Quote: Originally Posted by*editec*I found this surprising as I read about:*Quote:"Ovadia Yosef*(Hebrew: עובדיה יוסף*; Arabic: يوسف* عبدالله** ‘Abdullah Yūsuf)[2] (September 24, 1920 – October 7, 2013),[3] was the former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, a recognized Talmudic scholar and an authority on halakha."In 2000, he*described the Holocaust as God's retribution against the reincarnated soul of Jewish sinners: "The six million Holocaust victims were reincarnations of the souls of sinners, people who transgressed and did all sorts of things that should not be done. They had been reincarnated in order to atone.".[52][53]Shas chairman Eli Yishai said criticism of the rabbi is unjustified, explaining, "Rabbi Ovadia weeps for every Jew who is killed ... but nobody, not even a saint, has not sinned. Everyone dies in a state of sin. It's even stated that*he declared that Hitler was a messenger sent to do God's work before the arrival of the Messiah."[52]In 2009, Yosef repeated his claims that the holocaust was retribution for re-incarnated sinners: "After all, people are upset and ask why was there a Holocaust? Woe to us, for we have sinned. Woe to us, for there is nothing we can say to justify it," he said. "It goes without saying that we believe in reincarnation... It is a reincarnation of those souls... All those poor people in the Holocaust we wonder why it was done. There were righteous people among them. Still, they were punished because of sins."[54]
The man was obviously a racist kook!
Not at all surprising one such as him has become a Hero and an Idol of worship for Zionists!
Says lots about Zionism!
What do you find supprising about ----that thing you cited. It does not surprise me.
WHY does the mystical concept that WHOLE PEOPLES are made RESPONSIBLE and
CULPABLE for the sins of some of their members cause your brain to go into
CRACK UP mode??? In fact such beliefs are important amongst civilized
human societies------It creates SOCIAL PRESSURES upon even people like you-
to BECOME decent How does RACISM come into the mix?
As to your idiot contention "" (he) became Hero and an Idol of worship for Zionists""
in fact-----he had a very small following amongst jews both in Israel and in
"THE GALUT" (diaspora) He became prominent more on his incitement
OF CONTROVERSY than on anyone ever "worshipping" him Your heros---
OSAMA BIN LADEN and ADOLF ABU ALI----had and HAVE far more
(even proportionate to size of audience) faithful followers and
WORSHIPPERS.) I never met an actual SHAS person-----just one
of my colleagues----admitted with a giggle----"I have family members
who are 'shas' " Uhm----anyone out there know how many "shas"
people managed to get a seat in the Knesset? ANYONE?
sherri----why are you SO intent on proving your ignorance-----you know
nothing about "shas"-----and you quote silly nazi commentary on a book
you never read----to wit ---the BIBLE