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Sep 12, 2024
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Iraqi Politician Izzat Al-Shabandar: Israeli-Zionist Ideology and Homosexuality Are the Two Greatest Dangers to Iraq; Our Parliament Should Vote to Ban This “Prostitution”

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Source: Al-Sumaria TV (Iraq)

Iraqi politician Izzat Al-Shabandar came out in support of a bill that would criminalize homosexuality in a September 12, 2024 interview with Al-Sumaria TV (Iraq). He said that the Israeli-Zionist ideology is the “number one” danger to Iraq, while homosexuality is the second threat. Al-Shabandar referred to homosexuality as “horrifying” and suggested that Iraqi politicians come together to vote on this bill.

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