Israel's Sephardi chief rabbi, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, wrote a letter to IDF Chief Rabbi Eyal Karim, emphasizing the need to respect the religious feelings of members of other religions. This came after IDF soldiers were filmed singing and mocking the Islamic call to prayer and performing Jewish prayers over the loudspeaker of a mosque in Jenin, West Bank. Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir objected to the suspension of the soldiers, calling them 'heroes' and pledging to work towards reinstating them. This led to IDF fighters refusing to serve, with Minister Miri Regev urging the military to contain such incidents despite acknowledging mistakes.
IDF fighters 'refuse to serve' after incident in Jenin mosque, minister claims "The military must learn to contain these incidents," Miri Regev was quoted as saying at the cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. "Even if they made a mistake." https://t.co/LFe29BzTgK
Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir objects to the suspension of soldiers responsible for the despicable actions in Jenin mosques, praising them as "heroes." He later pledged to work towards reinstating them back to duty. https://t.co/k55M6XccMk
Commenting on a decision to remove soldiers, who were filmed singing and mocking the Islamic call to prayer and performing Jewish prayers over the loudspeaker of a mosque in the city of Jenin in the West Bank, Israel's Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, it is "a… https://t.co/vxU1cY6BYT
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, addressed a letter to Rabbi Eyal Karim, the Chief Rabbi of the IDF, warning against allowing behavior such as was seen when a group of IDF soldiers using the loudspeakers in one of the mosques in the city of Jenin for the…
"It must be explained to soldiers that the religious feelings of members of other religions should not be harmed," Israel's Sephardi chief rabbi wrote in his letter to IDF Chief Rabbi Eyal Karim https://t.co/dZ0mht6jh5