LGBTQ rights Arieli has been active in the
LGBTQIA+ rights. Prior to becoming Deputy Mayor, Arieli was Chair of
The Aguda – Israel's LGBT Task Force. Arieli helped produced
TLVFest, an annual
film festival held in
Tel Aviv, focusing on
LGBT themed film from around the world. Arieli also helped produce
Lethal Lesbian,
Israel's only
lesbian film festival. In 2013, Arieli was a partner in the “Gay Literature” project which added a dedicated shelf of
LGBT literature to libraries in the
Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality. Arieli served as Chair of
The Aguda – Israel's LGBT Task Force Arieli served as Joint Chair of the Task Force from 2015 to 2016 together with Omri Calman. In June 2016, Arieli and Calman threatened to cancel the annual
Tel Aviv Pride Parade over inequity in fiscal support for LGBT causes from the Israeli Government. As a result, the Israeli Government increased the budget for LGBTQ community organizations to a record 10 million NIS. In July 2017, Arieli led a protest against discrimination of same-sex couples in the adoption process opposite the Tel Aviv Government Complex with thousands of participants. In July 2018, Arieli led street protests against Israel's anti-gay surrogacy laws, among other issues. The protests ended with a rally in
Rabin Square with the participation of over 100,000 people. In October 2018, Arieli initiated the "Pride Platform," a project training member of the LGBT community to run in local elections and encouraging Israeli political parties to increase LGBT representation. Arieli is a member of the Public Council of the Itach-Maaki
Women Lawyers for Social Justice and a member of the Executive Committee of Matzmichim - The Israeli Violence Reduction Organization. She represents the Tel Aviv Municipality on the Board of Directors of the
Tel Aviv Museum of Art and of “Ahuzot Hahof," a municipal company owned by the Tel Aviv the municipality, which has been operating parking lots throughout Tel Aviv. ==Political work==