Why Is Israel's Defense Officials Meeting With Israel's Top Rabbi?

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. Photo by Michal Fattal

Israeli Defense Officials Consult With Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Over Iran Strike -- Haaretz

Some want the spiritual leader of ultra-Orthodox party Shas to support a strike, others to oppose it. At least one visit, in which the rabbi was briefed on Iran's nuclear program, came at Netanyahu's behest.

Senior defense officials have recently been visiting the ultra-Orthodox Shas party's spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, to discuss a possible Israeli attack on Iran.

Some want the 91-year-old rabbi to support it, others to oppose it. At least one visit, in which the rabbi was briefed on Iran's nuclear program, came at the behest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is battling for support in the cabinet to strike Iran.

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Update #1: Report: Netanyahu Pressuring Rabbi Yosef to Support Iran Strike -- Arutz Sheva
Update #2: Rabbi Ovadia Yosef briefed on Iran -- YNet

My Comment: This is disturbing. Mixing religion with decisions that need to be made on national security is never a good option.