Avi Maoz

Yisca Hayimov, sister of Shin Bet chief David Zini, joins Avi Maoz's far-right Noam LeYisrael party

The ultra-conservative Noam LeYisrael party, led by MK Avi Maoz, opposes homosexuality and has been pushing for expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

AUGUST 23, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, KESHET NEEV

Liora Alon and Yisca Hayimov stand with Noam for Israel Party chair MK Avi Maoz.

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

Noam Party rebrands itself ahead of elections, Maoz calls to 'strengthen right-wing bloc'

The party, led by MK Avi Maoz since its founding in 2019, opposes homosexuality, the LGBTQ community in general, and pushes for expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

JULY 30, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

MK Avi Maoz, leader of the far-right Noam Party, speaks with the Jerusalem Post on May 18, 2026.

Police investigating suspicious object left outside of MK Avi Maoz's home

Israel Police bomb squads responded to the scene of the incident, inspected the suspicious object, and took it for further examination.

JULY 26, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

MK Avi Maoz, leader of the far-right Noam Party, speaks with the Jerusalem Post on May 17, 2026.

Avi Maoz: Chief Rabbinate control over prayer is the only way to protect Western Wall - interview

The bill seeks to grant the Rabbinate authority to determine prayer arrangements at the Western Wall. It also proposes that the Chief Rabbinate would be considered the representative of Judaism.

MAY 18, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

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.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ELIAV BREUER

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.

FEBRUARY 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

Hod Hasharon to fund programs cut by anti-LGBTQ lawmaker Avi Maoz

Maoz has been outspoken in his distaste of that which he views as divisive left-wing propaganda, such as LGBTQ+ issues and feminism.

FEBRUARY 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Noam head Avi Maoz speaks during a function meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 5, 2022

What do Israel's religious Zionists think of Netanyahu's government? - survey

The poll was intended to analyze the views and opinions of the religious-Zionist community in Israel.

JANUARY 30, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

MK Avi Maoz attends an Arrangements Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2021.

Thousands of Israeli high schoolers protest judicial reform, Avi Maoz

Avi Maoz was put in charge of the Unit for External Programs and Promoting Partnerships in the Education Ministry a couple of weeks ago.

JANUARY 29, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Students and faculty at Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts take to the streets to protest the judicial reforms being discussed in the Israeli government on January 26, 2023.

Avi Maoz takes partial control of Israeli education after cabinet approval

The decision, which was part of the coalition agreement between the Likud and Maoz's Noam party, will now be brought before the Knesset.

JANUARY 15, 2023ByELIAV BREUER

Israel's democracy is under threat from messianic forces in gov't

Benjamin Netanyahu has empowered messianic forces for whom the democratic Israel envisaged by the Zionist forefathers is anathema.

JANUARY 13, 2023ByLESLIE SUSSER

MKs Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich (center right behind Arye Deri) applaud at a special session of the Knesset to swear in the new government on December 29, 2022.

We must save religious Zionism from the Religious Zionist Party - opinion

Do we want a zealous, anti-humanist and anti-democratic Religious Zionist Party alienating Israelis from religious Zionism like the rabbinate does for Judaism?

JANUARY 4, 2023ByGIL TROY

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich, head of the Religious Zionist Party, addresses a meeting of his Knesset faction on Monday.

Who are the women of the Israel Air Force?

While many in Israel's new government oppose women serving in the IDF, women in the IAF are busy protecting the country.

DECEMBER 31, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM

WHILE SOME 600 female cadets pass the preliminary tests of the pilot’s course, about two-thirds drop out in the first year of the intensive three-year course, and only 30 to 40 of those who remain successfully complete the course.

Will the new gov't drastically change the religion-state status quo? - analysis

While there isn't much new in demands by Shas and UTJ, government newcomers in the RZP bloc might be looking to shake up the status quo.

DECEMBER 29, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN