Saar Netanel (; born ) was a Jerusalem city council member and was one of the owners of JerusalemâÂÂs only gay pub (The Shushan Pub) at the time it closed in 2007. He was the first openly gay man elected to an Israeli city council. Netanel was chairman of the Jerusalem Meretz branch.
A riot broke out at Wigstock '98 (an annual AIDS fundraiser and drag festival) and four were arrested. Netanel, who was chair of the Hebrew University of JerusalemâÂÂs LGBT student union, Ha'Asiron Ha'Acher, was one of the people arrested.