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Mar. 10, 2021
Meretz candidate Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi, number four on the party s slate, has caused great shock among senior Meretz officials by saying she intends to abstain from supporting a bill banning conversion therapy – which aims to change the sexual orientation of LGBTQ people – out of consideration for religious sentiments in the Arab community.
In an interview with the Kul al-Arab website on Monday, Rinawie Zoabi said Meretz supports the right of every person to live as they please but added that she plans to take into account the society she comes from. The bill was sponsored by Meretz chairman Nitzan Horowitz and already passed a preliminary Knesset vote.
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Mar. 10, 2021
The coronavirus year has been a challenging one for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – some 6,000 dead, three lockdowns that have tested the public’s patience, and a slumping economy. The Netanyahu government hasn’t been a stellar performer in the face of the crisis. Under Likud ministers, the key finance and education ministries have been doing their jobs badly, and policies have been characterized by zig-zags and suspicions of politicized decisions.
Yet, all the public opinion polls ahead of Israel’s March 23 election continue to show that voters regard Netanyahu as the candidate most suited to be prime minister. His Likud is likely to emerge with 30 mandates, the largest party by a wide margin. That is fewer than the three previous elections, when the party captured 35, 32 and 35 seats, respectively, but not a lot fewer. In any case, the Likud traditionally wins more seats than the polls predict.
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