Noam for Israel is the most conservative wing of religious Zionism. It was born in 2019 from a split with parties it saw as not committed enough to the priorities of Rabbi Zvi Thau (Har Hamor yeshiva). Since 2022, several women have publicly accused Rabbi Thau of rape, and a police investigation has been opened.
Noam's priorities are: strong opposition to LGBT rights; a strict religious status quo (Shabbat, kashrut, Orthodox conversion); more authority for the Chief Rabbinate; limiting the Law of Return to Orthodox conversions only; and limiting the Supreme Court's power through an override clause.
With only one seat, Noam has fought for these goals from inside a right-wing government (with a dedicated ministerial post from January 2023 to March 2025), rather than from the edges of the opposition.
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For Noam, a Knesset majority must be able to overrule a Supreme Court decision that strikes down a law.
Noam wants to define Jewish identity by Orthodox Jewish law and to strengthen the . As a deputy minister from 2023 to 2025, Avi Maoz called for banning the Jerusalem Pride Parade.
For Noam, will prevent the creation of a “terror state” in the heart of the country.
Noam asserts that Israel is not a “client state” of the United States and must decide alone when to fight; Avi Maoz declares that the US President “does not tell Israel when to fight”.
ח"כ מעוז לערוץ 7: טראמפ פותח דלת למדינה פלסטינית (Arutz 7) · Oct 20, 2025 · source ↗Noam opposes a ceasefire that leaves Hamas armed: Avi Maoz calls for resuming the war until Hamas’s “decisive defeat” and supports the disarmament of Gaza.
ח"כ מעוז לערוץ 7: טראמפ פותח דלת למדינה פלסטינית (Arutz 7) · Oct 20, 2025 · source ↗Its position: A military action against Iran’s nuclear sites
Inferred position: Noam calls for “confronting” the Iranian nuclear threat and refuses to let Washington decide when Israel fights, but no specific statement by Avi Maoz on the choice between a strike, sanctions or an agreement was found.
Avi Maoz à la tribune de la Knesset avant la rencontre Netanyahou-Trump (JDN) · Dec 23, 2025 · source ↗Updated October 23
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Compare Noam for Israel with another partyNoam for Israel is the most conservative wing of religious Zionism. It was born in 2019 from a split with parties it saw as not committed enough to the priorities of Rabbi Zvi Thau (Har Hamor yeshiva). Since 2022, several women have publicly accused Rabbi Thau of rape, and a police investigation has been opened.
Noam's priorities are: strong opposition to LGBT rights; a strict religious status quo (Shabbat, kashrut, Orthodox conversion); more authority for the Chief Rabbinate; limiting the Law of Return to Orthodox conversions only; and limiting the Supreme Court's power through an override clause.
With only one seat, Noam has fought for these goals from inside a right-wing government (with a dedicated ministerial post from January 2023 to March 2025), rather than from the edges of the opposition.
Voting for Noam means voting for the party most committed to social issues within the religious-nationalist bloc, with a concrete record rather than merely a platform.
Security & National Defense
Noam asserts that Israel is not a “client state” of the United States and must decide alone when to fight; Avi Maoz declares that the US President “does not tell Israel when to fight”.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Noam refuses to hand Gaza over to international actors and wants Israel to keep security and political control of the Strip, with settlement, sovereignty and the encouragement of “voluntary emigration”.
Territories & Settlements
Noam is sponsoring a bill applying Israeli sovereignty to all of Judea and Samaria/the West Bank, passed in a preliminary reading in October 2025 despite the Prime Minister’s opposition.
Military Service & Haredi Society
Noam wants a gradual increase in Haredi recruitment, only by agreement with the leading rabbis and heads of yeshivot, while protecting those who study Torah; Avi Maoz rejects any coercion and repeats that “whoever studies Torah will not be drafted”.
Democracy & Institutions
Noam demands a comprehensive judicial reform with an “override clause” allowing the to reinstate a law that has been struck down, and makes it a condition for joining the government.
Individual Rights & Society
Noam makes opposition to LGBT rights a central goal and opposes any recognition of same-sex couples.
