Outrage as UTJ candidate likens situation of ultra-Orthodox in Israel to Jews in Holocaust

Times of Israel16 October 2026, 09:39 UTCIsrael

Stark says draft-dodging men can't travel for marriage matches: 'Reminds me of our grandparents' stories'; Pindrus, Deri regret backing Ohana, a gay MK, as Knesset speaker ‘Desecration of God’s name’

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