As part of a pioneering American initiative aimed at forging links between gay and lesbian Jews in America and their Israeli contemporaries, a group recently went on a mission to the Holy Land.
The last stand against Israel’s historic withdrawal from Gaza and part of the northern West Bank ended with more of a whimper than a bang, to the relief of security forces.
The Ohayon family left the Gaza Strip during Israel’s withdrawal, but memories of their home remain with them as they prepare for their future in southern Israel.