Israeli police raid gay bathhouse, say it's a 'brothel'

Qnews  Apr 28 08

Source: Ynet News Local police proudly declared they they had raided and closed down what they called a "brothel" in the Kratyot area in northern Israel, but an gay rights group says what they shut down was a gay sauna that it describes as "a meeting place for men looking to meet men." Israel's Ynetnews.com reports that the Association of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexuals and Trans-genders in Israel ("The Aguda") reacted with anger to the raid, in which 11 men were arrested on suspicion that they had worked in prostitution. The association's chairman, Mike Hammel, said. Full story...

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