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At homophobic party's request, Israel slips $8 million for 'Jewish identity' into state budget
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Cabinet to give anti-LGBTQ MK Maoz power to monitor content in individual schools
timesofisrael.com/cabinet-to-give-anti-lgbtq-mk-maoz-power-to-monitor-content-in-individual-schools/
Zionist pride: The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and co-host Lahav Harkov.
jpost.com/podcast/jpost-podcast/article-744957
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Avi Maoz rejoins Israeli government, to head Jewish Identity Authority: The move is set to be approved after Maoz voted in favor of the national 2023-2024 budget ...
jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-744374
Israel’s liberal cities vow to keep homophobic lawmaker’s curricula out of their schools
haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-05-28/ty-article/.premium/israels-liberal-cities-vow-to-keep-homophobic-lawmakers-curricula-out-of-their-schools/00000188-62c2-df79-a19d-f2de5c610000
The Jewish Identity Authority has a black flag flying over it: A review of the intentions of the Noam party brings up an unequivocal conclusion – the ...
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Here’s the full story: https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-mk-threatens-to-vote-against-budget-if-jewish-identity-unit-not-formed/
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Avi Maoz 'filled with shame' over gay Knesset speaker : "We will no longer agree to be silent about the blasphemy and dishonor of the State of ...
jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-741633
Far-right MK ‘shamed and pained’ by gay Knesset speaker’s husband attending events
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Israeli far-right MK ‘shamed and hurt’ by gay lawmaker’s appearance with husband at ceremonies
haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-04-28/ty-article/.premium/israeli-mk-shamed-and-hurt-by-gay-lawmakers-appearance-with-husband-at-ceremonies/00000187-c856-db4c-ade7-c95f1cd90000
Far-right MK Avi Maoz says he may soon return as Jewish identity czar: Noam chief says he’s in advanced talks with ruling Likud party to resume role as deputy ...
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Far-right Noam MK submits fresh bill to remove grandchild clause from Law of Return
timesofisrael.com/far-right-noam-mk-submits-fresh-bill-to-remove-grandchild-clause-from-law-of-return/
Avi Maoz submits bill to repeal Law of Return's Grandchild Clause: National Unity Party MK Ze'ev Elkin responded to this news, saying "are there ...
jpost.com/breaking-news/article-736186
Far-right’s anti-LGBTQ MK Avi Maoz resigns from government role: * * *
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Far-right MK Avi Maoz threatens to quit coalition if he doesn’t get promised powers
timesofisrael.com/far-right-mk-avi-maoz-threatens-to-quit-coalition-if-he-doesnt-get-promised-powers/
Far-right MK Maoz is the first brick to fall in Netanyahu’s dream government: Benjamin Netanyahu’s idyllic government is shakier than at first thought ...
haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-28/ty-article/.premium/far-right-mk-maoz-is-the-first-brick-to-fall-in-netanyahus-dream-government/00000186-979d-d453-a7ff-bfff1f9d0000
Quick Glance: Why did riot police have to rescue Israel Prime Minister Sara Netanyahu from a swanky hair salon?
- Their mission: to save Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife from a posh salon where she was getting her hair done.
- Mrs. Netanyahu has been accused by critics of interfering in the prime minister's decision-making.
- View this Instagram post Benjamin Netanyahu (@benjaminnetanyahu) shared a post.
- netanyahu) Sara Netanyahu thanked the police for their assistance and the public for their outpouring of support in an Instagram post on Thursday.
Avi Maoz: Blood shortages caused by removing 'mother, father' from forms
jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-734277
Far-right Maoz seeks to end Diaspora donations to pluralistic school education: If he succeeds, far-right minister could cause new type of rift between Israel ...
timesofisrael.com/far-right-maoz-seeks-to-end-diaspora-donations-to-pluralistic-school-education/
Ultra-conservative Israeli minister quits: He says he will support the coalition in parliament.
