This is 2012. Who seriously believes that homosexuality is caused by sexual abuse? Well, Micheli apparently. This is who we keep getting in the Knesset, people who don't have understand what even children can understand.

I'm pretty sure I've heard Sarah Palin or Michele Bachman or some other Republicans making fairly similar statements regarding gays, and the American media didn't make such a big fuss over it. Why are Israelis so touchy?

Next time maybe she should throw a glass of water in her own face. Stupid, un-evolved, mindless, tasteless, very Russian bozo!

She's right...being homosexual is a way of life, but not the norm..sorry, but it's not. And I am sick and tired of the PC media and leftist bullies trying to cram the homosexual agenda down our throats. No need to apologize.

Disassociating her remarks isn't enough. The party should denounce her ignorance and discipline her appropriately.

From now on, count me out voting for Likud or Yisrael Beiteinu. I am done with Israeli politics! DONE! Finished. I am waiting for the world to hit its cord, have some serious overhauls, and let King Messiah do as he must.

Now that she's taking heat from everyone, including her own party, she meant it as a way to bring awareness. Pffft, this reminds me of Mel Brook's line in Blazing Saddles, "We must protect our phony baloney jobs, gentlemen!"

holding a public position? There should be a test for minimum IQ- possession for people wanting a career in politics. Oh well, then we wouldn't be able to fill the 120 seats in Knesset. Typical of Russian mindset, though! That's part MY belief-system.....

no doubt next week some mk will have something to say about gay and goyim, well here is the headline, Gay GOY Guy will suffer more than a leftist lesbian, haha.

You did not mean to offend? Are you this clueless? Let's be objective here for a minute. A MK, a person in a high political position, makes hateful and insensitive statements, and has NO IDEA that she is being offensive? I'm sorry, but this truly defines you as an imbecile. We deserve leaders, who possess sufficient maturity, wisdom and capacity, to understand the constituency, they represent. MK Michaeli should resign, as defined by her inability to responsibly execute the demands of her position.

if it's wrong, immoral and against Torah.

and you know dear that really isn't very nice! (Didn't your goyishe mother teach you that sometimes it is best to exercise self control and be completely silent? No? In my experience goyishe Russian mothers are very polite and raise their children very well, what happened to you? You didn't listen to your mother? You are still rebelling? whatever! You really need to be silent!)

It could be fundamental to know who was she in the past., because she is a MK.

The woman is monumentally stupid in her own right and its not important where she came from.

homosexuality. Why did you post without checking facts which are so easy to obtain? It is a well-documented fact that many many homosexuals were sexually abused when young... In other words, there is an abundance of evidence that many many homosexuals were born heterosexual but were disoriented by sexual abuse. Homosexuals are overrepresented in child sex offenses: Individuals from the 1 to 3 percent of the population that is sexually attracted to the same sex are committing up to one-third of the sex crimes against children. Imagine that a young boy's first sexual experience is with a man ....

Every informed person know that there a strong links between early child abuse and homosexuality. It is a well-documented fact that many many homosexuals were sexually abused when young... In other words, there is an abundance of evidence that many many homosexuals were born heterosexual but were disoriented by sexual abuse. Homosexuals are overrepresented in child sex offenses: Individuals from the 1 to 3 percent of the population that is sexually attracted to the same sex are committing up to one-third of the sex crimes against children. Imagine that a young boy's first sexual experience is with a man .... And yes many many more homosexuals commit suicide than heterosexuals. Gay men in Scotland are nearly eight times more likely to have attempted suicide in the past year and four times more likely to have taken drugs than heterosexual men, a survey has suggested. Gay, lesbian and bisexual teens are five times more likely to commit suicide than their heterosexual counterparts, but a supportive environment in their schools and communities can make a difference, new research suggests.

