MK who does not know what a feminist is to lead effort to advance women’s rights

8 June 2020, 8:09 pm

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MK Oded Forer of the opposition Yisrael Beytenu party has been tapped to lead the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of Women in Society, drawing protests over the choice.

The Kulan-Together feminist group calls Forer’s appointment “a joke.”

“If the sub-representation of women in the Knesset and this inflated government is not enough, now they’ve recommended an MK with no special experience about advancing equality to head the panel that will decide about how to advance rights for women,” says Hagit Parr, the head of the Na’amat women’s group.

Speaking to Kan, Forer tried to defend himself, but seemingly digs a bigger hole: “I’m someone for whom equality is important, I don’t know what a feminist is. I’m for sectoral equality.”