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Under fire, Oved justified his fraud by claiming he was standing up for a disempowered, voiceless community.
By Lauren Marcus, World Israel News
A secular Israeli actor who portrayed himself as a gay member of the ultra-Orthodox community has been exposed as a fraud, to the shock of his hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
Yaakov Levy was a popular influencer known for his viral clips about his personal life, detailing his struggles, triumphs and day-to-day challenges as a gay, religious Jew.
Praised by his followers for his bravery and authenticity, he recently attended the Tel Aviv LGBTQ pride parade dressed in Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) garb and waving a rainbow fan emblazoned with the word “kosher.”
But in reality, Yaakov Levy is Erez Oved, a secular Jewish Israeli actor who lives in Tel Aviv, one of the most gay-friendly cities in the world.
“I had no idea that he had another online alter ego until about a year after I met him,” Jack Lawson, a neighbor of the actor, told the Jewish Chronicle.
He said that he had seen a video on Instagram of what “appeared to be a Haredi” man waving a gay pride flag and instantly recognized Oved as the subject of the clip.
“Erez comes across as your standard, secular gay Israeli from southern Tel Aviv, so it was kind of weird when I found out about ‘Yaakov’,” Lawson said, adding that he was “disturbed” by the revelation and cut ties with Oved after seeing the video.
Lawson said that “the “Yaakov outfit is just a costume he keeps in his closet at home” and that Oved is usually seen biking around the neighborhood “wearing a tank top, shorts and flip flops.”
Despite being exposed as a fraud, Oved justified his behavior by claiming he was standing up for a disempowered, voiceless community.
“I decided to create a character that could be a symbol for everyone who has difficulties with the subject [of homosexuality], but whose purpose was to raise awareness, and be the voice that it is okay to be ultra-Orthodox and gay, for all those who can’t make their voices heard,” Oved wrote in a lengthy post.
“We live in a terrible reality,” he said. “I came to fight and try to change people’s lives,” adding that his goal was to bring about “positive change.”
Oved’s claim to have been acting for the benefit of gay ultra-Orthodox Jews did not acknowledge that he is not from that community and likely does not understand the challenges they face, nor did he explain why he believes members of the sector cannot advocate for themselves.
“Why were you pretending to be Haredi though and not just a normal gay Jew?” asked one of Oved’s confused followers in a reply to his explanatory post, in which Oved admitted to the fraud.
“Aren’t you embarrassed? You lied to two vulnerable minority communities for followers [and social media attention],” an additional user commented on Oved’s page.
“Maybe [being gay] is not a mental illness, but pretending to be an ultra-Orthodox gay [man] is a very serious mental illness,” wrote another user.
It’s unclear why Oved chose to perpetuate the elaborate ruse for such a lengthy period of time, but a recent post under the identity of Levy raises questions regarding one potential motive – media attention.
Presenting himself as his ultra-Orthodox character, Oved said that he had a “dream” for a documentary film to be made about his life.
“If you know a documentary director and/or a producer, I would appreciate it if you could send me their email address,” he captioned a video posted to his social media accounts.
“I would be happy if you would agree to share this post so that you might see my movie soon on Netflix or HBO.”
Oved’s fraud calls to mind the story of Rachel Dolezal, a white American woman who pretended to be black for more than a decade. Dolezal was so successful in her false identity that she even became the president of her local chapter of the NAACP.
Similarly to Oved, Dolezal claimed that she did not perpetuate a false identity in order “to upset people.” She later added in a media statement that “challenging the construct of race is at the core of evolving human consciousness”.
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Fearing backlash, the Jerusalem municipality rescinds demolition order for illegal mosque expansion; Zionist NGOs slam compromise.
By Lauren Marcus, World Israel News
The Jerusalem municipality folded to pressure from the Arab community and rescinded a demolition order for an illegally built portion of a mosque in the city, Hebrew-language media reported on Monday.
An eye-catching golden dome and an additional floor were added to the Al-Rahman Mosque in the Beit Safafa neighborhood several years ago without the proper permitting or safety inspections required for all construction projects in Jerusalem.
Several Zionist NGOs, including Your Jerusalem and Im Tirtzu, raised concerns over both the mosque’s potential safety hazards and the implications for Israeli sovereignty in the city posed by illegal Arab construction and lack of enforcement.
The NGOs petitioned the city for a demolition order to remove that portion of the mosque, and the city originally agreed. But due to intense pressure from the Arab community and after negotiations with the mosque’s caretakers, the city backed down from the demolition plan.
Instead, the dome, which is currently dubbed “mini Al-Aqsa” due to its golden tint, was repainted in a different color.
The height of the dome was also be reduced by one meter (approximately three feet), according to Hebrew-language media reports about the agreement between the city and the mosque.
But for right-wing activist groups, the move represents a concession with serious implications for Israeli sovereignty in the capital city.
“We condemn the compromise that was reached with the criminals from Beit Safafa, that following our protest it was agreed that they would paint the illegal golden dome gray,” the Your Jerusalm and Im Tirtzu organizations said in a blistering statement, slamming the Jerusalem municipality.
“An illegal structure that is erected to symbolize the absolute opposition to the existence of the State of Israel should have been painted blue and thrown into the sea. Anything else is just surrender.”
“The capitulation of the municipality to another illegally built structure in the Arab sector of the city is symptomatic of a policy of lack of enforcement, turning a blind eye and inequitable standards between Jews and Arabs,” Chaim Silberstein, Founder and Chairman of sovereignty-focused NGO Keep Jerusalem, told World Israel News.
“There are over 30,000 illegally built structures in the Arab sector whose impact is felt far beyond real estate – it encourages crime, attacks Israel’s sovereignty and prevents orderly urban development,” he added.
“The city, together with the government, must implement a policy of strict enforcement and equal standards or we will cross the line that we already are so close to: complete urban anarchy.”
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