Israel 2018 municipal elections Oct 30 and Nov 13

[Famous Mortimer]

Shas busy campaigning in the coastal city of Netanya: "On October 30, it is in your hands: only a strong Shas will stop the gay pride in Netanya"...

Americanization of Israeli politics, chapter 541.

This is a stupid comment. Opposition to homosexuality exists all around the world and not only is it not centered in America, it's probably less prevalent in America than anywhere else in the world besides maybe Western Europe.

[Famous Mortimer]

Shas busy campaigning in the coastal city of Netanya: "On October 30, it is in your hands: only a strong Shas will stop the gay pride in Netanya"...

Americanization of Israeli politics, chapter 541.

This is a stupid comment. Opposition to homosexuality exists all around the world and not only is it not centered in America, it's probably less prevalent in America than anywhere else in the world besides maybe Western Europe.

Opposition is universal, but LGBTQ rights as a focal of political discourse is very much American. The Haredi here never campaigned on it before, it's a strong mimic of the religious right campaign over there.
I would also point that the mere fact that Shas are running campaigns is a sort of Americanization of the political discourse for a party of their kind.

You can add that the stark Americanization of the political system (with Meretz and Liberman being the exceptions). That's an undeniable phenomena in politics here.

LGBT issues are not a focal point in Africa or Arab countries because opposition to them is overwhelming.

LGBT issues become focal points of national politics only if there is support for them.