Noam Party

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.

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

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

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.

MARCH 24, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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

Opposition MKs criticized the banner, saying that "division and incitement" are hallmarks of the far-right Noam Party, and concerns over incitement against the attorney general.

NOVEMBER 18, 2024|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, BENTZI RUBIN

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

The leader of the Noam Party, MK Avi Maoz, criticized IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and called for his dismissal. In his statement, he strongly opposed various decisions by the chief of staff.

APRIL 7, 2024ByYAKI ADAMKER

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

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

They say that allowing groups such as the Noam Party into bases violates the rights of gay soldiers, due to its homophobic nature.

DECEMBER 6, 2023ByYUVAL BARNEA

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

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.

OCTOBER 25, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN

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.

AUGUST 11, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR

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."

AUGUST 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

JULY 29, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR

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.

JUNE 4, 2023ByDANIEL GOLDMAN