“Widely considered the most famous openly transgender woman on earth, she is also a sincere supporter of the State of Israel, which has always been a world leader in securing the rights and wellbeing of people of all identities.”
It praised her support of Israel “in a region where discrimination, persecution, and even execution are daily realities for LGBTQ communities and individuals,
“Israel’s message of liberty and tolerance must be desperately heeded.
“For years, Israel’s military has served as a model for transgender soldiers to serve.”
Israel became one of the first countries to protect the rights of transgender soldiers, in 1993.
Today, it is one of only eighteen nations whose armies allow transgender individuals to serve.
