Pride and parliament. (Israel).The Jewish Jew·ish adj. Of or relating to the Jews or their culture or religion. See Usage Note at Jew. Jew  ish·ly adv. new year officially started in early September September: see month. , but November heralds a new era for Israeli politics: University professor Uzi Even Professor Uzi Even (Hebrew: עוזי אבן, born October 18, 1940) is an Israeli professor of chemistry in Tel Aviv University and a former politician. , 61, will become the first openly gay member of the Knesset, Israel's parliament. Even, a member of the liberal Meretz Party, replaces Amnon Rubinstein in the Knesset. "My joining the Knesset [is] a very important, step for every gay," Even told the Tel Aviv Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest daily newspaper Ha'aretz. "The message is, you no longer have to be ashamed. You can even be elected to the Knesset."
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