The haredi Sefardi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yitzhak Yosef was invited to speak in the Knesset’s on-site synagogue yesterday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of Knesset building. Yosef's message to lawmakers? Democracy takes a back seat to Judaism.
Above: Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef
Chief Rabbi Tells Knesset Israel Is A Jewish State First, A Democracy Only (A Distant) Second
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
The haredi Sefardi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yitzhak Yosef was invited to speak in the Knesset’s on-site synagogue yesterday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of Knesset building.
Yosef spoke to an audience of lawmakers and, Yeshiva World reported, told them that first and foremost, Israel is a Jewish state. Only after that is Israel a democracy Yosef – who is a paid state employee – said, adding that Members of Knesset are required do everything in their power preserve the Jewishness of the state.
Also present were the Zionist Orthodox Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Rabbi Aryeh Stern and top Knesset staff.