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Rabbis force ultra-Orthodox Israeli lawmaker to resign after attending gay nephew’s wedding

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Published: 14 September 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

MK Yigal Guetta left the ultra-Orthodox Shas party after prominent rabbis demanded his resignation for attending a same-sex marriage

Shas MK forced out for attending his gay nephew’s wedding (timesofisrael)
Yigal Guetta's resignation comes after ultra-Orthodox rabbis called for him to be fired for his 'public desecration of Heaven'(Sep 13)

It's not gay weddings that will spell the end of the ultra-Orthodox shas party (Haaretz)
It's the fact that the former kingmakers have lost their way (Sep 13)

Photo: Ultra-Orthodox Israeli lawmakers MK Yigal Guetta steps down after attending gay nephew's wedding Knesset

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