Noam Party

Yisca Hayimov, sister of Shin Bet chief David Zini, joins Avi Maoz's far-right Noam LeYisrael party

The ultra-conservative Noam LeYisrael party, led by MK Avi Maoz, opposes homosexuality and has been pushing for expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, KESHET NEEV
Liora Alon and Yisca Hayimov stand with Noam for Israel Party chair MK Avi Maoz.
MK Avi Maoz, leader of the far-right Noam Party, speaks with the Jerusalem Post on May 17, 2026.

Avi Maoz: Chief Rabbinate control over prayer is the only way to protect Western Wall - interview

The bill seeks to grant the Rabbinate authority to determine prayer arrangements at the Western Wall. It also proposes that the Chief Rabbinate would be considered the representative of Judaism.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Noam head Avi Maoz speaks during a function meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 30, 2023.

Far-right Noam Party MK Avi Maoz resigns from gov't

A Jerusalem Post editorial from May 2023 said that the Noam Party leader has no place in the Israeli government, claiming that he and his party advocate extremist views.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Banner on Tel Aviv's Ayalon Highway targeting Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, placed by the far-right Noam Party, November 18, 2024.

'His blood is on your hands': Noam Party targets A-G with Ayalon banner

Opposition MKs criticized the banner, saying that "division and incitement" are hallmarks of the far-right Noam Party, and concerns over incitement against the attorney general.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, BENTZI RUBIN

Religious LGBTQ youth protest far right Noam in the streets of Jerusalem

LGBTQ youth stood next to Noam booths in Jerusalem with rainbow flags and signs reading “Love your fellow as yourself” in Hebrew and rainbow colors.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
LGBTQ youth protest against far right Noam party at Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem