Netanyahu an 'atheist,' former chief rabbi says, accusing IDF of targeting Sephardim

After a week of demonstrations outside a military prison housing haredi detainees, former Sephardic chief rabbi slammed Netanyahu and Shas leader Arye Deri of stalling the haredi draft bill.

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Former Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef on Saturday night called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "an atheist," accused him and Shas leader Arye Deri of stalling a haredi draft bill, and alleged that the IDF is targeting Sephardim for arrests.

Speaking after a week of demonstrations outside a military prison that houses haredi detainees, Yosef said that the coalition should have passed the draft law before approving its first budget, in line with the coalition agreement. "It should have been before forming the government, as written in the coalition agreement, to pass the draft law before the first budget," he said.