Berlin Pride

July 29, 2026 | Will Selber |

Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack pledged allegiance to Islamic State, prosecutors say

On July 25, 2026, Abdul Rahman Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent who had recently been released from prison after being convicted of attempting to join the Islamic State, allegedly...

Op-eds

July 6, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Turkish Islamic Theologian Lashes Out At Homosexuals And CSD As ‘Heresy’

Since 1970, there have been Christopher Street Day celebrations across the world to advance LGBT rights and show pride.

Op-eds

May 4, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Why Are Germans so Quick to Remove Israeli Flags?

The police removal of an Israeli flag unfurled at a soccer match in Berlin last week to preempt Palestinian anger is part of a longstanding practice of shunning the Jewish state’s flag in G...