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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Far-right minister equates same-sex marriage with incest: ‘Can a father and daughter get married?’
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In an interview, far-right Negev, Galilee and National Resilience Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf compares same-sex marriage to incest.
Wasserlauf, a lawmaker from the Otzma Yehudit party, is asked by the Knesset television channel why gay couples should not receive all the benefits that heterosexual couples receive.
Wasserlauf responds: “I will answer you with a question, can a father and daughter get married?”
When the interviewer says that they cannot, noting it is incest, Wasserlauf asks whether siblings can get married, to which the interviewer responds that they cannot.
“Why? Is this exploitation of a minor? Why can’t they get married? They love each other,” says Wasserlauf.
When asked if he is comparing an incestuous relationship between siblings to a same-sex couple, Wasserlauf responds: “You said people who love each other.”
“The comparison you make is unpleasant,” the interviewer says. Wasserlauf denies he is equating the two situations.
In response, The Aguda – The Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel, tells Channel 12: “It is simply sad that such ignorant and dark statements come from a person in a public position who benefits from our tax money.”
The Times of Israel Community.