Ultra-Orthodox MK Calls Gay Knesset Speaker a 'Desecration'; Ethics Complaint Filed
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
Member of Knesset Yitzhak Pindrus of United Torah Judaism criticized the election of Amir Ohana as Knesset Speaker, calling it a "desecration of God's name" due to Ohana's LGBT affiliation. In response, the Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel (Aguda) filed an ethics complaint against Pindrus. Aguda chairman Nimrod Gorenstein accused Pindrus of inciting hatred and noted a rise in anti-LGBT violence following such rhetoric.
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- MK Yitzhak Pindrus called the election of gay Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana a "desecration of God's name."
- The Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel (Aguda) filed an ethics complaint against Pindrus.
- Aguda chairman Nimrod Gorenstein accused Pindrus of using the LGBT community to incite hatred for votes.
- Gorenstein linked Pindrus's rhetoric to recent violent attacks against gay men in Israel.
- Pindrus is a member of the United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party.
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