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Rabbi Faces Incitement Probe Calls Over Religious Ruling Against Arab Party Support
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A Haifa rabbi, Gedalia Axelrod, faces calls for an incitement probe over a religious ruling, a din rodef, against political leaders supporting governments with Arab parties. Former security chiefs and politicians urged an investigation, citing the ruling's potential to incite violence and referencing the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The rabbi's opinion is personal and not official Chabad policy. The ruling comes amid coalition talks where Arab parties hold significant Knesset seats.
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- Rabbi Gedalia Axelrod issued a religious ruling, a din rodef, against politicians supporting governments with Arab parties.
- Former security chiefs and politicians called for an incitement probe into Rabbi Axelrod's ruling.
- The ruling was compared to the justification used for the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
- The Center for Victims of Racism and MKs Michal Rozin and Ofer Cassif filed complaints against the rabbi.
- Chabad stated the rabbi's ruling is a personal opinion and not official organization policy.
- Arab parties hold 19 seats in the Knesset, but are largely rejected as coalition partners.
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