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March embarrassment: Fourth on the list said she would abstain from voting on the law on conversion therapies - Walla! 2021 Elections

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Jida Rinawi-Ze'evi has pledged to support legislation to promote LGBT rights, after it was reported earlier that she said she would abstain from voting on a law banning conversion therapy to take into account the conservative society from which it comes.


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March embarrassment: Fourth place on the list said it would refrain from voting in law on conversion therapies

Jida Rinawi-Ze'evi has pledged to support legislation to promote LGBT rights, after it was reported earlier that she said she would abstain from voting on a law banning conversion therapy to take into account the conservative society from which it comes.

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"Advocates for the Advancement of Human Rights."

Rinway Zoabi (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Jida Rinway Zoebi, the fourth-place candidate on the Meretz list, issued a statement today (Monday) in which she pledged to support all legislation to promote LGBT rights. This was after the opposite things she said earlier today in Arabic on the "Kol Al-Arab" website on the subject, according to And a law banning conversion therapies will be tabled again, it will abstain from voting out of consideration for the conservative society it comes



from.After publishing the statement in Arabic, Rinawi-Ze'evi issued a clarification statement emphasizing that it would support any legislation to promote LGBT rights, and supports the bill Submitted by Meretz chairman Nitzan Horowitz.



"Conversion treatments are a scourge that must be eradicated from society.

They cause serious harm to boys and girls, and this must go out of the world, "said Rinwai Zoabi, who emphasized that she advocates the promotion of human rights, from every group and gender, according to Meretz values ​​and ways." Meretz is a human rights party, and advocates equality between Arabs and women And to the IDF, and to every group in Israeli society. "

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Following Rinawi Zoabi's statement and clarification, Meretz chairman Nitzan Horowitz also issued a clarification statement, stating that "all Meretz members, Jews and Arabs, are fully and completely committed to the struggle for equality and the promotion of gay community rights.



" "We will continue to promote my bill banning conversion therapies, as a joint bill for each Meretz faction, and will make additional proposals regarding surrogacy, civil marriage, transgender and adoption for same-sex couples." For the equality of the proud community, from a basic conception of human equality.

This is how she acted in the social organizations she led, and she will continue to act in this spirit in the Knesset for social equality in Israel. "



The storm surrounding Rinawi Ze'evi's statement comes against the background of Meretz's difficult situation in polls, where it does not seem to be minimizing. The statement is in order not to drive away voters from the LGBT community.

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