The office of Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, a senior Sephardic religious figure, denied a report Sunday evening that the rabbi described Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a liar and said the country should follow former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot, according to N12. The office called the report a 'complete distortion.'
The office of Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the Sephardic chief rabbi and a leading Halachic authority, issued a denial Sunday evening regarding a report that had circulated earlier on social media. According to the report, which was picked up by N12, the rabbi purportedly made critical remarks about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed support for former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot. The rabbi's office categorically denied the accuracy of the report, stating that the content was 'completely denied' and that it was 'sad that someone chose to distort and publish things that were not said.' The denial itself was reported by N12. No further details on the origin of the report were provided.
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