Avi Maoz

Avigdor "Avi" Maoz (Hebrew: אֲבִיגְדוֹר "אָבִי" מָעוֹז, born 6 July 1956)[1] is an Israeli civil servant and politician. The leader of the far-right Noam party, he is currently a member of the Knesset for the Religious Zionist Party.

Avi Maoz
Faction represented in the Knesset
2021–Religious Zionist Party
Personal details
Born (1956-07-06) 6 July 1956
Haifa, Israel

Biography

Maoz was appointed Director of the Ministry of Interior by Natan Sharansky in 1999, and subsequently became director of the Ministry of Housing under minister Effi Eitam.[2]

Opposed to LGBT rights and women serving in the Israel Defense Forces,[3] Maoz became leader of the Noam party after its establishment in 2019.[2] Prior to the 2021 Knesset elections he was placed sixth on the Religious Zionist Party list,[1] and was elected to the Knesset as the party won six seats.

Maoz lives in Jerusalem, is married and has ten children.[4]

References
  1. בחירות 2021: חברי הכנסת ה-24 מטעם הציונות הדתית Mako, 25 March 2021
  2. Reform rabbi, Kahanist agitator, firebrand writer: The new Knesset's 16 rookies The Times of Israel, 26 March 2021
  3. The new 'normal'? Far-right, anti-LGBT candidate set to enter Knesset The Times of Israel, 24 March 2021
  4. How to Understand the Right-Wing Religious Zionists Parties Jewish Press, 11 February 2021
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