AG: Chief rabbi candidate Eliyahu must explain derogatory comments

04.07.2013                      26.Tammus.5773

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AG: Chief rabbi candidate Eliyahu must explain derogatory comments

If Rabbi Eliyahu formally declares his candidacy for Sephardi chief rabbi, Attorney General says he will conduct official hearing.

The Attorney-General’s Office announced on Tuesday night that if Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu formally declares his intention to run for the position of Sephardi chief rabbi of Israel, he will be invited to a hearing with Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein to explain derogatory comments the rabbi made about the country’s Arab minority….