Sephardi Chief Rabbi Criticizes Gadi Eisenkot Over Mixed-Gender Tank Crews
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Sephardic spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef criticized Gadi Eisenkot for a past IDF decision allowing mixed-gender crews in tanks. This comes after Eisenkot recently joined the Shas campaign, despite Yosef's earlier positive remarks about him.
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- Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef criticized Gadi Eisenkot over mixed-gender tank crews.
- Yosef warned against a government led by Eisenkot.
- Eisenkot implemented the mixed-gender tank crew policy as IDF Chief of Staff.
- Yosef previously called Eisenkot a good person who loves Torah scholars.
- Eisenkot recently joined the Shas election campaign.
Sephardic spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has sharply criticized Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the "Yesh Atid" party, warning against a government led by him. Rabbi Yosef specifically condemned a past military regulation, implemented when Eisenkot served as IDF Chief of Staff, that allowed male and female soldiers to serve together in tanks. "Woe, woe," Rabbi Yosef stated, recalling his time as Chief Rabbi and his objections to the policy, adding that Eisenkot "didn't even answer" his concerns.
This strong opposition contrasts with Rabbi Yosef's remarks just two months prior, when he suggested that his party, Shas, might support Eisenkot, describing him as a "good person, a warm Jew, who loves Torah scholars." Eisenkot recently joined the Shas election campaign following an understanding reached with party chairman Aryeh Deri.
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