{"id":61564,"date":"2026-08-23T00:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T04:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/lgbtq-agudah-faces-backlash-for-congratulating-knesset-speaker-amir-ohana-on-likud-primary-win\/23\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T00:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T04:38:05","slug":"lgbtq-agudah-faces-backlash-for-congratulating-knesset-speaker-amir-ohana-on-likud-primary-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/lgbtq-agudah-faces-backlash-for-congratulating-knesset-speaker-amir-ohana-on-likud-primary-win\/23\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ Agudah faces backlash for congratulating Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana on Likud primary win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When a community member is elected by a large public, when a community member reaches positions of influence at the core of politics, it sends an important message,&#8221; the association wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Aguda, the Association for <a data-ylk=\"slk:LGBTQ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/crime-in-israel\/article-905832\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">LGBTQ<\/a> Equality in Israel, faced heavy criticism after posting a celebratory message on Wednesday about Speaker of the Knesset <a data-ylk=\"slk:Amir Ohana;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/politics-and-diplomacy\/article-905994\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Amir Ohana<\/a> securing a top position on the Likud party list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post received only about 400 likes alongside over a thousand comments, mostly criticizing the decision to congratulate Ohana, who did not use his power in the Knesset to advance legislation benefiting the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When a community member is elected by a large public, when a community member reaches positions of influence at the core of politics, it sends an important message,&#8221; the association wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It highlights the ability of each and every one of us to integrate, lead, and reach any role, and this is a direct result of the long-standing LGBTQ struggle that moved the community from the backyard of Israeli society to center stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The election of Amir Ohana &#8211; as an openly gay man and proud father &#8211; to the top of <a data-ylk=\"slk:Likud;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-election-2026\/article-906253\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Likud<\/a> by tens of thousands of party members is an LGBTQ achievement. It reflects how broad and cross-party the public consensus around the community has become,&#8221; they added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and Justice Minister Yariv Levin attend a Likud party conference ahead of the party&#8217;s primary elections in the northern city of Haifa, August 16, 2026. (credit: Sharon Leibel\/Flash90)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">LGBTQ community members respond with sharp criticism<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Community members and many others left sharp comments on the post. Some questioned whether the organization&#8217;s account had been hacked, while others poked fun at the situation: &#8220;Thanks to decades of stubborn struggle, now LGBTQ people can be fascists too,&#8221; one user wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A community member who lends a hand to a coalition that raised flags with statements like &#8216;LGBTQ people are worse than <a data-ylk=\"slk:Hezbollah;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-906172\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Hezbollah<\/a>,&#8217; and hasn&#8217;t passed a single law for the community despite being in a majority position. Truly a great point of pride,&#8221; wrote another user.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Unbelievable to an almost homophobic degree. You are congratulating a person solely based on his sexual identity. He has done nothing for the community and has no connection to the ideology,&#8221; another commenter added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/lgbtq-agudah-faces-backlash-congratulating-023447141.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;When a community member is elected by a large public, when a community member reaches positions of influence at the core of<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/lgbtq-agudah-faces-backlash-for-congratulating-knesset-speaker-amir-ohana-on-likud-primary-win\/23\/08\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/30a3d294e505bca68eccdef23a3a7cec846148ffc8bc11915eee9d7c6767bca8\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w1200%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_jpg\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fjerusalem_post_articles_818%2Fe4631572f08a7f258802f14cae8fcf98.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}