Nissim Ze'ev
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| Date of birth | 9 September 1951 |
| Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Knesset(s) | 15th, 16th, 17th (current) |
| Party | Shas |
Nissim Zeev (Hebrew: נסים זאב, born 9 September 1951) is an Israeli politician and a member of the Knesset for Shas.
Born in Jerusalem, he was Deputy Mayor of the city from 1983 until 1998. In 1999 he was elected to the Knesset on Shas' list. He retained his seat in elections in 2003 and 2006, becoming chairman of the Knesset committee on drug abuse after the latter.
Like several other Shas MKs, Ze'ev has courted controversy for his views on homosexuality. In June 2007 he compared homosexuals to drug addicts and suggested that rehabiliation centers be set up for them throughout Israel, saying:
- The government should initiate this; these people are dangerous and we must keep an eye on them... I am not speaking of a closed institution, but of a center that will accept anyone who walks through its doors... We must set up special teams of psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers who will help them return to a normal life, just like in a drug rehabilitation center.
He also claimed that gay people must be made aware of "how their lifestyle is destroying our existence" and that MKs "propose numerous bills to help barren women become more fertile, but on the other hand we allow this immorality."[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Shas MK proposes 'rehab centers' for gays Ynetnews, 21 June 2007
