LGBTQ-PHOBIA STATUS REPORT IN ISRAEL - 2023

2022 LGBTQ-PHOBIA STATUS REPORT IN ISRAEL

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The proportion of reports of LGBTQ-phobic incidents out of total reports - by space, excluding media and social networks

1.9% Other

Public spaces (streets, neighborhoods, recreational spaces) 38.5%

1.5% Municipal Institutions 1.1% Police 1.6% Educational Spaces (Not High Education) 2% IDF

2.9% Public Transportation 3% Civil & Religious Courts 3.3% Healthcare 3.7% Higher-educational Institutions 4.1% Schools

Areas of Incidents

5.3% Workplace (as an employee)

Private homes (own home or someone else's) 15.9%

6.4% Busineses

Public Institutions 9%

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