TY - JOUR
T1 - Rabbi ‘ovadia yosef, the shas party, and the Arab-Israeli peace process
AU - Leon, Nissim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Middle East Institute.
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - One of the prominent religious parties in Israel, intimately involved in political decision-making, has been the Shas party, led by the late Rabbi ‘Ovadia Yosef. This article examines four components of Rabbi Yosef’s political stance: (1) his view of Jewish religious law as a factor that moderates the force of changes of seemingly historical and revolutionary significance; (2) his opposition to radical messianism; (3) his desire to adopt independent positions; and (4) his role in the development of a Mizrahi, ultra-Orthodox stream of Zionism.
AB - One of the prominent religious parties in Israel, intimately involved in political decision-making, has been the Shas party, led by the late Rabbi ‘Ovadia Yosef. This article examines four components of Rabbi Yosef’s political stance: (1) his view of Jewish religious law as a factor that moderates the force of changes of seemingly historical and revolutionary significance; (2) his opposition to radical messianism; (3) his desire to adopt independent positions; and (4) his role in the development of a Mizrahi, ultra-Orthodox stream of Zionism.
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U2 - 10.1353/mej.2015.0058
DO - 10.1353/mej.2015.0058
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SN - 0026-3141
VL - 69
SP - 379
EP - 395
JO - The Middle East Journal
JF - The Middle East Journal
IS - 3
ER -