT HOSTG THE GAY SGER IS TANTAMOUNT TO "BLASPHEMY."{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;}SIGNS ANNOUNCG LIR'S APPEARANCE AT THE FACE TO FACE FTIVAL THE CY OF ELKANA HAVE BEEN FACED WH GRAFFI LLG HIM A "VIANT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}AN EMAIL SENT TO RINTS MAND LIR BE CUT OM THE ROSTER, CLAIMG "’S NOT TOO LATE TO ADM THAT A GRAVE MISTAKE HAS BEEN MA AND TO FIX ."{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;}“HOW N A RELIG SETTLEMENT LIKE ELKANA VE AN AVOWED PERVERT TO APPEAR OUR MUNY?" READ. "IT’S NOT A WAY TO TE OUR CHILDREN AND IS CERTALY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN A BLD EYE TO THIS KD OF PHENOMENON OUR MUNY."{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;}CY UNCIL LEAR ASAF MZER DISMISSED THE PETN, SAYG LIR'S PERSONAL LIFE IS {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 PERFORMERS WERE CHOSEN BASED ON MIL NSIRATNS ONLY. ANY OTHER TAILS ABOUT THEM ARE NONE OF OUR BS.”{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;}ON SUNDAY, LIR SAID HE HAD EVERY TENTN OF PERFORMG AT THE FTIVAL, WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE JEWISH UNY {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 READ... THAT I WAS LLED AN ‘AVOWED PERVERT,'” HE WROTE ON FACEBOOK. “I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT DIDN’T HURT ME AT ALL, BUT THAT’S NOT TE.”{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;}HE ADD THAT WAS "BIZARRE AND ASTONISHG" TO HEAR PEOPLE ATTACK SOMETHG JT BEE 'S {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 SURE THAT MOST OF ELKANA’S RINTS ARE TOLERANT, MIC-LOVG PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKG FORWARD TO THE SHOW JT AS MUCH AS I AM," HE ADD. "AND FOR THEM, I WILL E AND PLAY WH JOY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}LIR, 42, ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THE LATE '90S AND HAS BEE ONE OF THE BIGGT NTEMPORARY MICIANS ISRAEL, WNG AND SELLG MORE THAN 200,000 RERDS. IN 2013, HE SERVED AS A JUDGE THE FIRST SEASON OF THE X FACTOR {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;}IN ADDN TO HIS SOLO WORK, HE IS ONE-HALF OF THE ELECTRO-ROCK DUO THE YOUNG PROFSNALS (TYP), ALONGSI PRODUCER JOHNNY {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 WT BANK SETTLEMENTS ARE A SOURCE OF NTROVERSY, BUT LIR HAS MOSTLY AVOID ADDRSG THE PALTIAN NFLICT PUBLICLY, STATG HE HOP HIS MIC FOSTERS “A WORLD THAT ERAS A LTLE B OF BOUNDARI BETWEEN PEOPLE AND BETWEEN UNTRI.”{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;}H/T: THE TIM OF {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
• GAY IN IVRI LIR SHOWS AMERINS A NEW SI OF ISRAEL
• PLANNED CONCERT BY POPULAR GAY ISRAELI SGER SPARKS ROW WT BANK SETTLEMENT

ISRAELI SGER IVRI LIR ON WHY BEG GAY AND G A SURROGATE IS SO DIFFICULT

which has veloped a thrivg gay scene the last few years. Israeli gay.