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2023/02/28/ultra-conservative-israeli-minister-quits/
‘A Jewish state in all areas’: What Netanyahu’s far-right, anti-LGBTQ ally really believes
haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-01-12/ty-article/.premium/a-jewish-state-in-all-areas-what-netanyahus-far-right-anti-lgbtq-ally-really-believes/00000185-a689-db30-adc7-eedb6fe70000
Israel adds new clause to education tenders: Don't shame the IDF: External providers of education content must promise 'not to include material that shames or ...
haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-01-24/ty-article/.premium/ed-min-external-program-operators-must-not-shame-idf/00000185-e07b-dc44-a385-e3fff44a0000
Cabinet approves transfer of Education Ministry powers to anti-LGBTQ deputy minister
haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-01-15/ty-article/.premium/cabinet-approves-transfer-of-education-ministry-powers-to-anti-lgbtq-deputy-minister/00000185-b5ff-d2b3-a9e5-b5ff07f70000
Jewish law above all: Recordings reveal far-right Knesset member's plan to turn Israel into a theocracy
haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-01-19/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/jewish-law-above-all-recordings-reveal-far-right-mks-plan-to-turn-israel-into-theocracy/00000185-cae1-da66-a1bf-fbfb32560000
Cabinet set to approve appointment of anti-LGBTQ Avi Maoz to educational role: Head of homophobic Noam party to get authority over schools' external ...
timesofisrael.com/cabinet-set-to-approve-appointment-of-anti-lgbt-avi-maoz-to-educational-role/
Netanyahu’s ally: I have nothing against LGBTQ people or leftists – I oppose the ideas and the ideology
haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-12-29/ty-article/.premium/netanyahus-new-minister-i-have-nothing-against-lgbt-people-just-against-lgbt-ism/00000185-5ddc-dc45-a7ed-7ddfd1ef0000
Quick Glance: Netanyahu outlines the policy aims of the upcoming hardline government
- The new government promised to acquire the seized West Bank area and legalize illegal settlements.
- Israel took the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and east Jerusalem in 1967, which the Palestinians want for a future state.
- The majority of the international community believes that Israel's West Bank settlements are unlawful and a barrier to peace with the Palestinians.
- The US has already urged the new government not to take any moves that might damage ambitions for an independent Palestinian state.
Far-right coalition in Israel sparks furor over education and values: The naming of a religious anti-LGBTQ extremist to a new education post is roiling the ...
csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2022/1221/Far-right-coalition-in-Israel-sparks-furor-over-education-and-values
Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Netanyahu forms new administration with broad powers for far-right allies
- Netanyahu stated that the new alliance, which includes once-peripheral ultranationalist and ultrareligious groups, will serve "all citizens of Israel."
- In Israeli media, US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides has refused to comment on the issue of cooperating with far-right members of the administration.
- The Religious Zionism bloc, composed of formerly fringe far-right parties that propelled Netanyahu back to power, has called for the cancellation of the Jerusalem gay pride parade, increased funding for Israel's ultra-Orthodox minority, the hollowing out of the judicial system, and the legitimization of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in order to operationally, if not legally, set the stage for Israeli annexation of that disputed territory.
'Liberal religious Jews like me lost the battle. The extremists won': Amichai Chasson’s new poetry collection comes out at a particularly fraught moment for ...
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LGBT groups begin fight against homophobes in new Israeli government: The presence of anti-LGBT leader Avi Maoz in Netanyahu's incoming coalition has already ...
haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-12-05/ty-article/.premium/lgbt-groups-begin-fight-against-homophobes-in-new-israeli-government/00000184-e18a-d991-ad84-e9dab7cc0000
Coalition deal hands far-right Noam $125m for ‘Jewish national identity’ office: Avi Maoz's one-man party secures control of several organizations to ...
timesofisrael.com/coalition-deal-hands-far-right-noam-125m-for-jewish-national-identity-office/
Meet Avi Maoz, Israel's 'proudly homophobic' new powerbroker: As part of Benjamin Netanyahu's new coalition, the Noam party leader and ...