Every informed person know that there are strong links between early child abuse and homosexuality. It is a well-documented fact that many many homosexuals were sexually abused when young... In other words, there is an abundance of evidence that many many homosexuals were born heterosexual but were disoriented by sexual abuse. Homosexuals are overrepresented in child sex offenses: Individuals from the 1 to 3 percent of the population that is sexually attracted to the same sex are committing up to one-third of the sex crimes against children. Imagine that a young boy's first sexual experience is with a man .... And yes many many more homosexuals commit suicide than heterosexuals. Gay men in Scotland are nearly eight times more likely to have attempted suicide in the past year and four times more likely to have taken drugs than heterosexual men, a survey has suggested. Gay, lesbian and bisexual teens are five times more likely to commit suicide than their heterosexual counterparts, but a supportive environment in their schools and communities can make a difference, new research suggests.

Your ignorance fails to be disguised, by your incorrect use of statistics. Further, you also fail to realize that MK Michaeli demonstrates a lack of leadership, when making statements of this type. Any emotional discord, suffered by the LGBT community is amplified by the hatred and bigotry, displayed by MK Michaeli, and clearly reverberated by your comments. My advice to you, is to come visit your local LGBT center, and learn some compassion.

Both my husband and I were befriended by gays, we are entertainers, musicians. In both of our cases, gays helped promote our talents, with only the thought of sharing whatever they found attractive as our being entertainers. Although both are gone, they are remembered fondly and with love. If not for them, we wouldn't have had the opportunities we did, we thank them they were good to us. In addition, they also helped us to feel more confident and I'm sure were there at the right time for our benefit. Judging friends is not what we should do, friends are so hard to find. Angles come in all forms... That's what we remember.

these MKs can say anything they want and then later apologize... "Sorry if I hurt you...", "It was unintentional...", "I didn't mean it that way..." - whatever, it does NOT assuage the pain or the needless discomfort caused.

You are clearly not informed at all and know little about sex offenders. Child molesters aren't attracted to GENDER, they are attracted to AGE. They are fixated in an underdeveloped stage of sexual development and can't even successfully have a sexual relationship with someone their own age. Molesting children doesn't have to do with being heterosexual or homosexual. Research actually overwhelmingly suggests the opposite of what you are saying. Parents should be way more concerned leaving their children (regardless of their gender) with a heterosexual person they aren't necessarily comfortable with. Just to be clear: a man who sexually molests a boy is not a homosexual, he is a sexual deviant and needs to be jailed and treated. He is attracted to KIDS, not boys. The fact that this kind of ignorance still exists in 2012 is fairly astounding. In the 1950's it wasn't so shocking, but now? Open your mind. Read something impartial. Learn. Go outside.

Sorry folks but the emperor has no clothes. Not everyone can be cowed by those who want the truth subverted (or should I say, perverted) or because it's easier not to make waves. The MK did not condemn homosexuals, she merely stated the obvious: let's not glorify homosexuality. And let's not pretend it's normal. The JPOST is too "progressive" to print this. I tried. Has all the media been shut up by left-wing McCarthyism?

Homosexuals are not genetically different from non-homosexuals and there exists no evidence of any biological difference at all. It is a shame that politicians are so ignorant of biology.

The violence, the crime, the drunkenness and the alcohol abuse we see in our schools today in her own community should be her priority! Vodka has become the breakfast, lunch and supper of the Russian youth and this is where she should be pointing her attention to instead stead of insulting people who serve in the IDF, work and don't leech of the land! Israel Beiteinu has broken every one of its election promises which gave them 15 seats in the Knesset and one of those was Civil Marriage but here MK Michaeli has failed like the rest of her colleagues. I am sure that if our esteemed homophobic MK was to return to mother Russia, she would welcomed by Vladimir Putin and she would be appointed to head the "Hunt Down Gays" Police!

Homosexuality is not the business of society.. Let people live their private lives without people meddling or castigating. It is not being pro-homosexual it is being pro-human.

It is you that needs to check facts. Your totally bigoted statements are quoting "facts" from the 1950s that were proved bigoted and salacious. 99% of child abuse is committed by heterosexuals. Most gay people are NOT sexually abused. The gay people that have been abused,(non-sexually or sexually), are often victims because their attackers view the abuse as acceptable against gay people. Michaeli's statements were based on the same bigoted and biased premise as yours. Both of you should be ashamed.