Noam was founded on July 15, 2019, by a particularly conservative segment of religious Zionism. While Avi Maoz became its political leader, the party's ideological and spiritual inspiration comes from Rabbi Zvi Thau of the Har Hamor yeshiva, who considers the existing right-wing parties insufficiently committed to his priorities: opposition to LGBT rights, preservation of Shabbat and Orthodox conversion procedures, against what he describes as the “destruction of the family” and “radical liberal agendas” in public institutions. Prevented from running independently in 2019 after the failure of an electoral agreement with Otzma Yehudit, the party joined a joint list with Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism in 2021, on which Maoz won a seat; the three-way alliance was renewed in 2022 with the same result. In November 2022, Noam split from Religious Zionism and concluded a coalition agreement with Likud; Maoz was appointed deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Office on January 3, 2023. Renamed “Noam for Israel” in July 2026, the party submitted its own list on September 8, 2026, without joining the Religious Zionism-Zehut bloc; it is not expected to exceed the electoral threshold.
From January 2023 to March 2025 (with an interruption of a few months in 2023), Avi Maoz held a ministerial post dedicated to his Jewish identity authority, which was allocated a public budget. This is a commitment that was concretely secured and documented.
Israel should be able to launch a preemptive strike against a country or group that threatens it, even without the support of its allies.
Noam asserts that Israel is not a “client state” of the United States and must decide alone when to fight; Avi Maoz declares that the US President “does not tell Israel when to fight”.
Source :ח"כ מעוז לערוץ 7: טראמפ פותח דלת למדינה פלסטינית (Arutz 7)· 2025-10-20
Israel should accept a long-term ceasefire in Gaza, even if Hamas is not fully disarmed.
Noam opposes a ceasefire that leaves Hamas armed: Avi Maoz calls for resuming the war until Hamas’s “decisive defeat” and supports the disarmament of Gaza.
Source :ח"כ מעוז לערוץ 7: טראמפ פותח דלת למדינה פלסטינית (Arutz 7)· 2025-10-20
Faced with Iran’s nuclear program, which approach should Israel favor?
Inferred position: Noam calls for “confronting” the Iranian nuclear threat and refuses to let Washington decide when Israel fights, but no specific statement by Avi Maoz on the choice between a strike, sanctions or an agreement was found.
Source :Avi Maoz à la tribune de la Knesset avant la rencontre Netanyahou-Trump (JDN)· 2025-12-23
Who should govern Gaza in the long term?
Noam refuses to hand Gaza over to international actors and wants Israel to keep security and political control of the Strip, with settlement, sovereignty and the encouragement of “voluntary emigration”.
Source :Avi Maoz : transférer Gaza à des mains internationales n'est pas une solution (JDN)· 2026-01-21
Israel should accept the creation of a Palestinian state as part of a peace agreement.
Noam rejects any Palestinian state: according to Avi Maoz, there will be “no state between the Jordan and the sea except Israel”.
Source :ח"כ מעוז לערוץ 7: טראמפ פותח דלת למדינה פלסטינית (Arutz 7)· 2025-10-20
To reach an agreement with the Palestinians, Israel should be ready to give up part of Judea and Samaria/West Bank.
Noam refuses any territorial concession and got a bill applying Israeli sovereignty to all of Judea and Samaria/the West Bank passed in a preliminary reading.
Source :ברוב של קול אחד: חוק הריבונות של אבי מעוז עבר במליאה (Kipa)· 2025-10-22
Israel should let more humanitarian aid into Gaza, even if part of it risks being diverted by Hamas.
Inferred position: Noam wants to step up pressure on Hamas and resume the fighting; no statement by Avi Maoz on the volume of humanitarian aid was found.
Source :ח"כ מעוז לערוץ 7: טראמפ פותח דלת למדינה פלסטינית (Arutz 7)· 2025-10-20
Existing settlements in Judea and Samaria/West Bank should be able to expand.
Noam defends settlement as a condition for security and wants to apply sovereignty to all of Judea and Samaria/the West Bank; support for settlement expansion follows from these statements.
Source :Avi Maoz : transférer Gaza à des mains internationales n'est pas une solution (JDN)· 2026-01-21
On which part of Judea and Samaria/West Bank should Israel apply its sovereignty?
