Noam Party

Haredi parties, Yashar, coalition bloc lose seats in Knesset, as Otzma Yehudit gains one - poll

Elsewhere in the bloc, the Democrats gained two seats to reach 11, while B’Yachad remained at 13, Yisrael Beytenu at nine and the joint Reservists-Economic Party at four seats.

|ByMOSHE COHEN
A PLENUM session at the Knesset.
Liora Alon and Yisca Hayimov stand with Noam for Israel Party chair MK Avi Maoz.

Yisca Hayimov, sister of Shin Bet chief David Zini, joins Avi Maoz's far-right Noam LeYisrael party

The ultra-conservative Noam LeYisrael party, led by MK Avi Maoz, opposes homosexuality and has been pushing for expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, KESHET NEEV
MK Avi Maoz, leader of the far-right Noam Party, speaks with the Jerusalem Post on May 17, 2026.

Avi Maoz: Chief Rabbinate control over prayer is the only way to protect Western Wall - interview

The bill seeks to grant the Rabbinate authority to determine prayer arrangements at the Western Wall. It also proposes that the Chief Rabbinate would be considered the representative of Judaism.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Noam head Avi Maoz speaks during a function meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 30, 2023.

Far-right Noam Party MK Avi Maoz resigns from gov't

A Jerusalem Post editorial from May 2023 said that the Noam Party leader has no place in the Israeli government, claiming that he and his party advocate extremist views.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Second woman claims Rabbi Thau raped her as police investigation begins

Nechama Teena claimed that Rabbi Tzvi Thau sexually abused her in a Facebook statement in August and was joined by Dorit on Sunday.

NOVEMBER 13, 2022ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Rabbi Zvi Thau attends the "Yeshivot March" to call for the strengthening of Jewish identity in the State of Israel against the Conversion Law and Kashrut Law on January 30, 2022 in Jerusalem.

Ben-Gvir, Smotrich will coordinate negotiations for gov't positions

Remaining a united bloc will allow Smotrich to negotiate for the top cabinet positions, namely defense, justice, or finance minister.

NOVEMBER 6, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
Then-head of the National Union party MK Betzalel Smotrich and attorney Itamar Ben-Gvir attend Otzma Yehudit party's election campaign event in Bat Yam on April 06, 2019.

Netanyahu says future Israeli gov't won't violate LGBTQ+ rights - report

Avi Maoz, a likely member of Israel's future government, voiced his desire to "outlaw the Pride Parade - first in Jerusalem, then in Tel Aviv."

NOVEMBER 4, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU speaks to the media in Tel Aviv, last week. Will he bow out of Israeli politics this year?

Netanyahu has finally removed 'liberal' from Likud's identity - opinion

It is time to remove “Liberal” from the party name. Today, the Likud stands for one thing and one thing only: how to keep its leader out of court and jail.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022ByYAAKOV KATZ
Head of the Likud Party Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem this week.

Israel Elections: Parties hand in Knesset lists before deadline

Israel's Religious Zionist Party leader MK Bezalel Smotrich adds anti-LGBT MK Avi Maoz of the Noam Party to his list.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
Illustration from a polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021

Har Etzion leader asks Noam leader to personally apologize to yeshiva's rabbis

The rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion warned Avi Maoz against delving too far into politics.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Students and visitors celebrate as the Har Etzion Yeshiva marks its 50th anniversary in the Jewish settlement of Alon Shvut, in Gush Etzion, on September 27, 2018.

'We will kill them': Concerns of violence at Mitzpe Ramon LGBTQ+ Pride march

Both LGBTQ+ and right-wing leaders have called for participants of the Pride march and counterprotest to avoid violence.

JUNE 30, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
People participate in the first Gay Pride Parade in Mitzpe Ramon, on July 2, 2021.

Noam Party leader calls for closure of IDF Gender Affairs Department

In a letter to the IDF chief, MK Avi Maoz demanded that the Gender Affairs Adviser to the Chief of Staff unit be closed immediately, saying that it weakens Israel.

MAY 10, 2021BySHIRA SILKOFF
A female IDF soldier shaking out a blanket during a week-long survival course for women in the infantry at an undisclosed location in Israel

Far-right Noam MK denigrates democracy in maiden Knesset speech

Labor MK and Reform leader Rabbi Gilad Kariv condemned Maoz’s speech as "Israeli fascism and Jewish fundamentalism."

APRIL 21, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
New Knesset member Avi Maoz seen at the Knesset , ahead of the opening Knesset session of the new government, on April 05, 2021.

Noam head verbally attacked at Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony

"Are you not ashamed to attend such a ceremony in memory of those who were burned in the Holocaust? Too bad you live, and that your parents were not burned there," the attacker cursed at him.

APRIL 8, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
New Knesset member Avi Maoz seen at the Knesset , ahead of the opening Knesset session of the new government, on April 05, 2021.