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Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 11:46 AM Apr 2020

'Most homophobic' minister in Israel, who thinks all LGBT+ people are sinners, tests positive for CO [View all]

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Last edited Tue Apr 7, 2020, 01:03 PM - Edit history (2)

Source: MSN.com, PinkNews

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As well as being Israel's health minister, he also leads the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party and witnesses said he was seen praying at the home of another member of his sect three days after indoor services were banned.

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NOTE: Corrected information from https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/israel-health-minister-who-claims-coronavirus-is-divine-punishment-for-homosexuality-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ar-BB12goRL?ocidst (original article at MSN)
Last month, speaking about the origins of COVID-19, the health minister said: "It's a divine punishment against homosexuality."

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Last week, asked if lockdown restrictions would be lifted before Easter, he said: "We pray and hope that the Messiah will arrive before Easter, the time of our redemption.

"I am sure that the Messiah will come and take us out as God took us out of Egypt. We will soon be free and the Messiah will come and save us from all the world's troubles."

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Read more: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/07/israel-health-minister-coronavirus-punishment-homosexuality-positive-covid-19-yaakov-litzman/



{on edit: corrected post after Pink News (MSN source) corrected their article.}

Original link: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/israel-health-minister-who-claims-coronavirus-is-divine-punishment-for-homosexuality-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ar-BB12goRL?ocidst
Corrected link
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/07/israel-health-minister-coronavirus-punishment-homosexuality-positive-covid-19-yaakov-litzman/


Previous title: "Israel health minister, who claims coronavirus is 'divine punishment' for homosexuality, tests positive for Covid-19"

I wish this disease on nobody and wish all infected become well, but sometimes there is poetic justice.

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hem. AllaN01Bear Apr 2020 #1
Shoulda not been gay, Traildogbob Apr 2020 #10
Ain't that the truth, in Spades. Gay people must laughing their asses off at this fool. olegramps Apr 2020 #15
karma NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #2
Thoughts and prayers. Glorfindel Apr 2020 #3
THAT would be karmic justice! VWolf Apr 2020 #23
Oops. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #4
When karma runs over their dogma, Jamastiene Apr 2020 #5
+ 1 nt. iluvtennis Apr 2020 #14
easter? unblock Apr 2020 #6
So, does this mean Scarsdale Apr 2020 #7
Or maybe he's just not protected. Igel Apr 2020 #18
In his words . . . 'God' has spoken Strelnikov_ Apr 2020 #20
Yaakov Litzman, health minister for Israel, was outed as a homosexual by God. NCjack Apr 2020 #8
A hell of a way of being outed LiberalArkie Apr 2020 #9
Delusional idiot Mickju Apr 2020 #11
This makes my heart smile. Coventina Apr 2020 #12
You would think the Health Minister would at least be a doctor.. CatMor Apr 2020 #13
Institutionalized bigotry and ignorance. AtheistCrusader Apr 2020 #16
Yes. And it gets really f**king old. Enough. Especially one who is jewish?! Go figure. I ... SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #30
Looks like his dogma got run over by karma. flibbitygiblets Apr 2020 #17
"We pray and hope that the Messiah will arrive before Easter" Polybius Apr 2020 #19
Not one word...not one f'ing word. nt Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #21
Pink News has corrected this KayF Apr 2020 #22
Thank you! I've edited the OP to account for that after reading your post. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #28
. KayF Apr 2020 #31
This man sounds just like white evangelical Christians. Lonestarblue Apr 2020 #24
Fundamentalists of all stripes MurrayDelph Apr 2020 #36
Falwell has CV on his campus. keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #43
Karma is a bitch! abakan Apr 2020 #25
I have this feeling...corona is coming for Trump...here it comes! :) nt Sloumeau Apr 2020 #26
I gotta say, I can't be happy for someone being sick... tinrobot Apr 2020 #27
I am not gay but which one of my gay DU friends could resit that hunk of man meat? Botany Apr 2020 #29
I could resist, but Jamastiene Apr 2020 #40
Weird that he would talk about "Easter" dawg day Apr 2020 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author CloudWatcher Apr 2020 #33
Fuck him. BigDemVoter Apr 2020 #34
So he must be a homosexual.... sdfernando Apr 2020 #35
Logical fallacy TrogL Apr 2020 #37
Well bless his heart. StarryNite Apr 2020 #38
Karma is having a field day. paleotn Apr 2020 #39
Karma is agnostic. TeamPooka Apr 2020 #41
Karma hunts you down. keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #44
So, wait ... it this God's punishment, or not ? I'm confused. eppur_se_muova Apr 2020 #42
Locking JudyM Apr 2020 #45
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