In the ongoing haredi infighting leading up to Israel’s national
elections January 22, Sefardi haredi Shas Party founder and spiritual
leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef used his regular Saturday night public lecture
to castigate Rabbi Amnon Yitzhak's breakaway Koach Lehashpia party.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
No One Has The Right To Challenge Leading Rabbis And Form An Upstart Political Party, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Says
Shmarya Rosenberg • Failedmessiah.com
In the ongoing haredi infighting leading up to Israel’s national elections January 22, Sefardi haredi Shas Party founder and spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef used his regular Saturday night public lecture to castigate Rabbi Amnon Yitzhak's breakaway Koach Lehashpia party and Rabbi Haim Amsellem's Shas breakaway Am Shalem.
”Such a party represents merit [acquired] through transgression,” Yosef reportedly said. “How dare they oppose our well-established party which has decades of experience and the support of Torah authorities?”