If Golda Meir broke gender glass ceilings – as, more recently, Amir Ohana has done for gays – in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, Levy was a role model for aspiring Mizrahi politicians.
The High Court of Justice's decision pulled a scab off a deep societal wound that has never healed, and it's a wound that helps explain Shas' strength and longevity.
In the conversation, Smotrich said that his position against the LGBTQ+ community does not hurt him politically because his voters don't care.
Amsalem was not offered either of the positions he demanded from Netanyahu, Justice Minister or Knesset speaker.
Haza’s life was a rags-to-riches story in which she soared high, helped change the Israeli music industry’s perception of Mizrahi music, had a huge international career and died tragically young.
JPOST Digital Library
