Posted on 11/29/2022 9:22:37 PM PST by Tipllub
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has signed a deal to give an Israeli government post to an openly homophobic ultra-nationalist party leader. It is the latest development set to give far-right parties unprecedented power within Israel's ruling coalition.
Avi Maoz will be a deputy minister and run a "Jewish identity" authority. He heads Noam, a religious-nationalist, anti-Arab and anti-LGBTQ party that argues for a strict interpretation of Jewish religious laws in Israel.
The agreement has added to a growing sense of alarm over the composition of Mr Netanyahu's likely government.
Outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid has described it as "full-on crazy", while Palestinian leaders have warned about the dangers of an impending "right-wing fascist coalition".
Mr Maoz has described LGBT people as a threat to the family and has said he wants to cancel gay pride parades. His party ran a poster campaign in 2019 with the words "Israel chooses to be normal".
He has also said a woman's greatest's contribution is in marriage and raising a family.
(Mr Maoz has described LGBT people as a threat to the family and has said he wants to cancel gay pride parades)
He must have read Genesis chapter 19.
Oh look, boilerplate buzzwords!
It’s nice to see Israel has more common sense than we do.
I assume Bibi gets some support from secular Israelis? Maybe this isn’t the best move for him.
At least that guy!
Of course
Maybe this isn’t the best move for him.Maybe, maybe not. This is clearly written by opponents of both Likud and Noam. The question is how much do Likud members consider Noam and it's positions to be out of the mainstream vs. a difference in priorities?
I’m so utterly sick of the propaganda phrase “homophobic.”
People are not “afraid” of those who engage in homosexuality, but people have plenty of superb, proven reasons to not want them being held up as role models.
People don’t want them teaching kids that homosexual behavior is “a good choice.” People don’t want them presenting indoctrination sessions in the public library; people don’t want them as scout leaders. People don’t want their personal choices being held up as societal role models in school, scouts, media, church.
The Holy Land is a holy land and has itself been waiting for such an appointment, as the worst of the West has increasingly seeped into Israeli society. This is excellent news.
You mean, it’d be worse for him politically than being totally out of power for a couple of years, while the bass-ackwards coalition romped and stomped all over us all? I’m sure if he had included a far-left party or two in the coalition, frothing at the mouth nutbags, the leftards would have been happy as a pig in sh!t.
Despite Ben Gvir and all rightwingers reiterating they are not against all Arabs, but against TERRORISTS /Terror supporters among the Aravmbs, HAARETZISM still generalizes for its agenda.
Too many ‘conservative’ Americans think Bibi is like Donald Trump when he’s really like Mitt Romney, for better or worse.
Bibi has screwed so many of his past supporters that he will likely need extended time to form a government as he courts Leftists and ‘right wing’ parties seek iron-clad guarantees in exchange for supporting him because they understand he can’t be trusted.
The Israeli elections make for some interesting bedfellows.
I had to look up at the source after reading “ openly homophobic ultra-nationalist party leader.”
It’s the BBC, which stands for Bullshitting Bastard Communists.
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