All articles tagged with #chief rabbi yitzhak yosef
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef's recent threat that yeshiva students would leave Israel rather than serve in the army reflects a new low in the Haredi community's attitude towards wartime Israel, highlighting his lack of impact on Israeli society during his 11-year tenure.
Israeli leaders, including Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz, criticize Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef's threat that ultra-Orthodox Jews will leave Israel if a compulsory draft is enacted, calling it an insult to IDF soldiers and a moral affront to the state. Avigdor Liberman also opposes the rabbi's declaration, while the Shas Party defends Yosef's remarks and Otzma Yehudit advocates for understanding and love in recruitment.