The Quebec-Israel Committee hosted a luncheon between key leaders of Quebec’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and Mike Hammel, executive director of Aguda, Israel’s largest LGBT organization. Mr. Hammel highlighted the advances and challenges of gay rights in Israel and discussed the shooting last August at Aguda’s youth center. He was joined by Chen Langer, a young volunteer who was injured in the attack. Participants were impressed by Israel’s openness and the legal and social progress that has been made there in the last number of years in contrast to other countries in the Middle East.

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