Yosef was referring to recent comments by head of the IDF Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot who said in February explicitly that the IDF should not operate according to this precept.

Rabbi Yosef said that he asked the rabbi if he had a son of 17-18 years of age. "If he was kidnapped in Gaza, would you also write like that? Think like it's your son or your daughter, God forbid." ...

The chief rabbi of the Sephardic community used two slurs in his speech. Israeli Sephardi Chief Rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, during a visit to the Heichal Shlomo Center in Jerusalem in this May 26, 2014 ...

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, one of Israel’s most influential ultra-Orthodox spiritual leaders who presided over the Shas political party, has died. He was 93.

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Sephardic leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in his weekly Saturday night sermon said that non-Jews exist to serve Jews. “Goyim were born only to serve us.

Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef marks annniversary of father's passing by praying at his father's grave for IDF's success. Israel National News Oct 18, 2023, 12:23 PM (GMT+3) ...

The next Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel is Rabbi David Yosef, the Rabbinate announced Sunday evening, adding that the parallel vote for Ashkenazi chief rabbi resulted in a tie, with a second ...