Jerusalem – Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef said Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must under no circumstance raze illegal outposts set to be demolished.
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Rabbi Yosef made the statements during a meeting with settler leaders and rabbis from Migron, Amona and Givat Yosef. Interior Minister Eli Yishai also participated in the meeting.
The rabbi also asked minister Yishai to relay the following message to Netanyahu: “Although I respect him, he must under no circumstance destroy these communities.”
With all due respect to Rav Yosef, as far as I know, he isn’t an elected official and as such he shouldn’t advise Bibi on political or miltary issues. If he’s talking from a halachic point of view then why not ask Bibi to be shomer shabbos and follow all mitzvos?
Why don’t they stop them before they get settled with children and family? It’s terrible to go in the middle of night and destroy their living quarters.
Actually, commenters who disagree in their humble opinion with the Rabbi have completely misunderstood the point of a Rabbi- the Rabbi has been part of Israeli politics and is able from a halachic and rabbinic point of view has a better vantage point on politics than Bibi- if u learn anything from Mordechai and purim all the way till giving away Gush its that Rabbis and Torah are actually what we should be following. Politicians are not flawless and don’t know everything and should not be given the green light to do anything just because they are in that position. If u gave as much respect to the Rabbi in Halachic positions as u did to politicians in politics than maybe your comments would hold some weight- but I doubt u do.