Rafi Peretz
ZAKA chairman loses father to COVID while still sitting shiva for mother
"Death has knocked on our door ... landing stroke after stroke on us. All within 30 days. Our pain is as large as the ocean, who shall heal us?," ZAKA chairman Yehuda Meshi Zahav wrote.
Bayit Yehudi to hold leadership primaries, Netanyahu interferes
Jerusalem Affairs Minister Rafi Peretz leaving politics
Jerusalem Botanical Garden to light up for Winter Lights festival
In about-face, Peretz says he's ‘strongly opposed’ to gay conversion therapy
Peretz said on the weekend that he thought conversion therapy is possible and that he had been involved in giving counseling on such issues.
Gay conversion therapy’s a problem, but apartheid Israel is just fine - analysis
In classic Netanyahu style, he allowed Peretz’ words on the lack of Palestinian voting rights to hang in the air over the weekend, like a piece of laundry one forgot to take down.
July 16, 2019: New reigning champion
Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.
Luxembourg PM avoids dinner for Israeli envoy due to Rafi Peretz comments
In 2016 Bettel became the first Luxembourg prime minister to visit Israel.
Peretz’s gift to Israel bashers - analysis
Netanyahu: assured that the Israeli education system will continue to be accepting of all of Israel's children
Teachers, parents call for strike if Peretz not fired
Some 3,000 teachers signed a petition calling for Peretz to be fired and threatened to stop working until this happens.
Rafi Peretz should go
The tragedy of Peretz is that his remarks not only reflect his worldview, but a growing perspective in some sectors of Israeli society that should not be a basis for how the country educates.
July 15, 2019: Sarsour lemons
Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.
Peretz says comments on gay therapy ‘distorted’
Education minister gets backing from Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and political ally Smotrich
Israeli artists face off against pro-conversion therapy minister Peretz
Privately, some in Israel's creative community said they were so angry with Peretz and the prime minister who appointed them that they thought the best response would be no comment.
