ABC reporter Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop has just finished a six-week assignment in Jerusalem.
He’s been covering escalating violence in Gaza and the war in Syria, which was raging on the Israeli border.
There have also been major stories inside Israel, where minority groups and critics of the government fear their rights are being pulled away.
He begins this report at the annual LGBT pride march in Jerusalem.
Listen to the report by Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop on the ABC Correspondents Report.