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Avi Maoz
אבי מעוז
MK; Noam Party Leader (resigned as deputy minister March 2025; formally left the coalition July 2025)
Founder of the religious-Zionist Noam party and longtime public servant who served as chief of staff to former Soviet refusenik Natan Sharansky; helped establish the Migdal Oz community in Gush Etzion in 1977 and previously campaigned for Soviet Jewry's right to make aliyah.
Positions and record
- Champions a Jewish-identity agenda rooted in traditional Torah values and the religious-Zionist family model
- Seeks to reform the Law of Return's 'grandchild clause' to better align eligibility with halachic Jewish identity
- Supports the Chief Rabbinate's authority over conversions in line with traditional Orthodox standards
- Advocates preserving the traditional Torah-rooted exemption of religious women from mandatory IDF service, in favor of national or religious-service alternatives
- Advocates applying Israeli sovereignty to Judea and Samaria
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Avi Maoz, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/avi-maoz