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Monday, September 19, 2022
Yesh Atid MK criticized for comments on religious society
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Yesh Atid MK Ram Ben Barak receives backlash for comments he made earlier today about the role of religion in society.
In an interview on Radio Tzafon earlier today, Ben Barak said that the Religious Zionism party is “dangerous and anti-democratic.” He adds that “soon female TV presenters will be wearing head coverings and women won’t be able to serve in the army — that’s where we’re heading.”
Religious Zionism head Bezalel Smotrich calls on Yesh Atid chief Yair Lapid to condemn Ben Barak’s remarks, which he labels “incitement.”
Ben Barak, however, defends his comments, tweeting that he “respects any way people chose to live their lives,” and that what he intended to say on the radio was that in a government headed by Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, religion “will be enforced.”
The Times of Israel Community.