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Ultra-Orthodox MK Calls LGBT Knesset Speaker a 'Desecration'; Ethics Complaint Filed
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MK Yitzhak Pindrus of United Torah Judaism criticized the election of Amir Ohana as Knesset Speaker due to his LGBT identity, calling it a "desecration." The Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel (Aguda) filed an ethics complaint against Pindrus, with its chairman accusing the MK of inciting hatred. Aguda chairman Nimrod Gorenstein stated Pindrus's words have led to real-world violence against gay men.
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- MK Yitzhak Pindrus called the election of LGBT Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana a "desecration."
- The Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel (Aguda) filed an ethics complaint against MK Pindrus.
- Aguda chairman Nimrod Gorenstein accused Pindrus of inciting hatred against the LGBT community.
- Gorenstein linked Pindrus's rhetoric to recent violent attacks on gay men in Israel.
- Pindrus suggested the election of Ohana lacked approval from religious leaders.
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