Israeli Coalition Party Shas Weary of Iran War
Religious Party Not on Board With Netanyahu's War
Despite reports for weeks that he has been courted to endorse the conflict by the Israeli Defense Ministry, the religious leader of the Ultra-Orthodox Shas Party Rabbi Ovadia Yosef has declined to endorse the war in Iran, and the party appears to be the largest roadblock inside the current coalition against such a conflict.
“He believes the price would be too high,” one official said of Yosef’s refusal to endorse the war. His influence within the party, as well as the powerful Ultra-Orthodox community, will make the war a tough sell.
Earlier this week, Yosef publicly addressed Iran, urging his followers to use their Rosh Hashana prayer to pray for God to “wipe out and destroy” Iran and expressing confidence that God would do so.
At the time Yosef’s comments were seen as hinting at his eventual endorsement of the war, but now it seems it may have been a more literal expectation from him that God will single-handedly destroy Iran without a war. Rosh Hashanah is in mid-September.
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curmudgeonvt
August 31st, 2012 at 3:51 am
"…pray for God to “wipe out and destroy” Iran and expressing confidence that God would do so…" And rest assured that someone (Nutty and Ayhood) will step up and deliver…and claim that it was God working thru them to fulfill the Rabbi's request – because everyone knows God talks to them directly..
peter vojta
August 31st, 2012 at 10:48 am
According the Bible, God will definitely wipe out Satanism, Those opposing God, those with prophet bloods on their hand – meaning Babylon of fake religions…. And Zionist Judaism is key player in misleading the World,its blashemy of people supporting Zionism and unholy state of Israel, rasist etnocracy misusing Early Truth…..
One does not have to be religious, or believer – just use common sens:.
"Would God Almighty support BLOODTRIAL Zionism left behind its reign of terror, if only in last 60 years!?"
"Who could fall for these lies?"
"Jesus Christ described early God opposores as childern of Satan in many versus"!
"Would anybody look forward to witness His Kingdom on Earth as promised seing what his "selfapoited" people done to mankind"?
"If He supports Zionist BLOODROAD, than I say THANK YOU, I dont need to know YOU"!
No, Zionism stays the most Evil ideology, most visible during direct occupation
of Palestine/ ME…
Mankind will defeat this Satanism, but the cost be very high…..but this time Mrs. Albright, PRICE OF DEAD CHILDERN WILL REALLY BE WORTH IT !!!
People fighting "any way, by any means, by any stand" Satanism/Zionism will either way "Enter the Kingdom of God"and Everlasting life" – slotered Palestine people are "there already".
Only "Old and New Testament" – and not separated!!! is Gods World. Unfortunaly for many "so called" Christians Unholy Trinity doctrine makes Bible unusable.
Most of Christians never read/studied into original Bible and even more did not read Koran. Yet Holy Koran – naturally and correctly rejecting Trinity nonsence – respecting Bible message with prophets with prophet Muhammed p.b.u.h. and HIS message of "peace, respect, love and unity" stands high above invented "Satanical Talmud" – book with message purpously hidden from mankind for its "unbelievable amount of hatred and rasism".
Torah/Old Testament is Word of God,Talmud is conventional word of Jewish early rebelious /as always/ leaders, Koran is another/ next book of Revelation.
And thanks to "selfapointed, selfchosen minority group" World may soon found out "what is false and what was right" peter czech
peter vojta
August 31st, 2012 at 12:36 pm
According the Bible, God will definitely wipe out Satanism, Those opposing God, those with prophet bloods on their hand – meaning Babylon of fake religions…. And Zionist Judaism is the key player in misleading the World, it is blashemy of people supporting Zionism and unholy state of Israel, rasist etnocracy misusing Early Truth Judaism…..
No Goims, but those for centuries…….
…….."rebeling against God, killing prophets, even the son of God, will get big suprise as God Almigthy with army of angels wil defeat his adversary Satan with its childern ruling the World to destruction.
Many will found they were wrong, many will regret and will found the Truth at last moment, many will continue in path of destruction untill their bitter end"……I dont know if Ovadia Yosef will see the future Kingdom of God and enjoy everlasting live…/But if he is chosen, then live on this Planet would mean TRUTH SLAVERY/
.No,…………………..Serve the Evil – die with Evil… peter czech