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Far-right MK Maoz: Forms of ‘liberal religion’ are ‘darkness’ that must be expelled
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The radicalization of Netanyahu’s anti-LGBTQ ally: Noam chairman Avi Maoz’s transformation from young idealist to religious, ultraconservative politician ...
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Israeli mayors in uproar over anti-LGBTQ politician's school powers: Incoming Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu drew opposition from scores of local authorities ...
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Talmud and Jewish values are now king of the classroom: Science who? Netanyahu’s coalition partners are planning to undercut the very things in Israeli education ...
haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-12-08/ty-article/.premium/talmud-and-jewish-values-are-now-king-of-the-classroom/00000184-f1d5-d085-afc4-f3d54aac0000
Over 200 Israeli principals petition against far-right lawmaker's control over education
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Netanyahu quietly grants crucial powers over public education to homophobic ally: According to an agreement between Netanyahu and Noam party’s Avi Maoz ...
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Quick Glance: In order to appease fanatics, Netanyahu has devised an intolerant, alienating, and vulnerable Israel.
- Yes, Netanyahu has become more hawkish over the years, as have many Israelis since the Second Intifada, in response to the rise of Hezbollah and Hamas in Israeli-occupied territory and in the face of persistent Palestinian rejection.
- L-R: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan wave from the Truman Balcony at the White House after signing the Abraham Accords, in which Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel, on September 15, 2020, in Washington, DC.
- Israel will not be controlled by Talmudic law.
- Only Netanyahu can stop it.
'A promiscuous abomination': Far-right lawmaker vows to cancel Jerusalem pride parade
haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-12-01/ty-article/a-promiscuous-abomination-far-right-lawmaker-vows-to-cancel-jerusalem-pride-parade/00000184-cd96-d11f-a9f5-cd97dd190000
Tel Aviv, other local authorities vow to oppose anti-LGBTQ lawmaker’s school plans
timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-other-local-authorities-vow-to-oppose-anti-lgbtq-lawmakers-school-plans/
Israeli mayors take a stand after Netanyahu ally given crucial control over public education
haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-12-02/ty-article/.premium/israeli-mayors-take-a-stand-after-netanyahu-ally-given-control-over-public-education/00000184-d209-dc05-adae-f7f9d3930000
Blinken warns possible Israeli gov't against settlements: 'We will gauge the government by the policies it pursues rather than individual personalities ...
i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/1670176562-blinken-warns-possible-israeli-gov-t-against-settlements
Quick Glance: The United States has stated that it will help Israel in the event of a war with Iran.
- Despite differences with Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Sunday that the US will continue to assist Israel on the Palestine issue and in the event of a war with Iran.
- Anthony Blinken told a left-wing organization that some on the right have accused him of being too friendly to the Palestinians and Iran.
- "The United States (US) will remain a steadfast friend of Israel even as we seek to resolve issues that Netanyahu has opposed, such as resolving the conflict between Israel and Palestine and restoring the stalled 2015 Iran nuclear deal," he stated.
Netanyahu just gave unprecedented power to far-right politician fighting LGBTQ ‘deviants’
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Israeli schools oppose anti-LGBT lawmaker controlling education: Outgoing PM Lapid announced the launch of a hotline for parents
i24news.tv/en/news/israel/politics/1670149653-israeli-schools-oppose-anti-lgbt-lawmaker-controlling-education
Netanyahu signs Israel coalition deal with anti-LGBT Noam party: Israel's PM-designate will hand a government post to a homophobic ultra-nationalist party leader ...