Noam is sponsoring a bill applying Israeli sovereignty to all of Judea and Samaria/the West Bank, passed in a preliminary reading in October 2025 despite the Prime Minister’s opposition.
Source :ברוב של קול אחד: חוק הריבונות של אבי מעוז עבר במליאה (Kipa)· 2025-10-22
What should Israel do about military service for yeshiva students?
Noam wants a gradual increase in Haredi recruitment, only by agreement with the leading rabbis and heads of yeshivot, while protecting those who study Torah; Avi Maoz rejects any coercion and repeats that “whoever studies Torah will not be drafted”.
Source :Entretien d'Avi Maoz sur la loi de conscription (Kikar HaShabbat)· 2026-08-11
The state should keep funding religious institutions and services the way it does today.
Noam defends the funding of Jewish religious institutions and a greater role for the Chief Rabbinate; its position on religious services for other communities is not documented.
Source :Noam (political party), Wikipedia· 2026-10-11
A Reform or Conservative (Masorti) conversion to Judaism, carried out abroad, should continue to give the right to make .
Noam wants only Orthodox conversions to grant the right to aliyah, and Avi Maoz also wants to abolish the “grandchild clause” of the Law of Return.
Source :Avi Maoz, Wikipedia· 2026-10-11
Israel should allow civil marriage, in addition to religious marriage.
Noam wants to strengthen the authority of the Chief Rabbinate over Jewish life, which rules out civil marriage; in 2022 Avi Maoz spoke of making the Chief Rabbinate a “fourth branch of government”. No recent statement specifically on civil marriage was found.
Source :Noam (political party), Wikipedia· 2026-10-11
Public transport should operate on Shabbat where local residents want it.
Noam supports stricter Shabbat-related restrictions in the public sphere and therefore opposes public transport on Shabbat.
Source :Noam (political party), Wikipedia· 2026-10-11
Should the be able to strike down a law passed by the Knesset?
Noam demands a comprehensive judicial reform with an “override clause” allowing the Knesset to reinstate a law that has been struck down, and makes it a condition for joining the government.
Source :נעם לישראל : lancement de campagne (JDN)· 2026-07-30
The October 7 inquiry should be entrusted to a , whose members are appointed by the Supreme Court president, rather than to a commission whose members are chosen by the Knesset.
Noam rejects the government legal adviser’s argument that a state commission of inquiry is needed in light of the International Criminal Court; Avi Maoz strongly criticizes the judicial system and has not supported a commission appointed by the President of the Supreme Court.
Source :Avi Maoz en entretien (Arutz 7)· 2024-09-09
An Arab party should be able to be part of a governing .
Noam rejects any participation of an Arab party in the government: Avi Maoz wants “an entirely Jewish government in which Ra’am is not a partner” and pledges in 2026 to sit only in a government of the right-wing bloc.
Source :Avi Maoz en entretien avant les élections de 2022 (Arutz 7)· 2022-10-31
What should be done with the 2018 “Nation-State” law?
Inferred position: Noam makes protecting the Jewish character of the state a central theme of its campaign; no specific statement on the “Nation-State” law was found.
Source :נעם לישראל : lancement de campagne (JDN)· 2026-07-30
What would be the best way to lower prices in Israel?
Inferred position: Avi Maoz opposes the dairy reform in the 2026 budget, which opened up the market further, but Noam has not presented a program on lowering prices.
Source :Avi Maoz : je m'opposerai au budget de l'État (Kikar FM)· 2026-01-14
Israel should create a civil union open to same-sex couples, with the same rights as married couples.
Noam makes opposition to LGBT rights a central goal and opposes any recognition of same-sex couples.
Source :Noam (political party), Wikipedia· 2026-10-11
Publicly funded services should be allowed to offer separate spaces for men and women when a community asks for it.
Noam supports gender segregation in the public sphere: Avi Maoz has called for more segregation at public events.
Source :Avi Maoz, Wikipedia· 2026-10-11
Haredi schools that receive state money should be required to teach core subjects (math, English, science), like other schools.
Inferred position: Noam defends families’ right to the Jewish education of their choice, addresses Haredi voters and calls for equal funding without discrimination between sectors; no statement on core subjects was found.
Source :נעם לישראל : lancement de campagne (JDN)· 2026-07-30
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