Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef attacks Gadi Eisenkot: "Can we trust him?"

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef harshly attacked former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at a conference in Ashdod, warning against the rise of the left to power. The rabbi said he approached Eisenkot regarding the issue of mixed-gender service in tanks but was met with disregard, and accused him of secularizing the military. The remarks were made against the backdrop of concern in the religious public over harm to the Jewish character.

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, harshly attacked former Chief of Staff and Knesset member Gadi Eisenkot during a conference held in Ashdod. In his remarks, the rabbi warned against the rise of the left to power and specifically referred to decisions advanced during Eisenkot's tenure as Chief of Staff. The rabbi said he sent Eisenkot a detailed letter regarding the joint service of male and female soldiers in the same tank but was met with complete disregard. He accused Eisenkot of secularizing the military and stated that he cannot be trusted. The remarks were made before a large audience and emphasized a deep concern in the religious and traditional public over harm to the Jewish character of the state and the IDF. The rabbi called for strengthening faith-based and traditional positions.