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63780509
Far-right MK Maoz says will act according to law in handling Jewish immigration: Head of Noam party, set to lead new department for 'Jewish identity ...
timesofisrael.com/far-right-mk-maoz-says-will-act-according-to-law-in-handling-jewish-immigration/
Rights groups urge Netanyahu not to pass override law that grants ‘unlimited power’
timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-28-2022/
Far-right homophobe Maoz given authority over outside programming in schools: Coalition deal shows Maoz's 'Jewish identity' body to have 15 staff ...
timesofisrael.com/deal-gives-far-right-homophobe-maoz-authority-over-outside-programming-in-schools/
Noam party chief Maoz: IDF unit promoting women must be closed ‘immediately’: Far-right MK expected to be part of new coalition argues that the military's ...
timesofisrael.com/noam-party-chief-maoz-idf-unit-promoting-women-must-be-closed-immediately/
Newly ascendant anti-LGBT MK says he will seek to ban Jerusalem Pride Parade: Noam head Avi Maoz looking for way to outlaw annual march he deems offensive ...
timesofisrael.com/newly-ascendant-anti-lgbt-mk-says-he-will-seek-to-ban-jerusalem-pride-parade/
Anti-LGBT party to demand law banning ‘gender studies’ in elementary schools: Avi Maoz of Religious Zionism's Noam faction calls for closure of Western Wall ...
timesofisrael.com/anti-lgbt-party-to-demand-law-banning-gender-studies-in-elementary-schools/
Quick Glance: Biden phones Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to congratulate him on his election victory.
- The White House confirmed that President Biden spoke by phone on Monday with former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is expected to return to power in Israel, and congratulated him on his country's elections.
- Biden called Netanyahu "to congratulate him on his party's victory and commend Israel's free and fair elections," according to White House communications secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
- Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister, having served from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 until 2021.
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Israel: Far-right party calls to ban Jerusalem Pride: Avi Maoz is part of the anti-LGBT faction Noam that ran as part of the Religious Zionist party slate
i24news.tv/en/news/israel/politics/1667556248-israel-far-right-party-calls-to-ban-jerusalem-pride
Netanyahu meets far-right anti-LGBT party head after threat to boycott coalition: Noam party said it would stay out and 'challenge the coalition from the ...
timesofisrael.com/likud-set-to-meet-with-noam-leader-after-party-threatened-to-boycott-coalition/
Quick Glance: Benny Gantz Warns of Increasing Extremism in Israel
- "The extremism in society and in the government is what bothers me," Gantz said in quotes cited by The Jerusalem Post daily.
- After his right-wing alliance won last week's legislative elections, Israel's opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, is expected to establish the next government.
- Netanyahu's supporters gained 64 seats in Israel's 120-seat Knesset (parliament), compared to 51 seats for members of the current administration led by Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
- Bezalel Smotrich, the head of the hardline Religious Zionism Party, is one of his allies who hopes to assume the defense portfolio in the incoming government.
Slapping down far-right partners, Netanyahu vows no change to LGBT status quo: After members of Religious Zionism speak of plans to curb pride events ...
timesofisrael.com/in-signal-to-religious-zionism-netanyahu-vows-no-change-to-lgbt-status-quo/
Quick Glance: Opinion | The Israel We Knew Is No More
- Smotrich is well-known for recommending that Israeli Jewish mothers and Arab mothers be separated in Israeli hospital maternity wards.
- There has been a huge increase in violence by Israeli Arabs against other Israeli Arabs, as well as by Israeli Arab gangs and organized crime against Israeli Jews, particularly in mixed areas.
- Abbas is the remarkable Israeli Arab religious party leader who recognizes the State of Israel and the epochal significance of the Holocaust, and who was a member of the now-defunct unity government.
- "No, Israel is divided between the 50 percent who are pro-Netanyahu and the 50 percent who are pro-blocking Netanyahu."
Israel's Ben Gvir tries to reassure left in op-ed: 'I have matured, moderated, and come to the understanding that life is complex'
i24news.tv/en/news/israel/politics/1667839506-israel-s-ben-gvir-tries-to-reassure-left-in-op-ed
Left out of Smotrich-Ben Gvir merger, extremist Noam party decides on solo run: Netanyahu reportedly promises Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben Gvir a cabinet post ...
timesofisrael.com/left-out-of-smotrich-ben-gvir-merger-extremist-noam-party-decides-on-solo-run/
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