Ex-IDF Chief Dan Halutz Compares Israeli Rabbis to Iran's Ayatollahs
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Former IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz drew sharp criticism for comparing Israeli rabbis to Iran's ayatollahs in a podcast interview. Halutz specifically mentioned Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch and Shas rabbis in his remarks. Knesset Member Yaakov Asher responded by attacking Halutz and referencing his controversial stock sales before the 2006 Second Lebanon War.
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- Former IDF Chief Dan Halutz compared Israeli rabbis to Iran's ayatollahs.
- Halutz specifically mentioned Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch and Shas party rabbis.
- Knesset Member Yaakov Asher strongly condemned Halutz's remarks.
- Asher referenced Halutz's stock sale controversy before the 2006 war.
- Asher stated Halutz's baseness might exceed that of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
Former IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz has sparked controversy with a statement comparing Israeli rabbis to Iran's ayatollahs. In an interview on a podcast, Halutz expressed his view that there is no difference between the religious leaders in Iran and the rabbis in Israel, specifically mentioning yeshiva head Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch and rabbis from the Shas party.
Halutz questioned the perceived superiority of Israeli rabbis, asking if Rabbi Hirsch was better simply because he spoke Yiddish, or if Shas rabbis were superior. He pointed out that in Iran, there is no distinction between Sephardi and Ashkenazi ayatollahs, emphasizing unity among them.
The remarks drew a sharp rebuke from United Torah Judaism party leader and Knesset Member Yaakov Asher. Asher accused Halutz of being a "wretched soul" and recalled the controversy surrounding Halutz's sale of stocks just before the Second Lebanon War in 2006, when soldiers were sent into battle. Asher concluded his criticism by stating that such "baseness" might not even exist within the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps headquarters.
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