Noam Party

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.

 Noam head Avi Maoz speaks during a function meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 30, 2023.
 Banner on Tel Aviv's Ayalon Highway targeting Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, placed by the far-right Noam Party, November 18, 2024.

'His blood is on your hands': Noam Party targets A-G with Ayalon banner

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (left) and MK Avi Maoz (Right)

Deputy minister against IDF chief of staff: 'Dismiss him immediately'

  Noam Party leader MK Avi Maoz, December 5, 2022.

Secular groups warn: 'The war must not be used to push religion in army bases'


PMO agrees to redirect Avi Maoz's NIS 285 m. to evacuees

The funds will now be used as aid for evacuees from southern towns near Gaza and from towns and cities up north.

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

How do Israel's municipal election candidates hope to save Jerusalem?

Candidate lists begin to be revealed, alliances are made, and the involvement of national parties emerges as Jerusalem municipal elections inch closer.

 MAYOR MOSHE LION: ‘It is my hope that the entire Jewish people will return to Jerusalem.’

Rabbi Thau calls on followers to 'wage war’ on Israel's LGBT community

Thau refers in a new book to LGBT people as a "new culture of eliminating the family" and a "crime against humanity."

 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.

Jerusalem municipal elections are approaching: Who's running?

Lion would like a secular, left-leaning woman for the slot to attract a secular audience to vote for his list. But so far, no one has been selected.

 LAURA WHARTON at Safra Square.

Avi Maoz's sequel run in Israeli politics which many did not ask for - opinion

The Prime Minister tells the world in English that Israel is a bastion of rights for women and LGBTQ+, but within his own office, he is empowering radical forces seeking exactly the opposite.

 MK AVI Maoz sits among empty seats in the Knesset plenum.

Orthodox Jews demonstrate against Christian 'missionaries' at Western Wall

The event being protested was titled "Pentecost 2023 - A Global Day of Prayer for Jerusalem and the Nations."

 Jewish activists clash with police during a protest against a conference of Christians outside the Davidson Center in Jerusalem Old City, on May 28, 2023.

Avi Maoz's 'Jewish Identity Authority' to receive NIS 120m. in 2023

The move is set to be approved after Maoz voted in favor of the national 2023-2024 budget last week.

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

Israeli far-right MK Avi Maoz 'filled with shame' over gay Knesset Speaker

"We will no longer agree to be silent about the blasphemy and dishonor of the State of Israel," wrote Maoz.

 Noam head Avi Maoz speaks during a function meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 20, 2023.

Avi Maoz resigns as deputy minister in PMO, he tells Netanyahu

He intends, according to Israeli media, to continue his membership in the coalition as an MK for the Noam Party. 

 NOAM CHAIRMAN Avi Maoz at the Knesset: Great concern.

Amir Ohana votes against coalition on LGBTQ+ rights bill

Ohana was given the leeway to vote against the coalition in the cases of LGBTQ+ rights as part of the initial coalition agreements. 

 Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana with his husband and children at a Likud faction meeting following the swearing in of the new government, December 29, 2022.

Reform rabbis hold prayers at Kotel, Noam Party activists protest in egal section

Chaos broke out across the Kotel as Women of the Wall held prayer services in the main plaza and Noam Party activists took over the egalitarian section.

 MK Gilad Kariv holds a Torah Scroll during Rosh Hodesh prayer of women of the wall, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, February 22, 2023.