Noam (political party)

Noam
נעם
ChairmanDror Aryeh
Spiritual leaderZvi Thau
Founded15 July 2019
Ideology
Political positionFar-right[3]
ReligionOrthodox Judaism (Chardal)[4]
National affiliationReligious Zionist Party (2021–2022; 2022)
Colours  Blue
  Light Blue
Slogan"A Normal Nation in Our Own Land"
Knesset
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Election symbol
כ
Website
noamparty.org.il

Noam (Hebrew: נעם, lit.'Pleasantness'; officially known as Lazuz)[2][5] is a far-right Orthodox Jewish, Religious Zionist political party in Israel, officially established in July 2019 by an extremely conservative faction in the Religious Zionist community inspired by rabbi Zvi Thau and his Har Hamor yeshiva. The party's main goal is to advance policies against LGBT rights, and against what its backers call "the destruction of the family".[2] Avi Maoz, the party's leader, was elected to the Knesset in 2021, and is the party's sole representative.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b Shlezinger, Yehuda; Altman, Yair (4 February 2021). "Hardline right-wing parties join forces ahead of March elections". Israel Hayom.
  2. ^ a b c d Sharon, Jeremy (17 July 2019). "Anti-LGBT Noam Party set to run in September election". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. ^ Sharon, Jeremy (28 July 2019). "Peretz concedes top spot on joint list to Shaked". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. ^ Magid, Jacob (29 July 2019). "As rest of right unites, Kahane disciples declare merger with anti-LGBT party". The Times of Israel.
  5. ^ "הציונות הדתית בראשות בצלאל סמוטריץ'". Central Election Committee for the Knesset (in Hebrew).
  6. ^ "אודות אבי מעוז". Noam (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  7. ^ "חברי הכנסת ה-25 לפי סיעות". Knesset (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 January 2023.