Shas Party Distances Itself from Rabbi's Remarks Against IDF Chief of Staff

The Shas party issued an official statement distancing itself from extreme statements made against the Chief of Staff at a protest rally in Bnei Brak. The party stated that the remarks "do not reflect the views of our rabbis, the Council of Torah Sages, and are contrary to the path of the Shas movement as taught to us by our master, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef of blessed memory." The statement referenced Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef's speech during the rally as reflecting the party's true position.