Shas leader and Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai has called on Israel Police to protect rabbonim. The statement came following the Sunday night (November 13th) stun grenade attack outside the Ashdod home of Rabbi Yeshayahu Pinto Shlita. The senior government official turned to Minister of Public Security Yitzchak Aharonovich to deal with the recent increase in threats against rabbonim.

Yishai stated that the minister must use his authority towards halting attacks, calling it totally unacceptable that there are people who seek to harm rabbonim in Israel.

Mention is made of the murder of Rav Pinto’s uncle, Rav Elazar Abuchatzera ZT”L and more recently, a death threat against Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)