Former Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Slams Minister Ben-Gvir Over Temple Mount Visits
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Former Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has publicly condemned Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir for his visits to the Temple Mount, calling them forbidden and against rabbinical consensus. Yosef also accused Ben-Gvir of being responsible for the recent arrests of yeshiva students. He stated that only the Shas party can preserve tradition in Israel. The remarks were made during a lesson and at an event for his son-in-law.
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- Former Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef criticized Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for visiting the Temple Mount.
- Yosef stated Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount visits were against the opinion of all major rabbis.
- The rabbi urged people not to support Ben-Gvir, calling his actions contemptuous.
- Yosef also blamed Ben-Gvir for the recent arrests of yeshiva students.
- He identified the Shas party as the sole protector of tradition in Israel.
Former Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has been recorded strongly criticizing Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, specifically regarding Ben-Gvir's repeated visits to the Temple Mount. In the recording, Yosef stated, "I have warned several times that it is forbidden to ascend the Temple Mount. I said this on Saturday night during a lesson in Bnei Brak, and the next day, precisely, that Ben-Gvir ascended the Temple Mount, against the opinion of all the great rabbis of Israel from all circles."
Yosef questioned how one could support "a person like this who flagrantly violates, with pride and contempt, disrespects all the great rabbis of Israel and ascends the Temple Mount like this?" He urged, "God forbid, do not lend a hand to such a person." Yosef asserted that only the Shas party is the sole movement capable of preserving tradition in the country.
Additionally, Rabbi Yosef held Ben-Gvir responsible for the recent arrests of yeshiva students. Speaking at an event for his son-in-law, Rabbi Baruch Deri, Yosef declared, "Itamar Ben-Gvir is guilty of the arrests of the yeshiva students. Let him not blame the legal advisor; he is the one guilty."
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