HaGaon HaRav David Yosef Shlita, a member of the Shas party Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael has come out harshly against Eli Yishai. Speaking at the large tent erected outside Maran’s home, 45 Kablan Street in the Har Nof neighborhood of the capital. Organizers explained the tent is an effort to bring back the spirit that existed when Aryeh Deri was serving a prison term and the Yeshivas Shagas Aryeh tent was erected outside that venue to give him a chizuk.
Hundreds of people arrived at the tent shortly after it opened on Tuesday evening 8 Teves, including Rabbi David Yosef, who told his audience “Eli Yishai embarrasses the Torah world. I blame Eli Yishai for the churban of Sephardic Jewry. I blame Eli Yishai for trampling the kovod of my father and teacher ZT”L”.
Regarding he recording of Maran in his home in 2008, referring to the damaging video that was released, Rav Yosef stated “ארור מכה רעהו בסתר“. He added, “He betrayed my father and teacher Maran Rav Ovadia Yosef. Eli Yishai humiliates his memory”.
Rav Yosef turned to Aryeh Deri who announced his resignation from Knesset saying “I call to Rav Aryeh Deri, Rav Aryeh come back. We will not rest or remain silent until Aryeh Deri returns to the head of Shas”.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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I support Eli yishai. Aryeh deri is a criminal.
to me it looks like he’s embarrassing himself…
I feel like the whole world has gone mad. Whom are we supposed to believe? When is a goniff not a goniff?? Who actually is and isn’t a goniff…Who has the REAL BLACK BOX!?!? And the biggest question of all…why is this any business of anyone!?!?!? Work it out amongst yourselves. Then announce a unanimous and peacefully produced decision about your leadership and your party to the voting public, an obviously impressionable (and currently confused)bunch who would like to place belief in people in black suits, embroidered caftans, and black hats. I would think that you all would already all know this, considering you are all a bunch of yirei shamayim and talmidei chachamim (I thought) carrying the torch of the Maran (I thought)- and yet somehow when it comes to the maneuverings to make religious dictates the dictates of politics, everyone dissolves into back room deal-making and constantly out-contradicting one another. It is not an elegant banquet anymore. It is a burnt cholent.And I am getting food poisoning.
Just too much drama.
Why duplicate a “unity tent” that brings back memories of the head of SHAS in prison? How about spending time building bridges, moving forward and shaking hands?
Eli Yishai is a tzadikk. Did everyone notice how he keeps quiet.
Negative speeches don’t work in this day and age. I’m sure Yishai believes he’s right and no screaming will change his mind. Speak positive about Deri if you want and leave it at that.
The question is will anyone still vote for Shas with or without Deri. They’ve given themselves a terrible name!
The people support Eli Yishai and with a lot evidence, Maran z”l also did. This type of insulting talk from bitter Deri supporters is an embarrassment.
More to the point how about expressing some “v’ahavta l’reiecho kamocha” and not causing immense traffic disruption in one of the main thoroughfares in Har Nof? No one has denied the words that Maran zt”l said. They are just annoyed that it has become public. Deri has done the right thing in resigning. He realises that he will not be able to gain significant public support. After all, he is a convicted thief and it is reasonable to call thieves wicked people. Deri understands that this is how people will relate to the tape of Maran zt”l and to him. The idea of promising a prominent guaranteed slot to one of the Sephardi askonim is very smart. It should be offered to HaRav Eli Yishai.
One needs to be very careful about giving curses. The curse can just turn around backwards. These fools need to wake up that Rav Ovadia passed away over a year ago and he certainly does not run the party any longer. Deri and his ilk should stop exploiting Rav Ovadia’s memory to do whatever they want. Anybody who goes against deri is not going against Rav Ovadia
My sole and only concern as should be everyone’s, is the future of Chatreidi Jewry in Israel, and trembling whether they shall have adequate representation in the next Knesset. As for these 2 clowns:- Grow up! Period!
He has it backwards. It is Duvid Yosef who is trashing Maran’s memory and dragging it through the mud every time he opens his mouth. The tape is just one piece of evidence that Maran knew that Deri was corrupt and should never again lead Shas. This blatant effort by R Yosef’s kids to cry gevalt at his Kever and exploit their father’s memory is a chillus hashem and hopefully they will suffer for what they have done.