Shas Party Condemns Attorney General's Cancellation of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Memorial Rally
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Shas condemned the Attorney General's cancellation of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's memorial rally, calling it an insult and promising legal action to reinstate it.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Shas sharply criticized the Attorney General for canceling Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's memorial rally.
- The cancellation was justified by claims the event was election propaganda.
- Shas called the cancellation an insult to the rabbi's memory and a large public.
- The party pledged to use all legal tools to reverse the decision.
- A unanimously passed Knesset law requires holding the memorial rally.
The Shas party strongly criticized the Attorney General's decision to cancel the memorial rally for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. In an official statement, Shas called the demand to cancel the prayer and remembrance event "arrogant and outrageous," accusing the Attorney General of harming the memory of the revered rabbi and disrespecting a large segment of Israeli society. The party emphasized that the cancellation was justified by claims that the event constituted election propaganda. Shas vowed to use all legal means to overturn the decision, asserting that a law passed unanimously by the Knesset mandates holding the rally.
