Jewish Home says women do have a place in politics

4 July 2019, 4:43 pm

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The Jewish Home party has responded to comments from Rabbi Shlomo Aviner rejecting women having leadership roles in politics by touting its commitment to equality but stops short of condemning his remarks.

In a statement, the national religious party, many of whose members are followers of Aviner, notes that it has a women’s caucus and almost half of its activists are women.

“The party has spots reserved for women in order to advance their proper representation in the Knesset. Religious Zionism is made up of many different stripes and worldviews, but we know how to act as one party when needed. We believe women have an important place in Israeli enterprise,” the statement reads.