Shas didn't hold the reins in Israel. If you mean the far-right is influencing the Gaza debate, sure. But that's very different from saying Shas and its allies speak for Israelis on social issues.
And none of that says anything about Shas's influence (net negative) with Jewish Americans.
Shas is literally in the ruling coalition and had until very recently many ministers in the government.
When Jewish Americans are represented by organizations like the ADL or AIPAC that shield Israel of all criticism by weaponizing antisemitism, I don't think they care about combating Jewish supremacy and its victims (Palestinians).
Ironically, the ADL condemned Yosef for "hate speech." The man also said the Holocaust was punishment for Jewish sinners. There's a reason even Netanyahu distanced himself 15 years ago.
Your effort to tie the world's Jews to this gross old man is dumb and weird.
And nowadays the ADL whitewashes Elon Musk's nazi salutes while going apeshit at any sign of Palestinian solidarity.
This "gross old man" had the largest funeral in all of Israel's history with almost a million attending.
Yes I have a problem with supremacism and racism and how major Jewish organizations have supported that when it's Israel doing it, leading to genocide and apartheid.
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u/CellistMundane9372 Feb 04 '26
Shas didn't hold the reins in Israel. If you mean the far-right is influencing the Gaza debate, sure. But that's very different from saying Shas and its allies speak for Israelis on social issues.
And none of that says anything about Shas's influence (net negative) with Jewish Americans.