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Here is a selection of op-eds written by Yoav Sivan in newspapers and online publications:

Bless Me, Brother, For I have Sinned
Gay City New, September 1, 2010.
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קן מהלמן: אמור לי מי חברייך ואומר לך מי אתה
Havana, September 1, 2010, in Hebrew.
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On Park Avenue
Alef, August 19, 2010.
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"הדייט שלי עם"ביבי
Gogay, August 6, 2010, in Hebrew.
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אהבה בסטארבאקס
Gogay, July 26, 2010, in Hebrew.
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Cecilia and Me: Strangers in Flight 
Gay City News, July 21, 2010.
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הבל הומופובי
Gogay, July 19, 2010, in Hebrew.
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The Whys and Hows of Pride
Gay City News, July 8, 2010.
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Bringing regret out of the closet
Haaretz, August 9, 2009.
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We ignore gay-bashing to our cost
The Jewish Chronicle, August 6, 2009.
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What Do the Tel Aviv Shootings Mean?
Gay City News, August 6, 2009.
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The Potential Romance Between Obama and Netanyahu
Huffington Post, May 26, 2009.
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The world's Jews do speak out
The Guardian online, May 25, 2009.
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Temple OF THE NOW
The Jewish Week, May 20, 2009.
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Bias in black and white
Haaretz, April 5, 2009, in English.
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הבירה - תל אביב
Haaretz, March 29, 2009, in Hebrew.
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Israel's new far right
The Guardian online, March 2, 2009.
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Iranian Santa
סנטה קלאוס מאיראן

Haaretz, December 28, 2008, in English.
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Haaretz, December 28, 2008, in Hebrew.
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The Last Herzlian: With Yossi Beilin's departure, Israel lost the greatest Zionist visionary of our time
Ynet News, November 13, 2008.
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President Obama: Israel is Ready for You
Huffington Post, November 4, 2008.
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Sarah Palin - pro-Israel by default?
The Jerusalem Post, September 23, 2008.
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What Obama Must Do in Israel
Huffington Post, September 19, 2008.
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Gay City News, March 27, 2008.
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Meeting Hillary Clinton
Gay City News, March 13, 2008.
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Israël: les homosexuels résistent aux rabbins ultras
Alternatives Internationales, March, 2008, in French.
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Don't Let McCain Hide His True Colors
Gay City News, February 14, 2008.
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A Convenient Dis
Gay City News, January 31, 2008.
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Depends On What the Meaning of the Word 'Change' Is
Gay City News, January 24, 2008.
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Changing America, and Changing Itself
Gay City News, January 17, 2008.
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Perspective: Crystal Balls
Gay City News, January 10, 2008.
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The Distance We've Traveled
Gay City News, January 1, 2008.
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Who's the Real Rudy Giuliani?
Gay City News, December 13, 2007.
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Universal Service, and the Embrace of Gays
Gay City News, December 6, 2007.
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Iranian Denialism No Laughing Matter
Gay City News, September 9, 2007.
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Is the Closet Okay for Gay-Friendly Pols?
Gay City News, August 8, 2007.
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No Pride in Israel's Government
Haaretz, June 20, 2007, in English.
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Calls to boycott Israel weaken peace efforts
The Irish Times, March 6, 2007.
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Redefining the Right-Left Divide
Haaretz, March 4, 2007, in English.
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Let's not play the 'no talk' game (with Limor Ben-Har)
The Jerusalem Post, January 15, 2007.
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Eventful trip to Germany
Ynet News, December 21, 2006.
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The gay question and the Jewish question
Haaretz, December 10, 2006, in English.
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Gay rights - how are we doing?
The Jerusalem Post, December 4, 2006.
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American Jews face dilemma: How should US Jewish community relate to Israel's Arabs?
Ynet News, November 12, 2006.
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מצעד הדמוקרטיה הישראלית
The March of Israeli Democracy

Haaretz, November 6, 2006, in Hebrew.
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Pride and prejudice
Haaretz, October 29, 2006, in English.
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Time is right to be proactive
Haaretz, October 15, 2006, in English.
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We didn't ask, Halutz tells
Ynet News, September 21, 2006.
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Despite debate, university maintains anti-gay policies, benefits
The Badger Herald, September 23, 2005.
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Rhetoric fails complexity of issue
The Badger Herald, September 13, 2005.
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