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Top Rabbi Rules Voting for Ben-Gvir's Party Forbidden by Jewish Law
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Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef ruled that voting for Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party is forbidden by Jewish law. The prohibition stems from Ben-Gvir's ascents to the Temple Mount, which Rabbi Yosef considers a transgression leading to spiritual excision (karet). The rabbi stated that supporting the party is equivalent to violating this prohibition.
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- Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef ruled voting for Otzma Yehudit is forbidden.
- The prohibition is due to party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir's ascents to the Temple Mount.
- Rabbi Yosef cited the concern of karet, or spiritual excision, as the reason.
- He stated that supporting the party is equivalent to violating the prohibition.
- The ruling was published in a letter by the rabbi.
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