ISRAELI POP STAR IVRI LIR'S NEW GAY SONG AND {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;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENJUNE 25, 2007/11:35 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENJUNE 25, 2007 / 11:35 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ISRAELI POP STAR IVRI LIR'S NEW GAY SONG AND INTERVIEW","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-06-25T15:35:39.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-06-25T15:35:39.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}{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 GAY-RELATED NEWS OUT OF ISRAEL OF LATE HAS BEEN DOMATED BY THEIR FUNDIE WGNUTS RTG THE STREET OVER GAY PRI EVENTS HELD THIS MONTH JESALEM. FORTUNATELY, THAT ISN'T THE ONLY NEWS OF GAY TERT TO E OUT OF THE STRIFE-TORN UNTRY. JT THIS WEEK, THE ISRAELI PAPER HAARETZ DID A VERY PTH TERVIEW WH ISRAELI POP STAR IVRI LIR. IF THAT NAME IS UNFAIAR TO YOU, LIR, A HUGE STAR HIS HOME UNTRY, ME OUT PUBLICLY FIVE YEARS AGO AND HAS NOHELS REMAED A WILDLY POPULAR EVEN AMONG HIS GIRL GROUPIE {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;}IN THE TERVIEW, LIR TALKS ABOUT BREAKG UP WH HIS LONG TERM PARTNER, HOW AND WHY HE STAYED THE CLOSET FOR SO LONG (HE KNEW HE WAS GAY OM A YOUNG AGE, BUT ONLY ME OUT AT TWENTY-SEVEN AFTER HAVG HIS FIRST SAME-SEX EXPERIENCE THREE YEARS EARLIER), AND WHY HE ME OUT PUBLICLY SPE THE RISKS. ON THAT MATTER, HE SAYS:{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;}{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 ALSO DID FOR MY OWN MENTAL HEALTH, TO BE A EE PERSON, AND ALSO FOR MY DIENCE. I HAVE A SOCIAL MMENT. IT'S THE MMENT OF AN ARTIST. I THK 'S A RIGHT I HAVE AND I'M GLAD I ACTED ON . A LOT OF FAMO PEOPLE HAVE THIS RIGHT AND DON'T E . FOR ME, THE SIRE TO BE A BETTER AND BRAVER PERSON EXCEED THE NCERN ABOUT WHETHER WOULD MAKE ME LOSE FANS. IF I HADN'T DONE , I'D HAVE DISAPPOTED {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;}{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;}HMMM, FOR SOME REASON I FD MYSELF THKG ABOUT A LEBANE BORN POP STAR WHO NOW RIS 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;}LIR HAS JT PUT OUT HIS FIRST U.S. SGLE TLED "JSE", ABOUT A TEENAGE BOY LOVE WH ANOTHER BOY. KUDOS TO LIR FOR NOT ONLY NOT PLAYG Y, BUT FOR PUTTG OUT A SONG LIKE THIS. LIR ALSO HAS A SONG EYTAN FOX'S NEW MOVIE THE BUBBLE (WHICH WE REVIEWED JT LAST WEEK). IT'S A VERSN OF GEE GERSHW'S "THE MAN I LOVE" AND BOTH ARE WORTH A UPLE OF MUT OF YOUR {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;}{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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

mic for Eytan Fox and Gal Uchovsky’s gay classic film Yossi and Jagger (2002). Ivri Lir: Gay, Israeli and famo.

TWO ISRAELIS INTERNATNAL MAGAZE'S TOP 100 MOST DATABLE GAY GUYS

This odd juxtaposn is jt one of many the life of Lir, who doubl as Israel’s top rerdg artist and s most regnizable homosexual. Lir, 32, is a crilly acclaimed mician wh an enormo fan base, both gay and straight, male and female.

Asi om rockg out (often a T-shirt bearg the slogan “I love my untry”), Lir also met wh groups of llege stunts and gay activists, exposg them to Israel’s lser-known funky si. He said Amerins were shocked that someone openly gay uld be so succsful and popular.

