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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Ultra-Orthodox MK Slams Ex-IDF Chief for 'Vile' Remarks About Rabbi

Knesset Member Yaakov Asher strongly condemned former IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz for allegedly disparaging Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch and comparing rabbis to Iranian "Aytolles." Asher called Halutz "a pathetic person" and referenced Halutz's stock sales before the Second Lebanon War.

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What happened

  1. 01MK Yaakov Asher attacked former IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz over alleged insults to Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch.
  2. 02Asher called Halutz "a pathetic person" and referenced his stock sales before the Second Lebanon War.
  3. 03Halutz reportedly compared rabbis to "Aytolles" in Iran.
  4. 04Asher is the chairman of the United Torah Judaism faction.

The incident highlights tensions between secular and religious political figures.

Translated and summarized by baba from JDN, the latest report. Read JDN’s original

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