For seven years, an Israeli drag queen and Syrian belly dancer had hosted a joint monthly show at Berlin LGBTQ clubs, celebrating their coexistence in an extravagant party resembling a Middle Eastern wedding. But when Hamas gunmen carried out a deadly attack on southern Israel in October, triggering an Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip,… Continue reading Berlin drag show ‘Together’ seeks to address Middle East grief
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Man tried to burn memorial for gay victims of Nazis in Berlin, police say
Berlin police arrested a man Tuesday in an arson attack on the city’s Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism. The 63-year-old suspect, whose name was not released, is accused of throwing a burning object at the concrete memorial on Saturday in an attempt to set it ablaze, authorities said in a statement Wednesday. They also… Continue reading Man tried to burn memorial for gay victims of Nazis in Berlin, police say