RELIG RINTS PROTT GAY ISRAELI SGER AS "AVOWED PERVERT," DEMAND HE BE DISVED FROM FTIVALIVRI LIR IS ONE OF THE BIGGT NTEMPORARY SGERS {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;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYSEPTEMBER 20, 2016/6:38 AMBY DAN AVERYSEPTEMBER 20, 2016 / 6:38 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"RELIG RINTS PROTT GAY ISRAELI SGER AS \"AVOWED PERVERT,\" DEMAND HE BE DISVED FROM FTIVAL","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-09-20T10:38:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-09-20T10:38:20.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}ISRAELI POP STAR IVRI LIR IS SLATED TO PERFORM THE WT BANK NEXT MONTH, BUT SOME RELIG FAI THE AREA ARE CLAIMG THAT HOSTG THE GAY SGER IS TANTAMOUNT TO "BLASPHEMY."{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;}SIGNS ANNOUNCG LIR'S APPEARANCE AT THE FACE TO FACE FTIVAL THE CY OF ELKANA HAVE BEEN FACED WH GRAFFI LLG HIM A "VIANT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}AN EMAIL SENT TO RINTS MAND LIR BE CUT OM THE ROSTER, CLAIMG "’S NOT TOO LATE TO ADM THAT A GRAVE MISTAKE HAS BEEN MA AND TO FIX ."{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;}“HOW N A RELIG SETTLEMENT LIKE ELKANA VE AN AVOWED PERVERT TO APPEAR OUR MUNY?" READ. "IT’S NOT A WAY TO TE OUR CHILDREN AND IS CERTALY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN A BLD EYE TO THIS KD OF PHENOMENON OUR MUNY."{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;}CY UNCIL LEAR ASAF MZER DISMISSED THE PETN, SAYG LIR'S PERSONAL LIFE IS {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 PERFORMERS WERE CHOSEN BASED ON MIL NSIRATNS ONLY. ANY OTHER TAILS ABOUT THEM ARE NONE OF OUR BS.”{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;}ON SUNDAY, LIR SAID HE HAD EVERY TENTN OF PERFORMG AT THE FTIVAL, WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE JEWISH UNY {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 READ... THAT I WAS LLED AN ‘AVOWED PERVERT,'” HE WROTE ON FACEBOOK. “I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT DIDN’T HURT ME AT ALL, BUT THAT’S NOT TE.”{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;}HE ADD THAT WAS "BIZARRE AND ASTONISHG" TO HEAR PEOPLE ATTACK SOMETHG JT BEE 'S {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 SURE THAT MOST OF ELKANA’S RINTS ARE TOLERANT, MIC-LOVG PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKG FORWARD TO THE SHOW JT AS MUCH AS I AM," HE ADD. "AND FOR THEM, I WILL E AND PLAY WH JOY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}LIR, 42, ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THE LATE '90S AND HAS BEE ONE OF THE BIGGT NTEMPORARY MICIANS ISRAEL, WNG AND SELLG MORE THAN 200,000 RERDS. IN 2013, HE SERVED AS A JUDGE THE FIRST SEASON OF THE X FACTOR {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;}IN ADDN TO HIS SOLO WORK, HE IS ONE-HALF OF THE ELECTRO-ROCK DUO THE YOUNG PROFSNALS (TYP), ALONGSI PRODUCER JOHNNY {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 WT BANK SETTLEMENTS ARE A SOURCE OF NTROVERSY, BUT LIR HAS MOSTLY AVOID ADDRSG THE PALTIAN NFLICT PUBLICLY, STATG HE HOP HIS MIC FOSTERS “A WORLD THAT ERAS A LTLE B OF BOUNDARI BETWEEN PEOPLE AND BETWEEN UNTRI.”{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;}H/T: THE TIM OF {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

The cy of Wt Hollywood recently award him the key to the cy, for beg a role mol the gay muny. Though naturally bashful, he said he has willgly taken on the role as unofficial spokman for Israeli’s growg gay muny.

GAY IN IVRI LIR SHOWS AMERINS A NEW SI OF ISRAEL

Even more importantly, he has stigmatized gays the ey of many the Israeli public, due to his crossover appeal to the very different sectors society. “He’s very accsible to straights; there is somethg very unthreateng about him, ” said Gal Uchovsky, a gay filmmaker and mic cric. In another Fox-Uchovsky llaboratn, “The Bubble, ” which als wh a gay relatnship between an Israeli and a Paltian the hip bastns of Tel Aviv, Lir appears and sgs his own rendn of the Gershw classic “The Man I Love.

PLANNED CONCERT BY POPULAR GAY ISRAELI SGER SPARKS ROW WT BANK SETTLEMENT

Last November, Lir h the headl when he surprisgly me out agast the planned gay para Jesalem, which had cy’s ultra-Orthodox Jews and vout Mlims threateng vlent protts. The gay-related news out of Israel of late has been domated by their fundie wgnuts rtg the street over gay pri events held this month Jesalem.

Fortunately, that isn't the only news of gay tert to e out of the strife-torn untry.

If that name is unfaiar to you, Lir, a huge star his home untry, me out publicly five years ago and has nohels remaed a wildly popular even among his girl groupie the terview, Lir talks about breakg up wh his long term partner, how and why he stayed the closet for so long (he knew he was gay om a young age, but only me out at twenty-seven after havg his first same-sex experience three years earlier), and why he me out publicly spe the risks. Two Israeli gay hunks are featured Out magaze's annual survey to fd the pla's most datable gay Home Wh Israel's Top Gay In The Israelis the gay glossy's top 100 are entreprenr and event promoter Eliad Cohen and mician Ivri proment nam on the list are sgers Ricky Mart, Adam Lambert and Frank Ocean, actor Wentworth Miller, fashn signer Marc Jabs and wrer Christopher Rice, The most eligible bachelor will be voted for by Out rears and the wners will be announced next month.