geared toward Arab lesbians in Israel and the Palestinian Authority. A secret association of Aswat was founded in Ramallah in March 2007 by four gay students. The Israeli Jerusalem Open House has opened an Arab chapter called Al Qaws, reaching out to gay and lesbian Palestinians, Al Qaws later split off to become its own group in 2007. In 2008, Israel granted a gay Palestinian a residency permit to live with his Israeli partner in Tel Aviv following death threats from Palestinians regarding his homosexuality. Aswat claimed that gays are sometimes targeted by the Israeli security services and are told that they must collaborate with Israel or face being outed. Notable individuals Aderet, musician Corinne Allal, musician Sarit Hadad, musician Yossi Avni-Levy, diplomat Assi Azar, TV personality Orna Banai, actress Jean-Pierre Barda, musician and actor Apollo Braun, musician and author Eliad Cohen, model Evan Cohen, linguist and LGBT rights activist, foreign media spokesperson Dana International, musician Jonathan Danilowitz, activist Ran Danker, actor Jason Danino-Holt, anchor Irit Dinur, mathematician/computer scientist Uzi Even, scientist and politician Rose "Osang" Fostanes, musician Eytan Fox, director Marcia Freedman, activist and politician Robert Friend, poet Amir Fryszer Guttman, musician Eitan Ginzburg, politician Amos Guttman, director Yuval Noah Harari, historian Matan Hodorov, journalist Noam Horev, song writer Nitzan Horowitz, politician Dario David Hunter, rabbi Rona Kenan, musician Yorai Lahav-Hertzano, politician Asi Levi, actress Ivri Lider, musician Michael Lucas, director Lyrik, musician Idan Matalon, video blogger Doron Medalie, musician Gili Mossinson, basketball player Ezra Nawi, activist Adi Nes, photographer Offer Nissim, musician Tzipora Obziler, tennis player Amir Ohana, politician Dana Olmert, activist Yotam Ottolenghi, chef Etai Pinkas, activist Yehuda Poliker, musician Yehudit Ravitz, musician Idan Roll, politician Ronen Rubinstein, actor Jonathan Sagall, actor Itzik Shmuli, politician Gil Shohat, musician Harel Skaat, musician Dori Spivak, judge Hovi Star, musician Gal Uchovsky, screenwriter and producer Yeho, musician Yona Wallach, poet Ron Yosef, activist Amit Rahav, actor Sapir Berman, soccer referee Summary table See also Tel Aviv gay centre shooting Homosexuality and Judaism Human rights in Israel LGBT history in Israel LGBT rights in the Middle East LGBT rights by country or territory LGBT rights in Asia List of LGBT Jews Men of Israel'' Tel Aviv Municipal LGBT Community Center Tel Aviv Pride Timeline of LGBT Jewish history LGBT clergy in Judaism Transgender people and religion Jewish LGBT organizations References External links