Speaking one month ago in an interview with Israel Radio’s Reshet Bet, R’ Amnon Yitzchok stated that his Koach L’Hashpiah Party will earn “double digits” in the next Knesset.
He also requested that people do the following, which we did as per his public request:
“Write it down – remember, we will sit together on election night and laugh, and remember, double digits.”
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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So so sad, what Harav Ovadia said today on this whole sugiya…
It’s a shame that a person who was such a powerful force for good did this to himself. But why mock him now? Let us hope that he was cut down to size and now he’ll be “makir es mekomo.”
really not nice of you- how do you add to a person’s humiliation when he’s down? This is not the way of the Torah, the way of rachamim and sensitivity to others. Please remember what you stand for and try to maintain Torah standards.
And???
ROTFL
He deserves every drop of this. He was a huge mechutaf to gedoli hador, r ovadia, r shteinamn, r’ chaim kanievsky.
twisted their words and manipulated them terribly.
a disgrace
Add to his humiliation?
He very clearly – in public – asked that everyone write this down.
Shkoyach to YWn for being mezakeh us with doing him this wonderful chesed.
he should partner up with amsalem and open a new party.
call it koach l’amsalem maybe
He was right. He got double digits.’
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That is two digits!
do you people realize you are talking about a talmid chochom, a gadol hador??!!! wow , what is wrong with you??? no wonder moshiach is not coming and we have sooo many tzoros, really this is what you have to say!!! how about what hashem wanted, doesnt HE count, what is wrong with you??!!! im shocked that frum people can talk like this, do you think you are greater than him?!!DISGUSTING!!!!!
#10 – Gadol Hador?!
Why would a gadol hador run around to…GEDOLEI HADOR for support?
What a joke.
This man is a showman, driving around in a $125,000 BMW.
He has shown his true colors.
He’s got bigger problems then not laughing tonight. He needs to get on his hands and knees and beg mechiila from the GEDOLEI HADOR who he used like a mattress.
He is a manipulator, and an amazing debater. That’s about it.
I agree with #8. let him join up with Amsallem, the other “KOFER BATORAH” (Chachm Ovadia’s exact words, not mine).
I’m sorry, this is most disappointing. To gloat at someone’s humiliation is wrong.
yoily 52, how do you know all this? you cant say that. People have to be more careful with their words.
He was talking about the number of people that would vote for him.
YWN why don’t you post all of the comments?
DON’T WE WANT HASHEM TO PULL US OUT OF THIS LONG AND BITTER EXILE. HASHEM WILL ONLY SAVE US IF WE GET UNITED. WE HAVE TO START LOVING EACH OTHER. NEGATIVE COMMENTS WILL NOT REDUCE OUR PROBLEMS, IT WILL NOT BRING US MORE PARNASSA. HASHEM WILL HELP US IF HE SEES THAT WE ARE TRYING TO HELP HIS OTHER CHILDREN. IF WE SAY THINGS THAT ARE NOT NICE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE, IT WILL NOT BRING US A NEW CAR, NICE FURNITURE, GOOD HEALTH FOR OUR FAMILY, A RAISE IN OUR SALARY, INNER HAPPINESS; THE TRUTH IS THAT NOTHING GOOD WILL COME OUT OF NEGATIVE TALK. WE ARE HURTING OURSELVES. LET US TRY TO BECOME BETTER PEOPLE THAN THE GENTILES THAT ARE LIVING AMONGST US. IF THE GENTILES BEHAVE LIKE THAT, WE DO NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW THEM.IF HASHEM TAKES US OUT OF THIS EXILE, THERE WILL BE AN END TO TRAGEDIES.
I agree with yoeli52 this is not the R Amnon Yitzchack that I knew for many years he was always against politics and now going all the way with very big chutzpah against gdolei hador especially harav Ovadya shlita
So he earned his lesson and I hope he will ask Mechilla on what he did because being mevaze gdolei Torah is a very big thing
Indeed, #10, you guys convinced this clown that he’s a rav, not just an inspiring speaker and entertainer. It got to his head.
I think the name of the new party – considering that both of them seem to have expensive tastes – should be Koach Leshaleim.
I don’t agree with the LH against Amnon Yitzchak here, but it’s true that he almost certainly did considerable harm to the hareidi tzibur.
He went on a campaign against Maran Yosef, cursing him and his family. When confronted about the implications of further dividing the tzibur, he twisted the words of Rav Shteinman in an attempt to pass the blame onto him. His efforts have amounted to at least one less seat for Shas and as a result have harmed the growth of Torah in Eretz Yisrael.
I have respect for what he’s done in the past, but his manipulation of Gedolei Yisrael and causing disunity in Klal Yisrael mean I (and I’m sure others) will have nothing further to do with him in the future.
Also thank you to YWN for following through with his request and posting this.
What if this government doestn get off the ground? What if this Kenneset cant be put together?
In any case, I will continue to vote for Rav Amnon Yitshak.
Amsallem is a snake, and Rav Amnon Yitshak would never join up with a snake.
NOw, I challenge any one of the religious parties, to start thinking big, start thinking about the good of all Am Yisrael, and start reaching out to the whole population, and not hide and look after themselves.
UTJ instead of just making sure Yeshivot get funding,Shas in addition to providin for Chinnuch for thousands of children and making sure Yeshivot get funding. Talk about truely making housing available and affordable, by changing the laws and freeing up land. Talk about taking on the establishment, and enforcing honest pricing on all goods. Stop the importing of produce, that our own farmers grow here and cant sell!!! Stop just thinking about ourselves, and think about everyone and be leaders not just politicians!!!!!
I challenge any one of the religious parties, to start thinking big, start thinking about the good of all Am Yisrael, and start reaching out to the whole population, and not hide and look after themselves.
NOW THIS ATTITUDE WOULD HERALD IN THE GEULAH SHELAYMA
To PinhasErez, Amnon Yitzchak is now no more than Karl Marx with a yarlmuka & peyos. Instead of shprechen dutsche, he shprechen ivrit. This is the same lame old socialit statist nonsense that fails everywhere it is tried.
Capitalism, everywhere it is tried, brings more wealth to more people. Government creating fake prices for food does many things, except get products to people at a cheaper rate. It inflates the currency, product shortages, and massive unemployment rates. It also creates slavery! If one mamkes a product that has a fair market value of $% and the government says he may only sell it for $2, then almost half his working is now slavery!
You don’t believe me, ask anyone who grew up in the FORMER Soviet Union. Ask them about food lines, rationing, and an overall miserable life experience.