The education minister's views are pretty much mainstream among religious Zionists, but expressing them this close to the elections may not have been a good idea

Men who grew up in religious families say scientifically dubious treatment forced them to watch heterosexual porn, drove them to suicide attempts

Xavier Bettel, who is gay, skips farewell dinner for Israeli envoy over Rafi Peretz's support for potentially dangerous practice

Outrage and calls for the education minister's ouster are rallying his conservative base to his cause and could boost support for URWP

Following uproar, minister comes to defense of party colleague Rafi Peretz, says critics are 'mainly thought dictators'

Amid outrage and calls for his dismissal, Rafi Peretz insists he 'does not support' controversial practice, but has referred students who asked for it and saw it was possible

Rafi Peretz pilloried by opposition parties, with multiple calls for his resignation; Netanyahu: Statements unacceptable, do not reflect the position of the government

Despite agreeing to stop its discredited counseling, New Jersey-based JONAH has been operating under new name