03.07.2011                      01.Tammus, 5771

Ultra-Orthodox:

Son of Shas spiritual leader probed for incitement to racism

Police arrest Rabbi Yaakov Yosef after he had refused to show up for questioning for his endorsement of the book 'Torat Hamelech,' which justifies the killing of non-Jews; Yosef held for less than an hour and then released.

Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, son of Shas spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef, was questioned Sunday morning on suspicion of incitement to racism and violence following his endorsement of a religious tract which justifies the killing of non-Jews.
Rabbi Yosef was arrested in his car after concluding his morning prayer at Simon's Tomb in Jerusalem, and was questioned for less than an hour about his endorsement of the controversial book "Torat Hamelech," and then released….