Rise of homophobic parties mobilises LGBTQ Israelis [View all]
Religious and far-right politicians, who have compared gay people to animals and demanded an end to Pride rallies, are poised to enter the next Israeli government sparking fear among the LGBTQ community.
After veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu topped the polls earlier this month, he is expected to form a coalition with two ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties and the extreme-right Religious Zionism alliance.
One far-right lawmaker, Avi Maoz, set the tone last week, telling army radio: "We're going to study the legal avenues to cancel Gay Pride."
Religious Zionism leaders Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have a long history of hostility towards the LGBTQ community. In 2006, the duo organised a "beast march" which saw opponents of the Pride parade walk alongside donkeys in Jerusalem.
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The further right a country moves, the more homophobic they become.
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