He is an insane religious extremist who is mentally ill, as are those who follow him. There is no difference between what he stated and the crazy hatred of Iranian clergy. He has lost his way from core Jewish beliefs. He is rightly condemned by every Jewish person, We would not accept such beliefs from non Jews. The only thing I want from him is his gold threaded tunic.

seriously, hahahaha, you really believe he is the voice of religious people hahahahah, I have a feeling you will take seriously also the comedian on Saturday night live. hahahah

Rabbi Yosef : May US perish from this world ! "Crowley said the remarks did not reflect the view of 'Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu"...this means there is no problem for Mr. Crowley, with any sheikh from Hamas calls God to strike the Jews as long as it is not reflect the view of Abu Mazen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This rant is the latest, though unfortunately won't be the last hypocritical statement coming from this traditionally anti-Israeli arm of the US gov. Hypocrisy (if not racism or suicidal stupidity) is the only suitable word to describe the reason behind singling-out the words uttered once in a while by a senile and debilitated Jewish rabbi, words which have no influence on 90% of the Jews, instead of blaming the on-going fatwas and calls to genocide, terror, murder and treason, widely self-publicized by tens of thousands of crazed US and worldwide Muslim clerics against non-Muslims, which actually influence 90% of the US and worldwide Muslims. If Mubarak Hussain Obama wants to look for whom to blame for attempting to undermine the upcoming talks in Washington, he needs to look no further but his back yard (and maybe his own mirror too).

A sad comment on shas. this is what their leader excels on; cursing those who do not agree with him. The picture of this pompous buffoon in his sunday regalia is far from flattering; Not much different from his islamic counterpart ---- impress the masses -- living the good life, all expenses paid; and zilch for contribution to mankind

truth hurts this process. Rav Ovadia speaks the truth.

the Jihad victorious peace that the US has in mind for Jews, Rabbi Yosef hurt, but unfortunately not enough.

I'm totally secular but I and millions of Jews approve your message. Besides, what to say about the mastermind and other murderers of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. Did #1 the appeaser know about it? If not get a "Steven Slater" from me..

One would know that pogroms, riots, genocide began regularly after Holy sermons given by Islamic leaders. One should also know that in the entire history of the Jewish people, which is not a political oriented religion unlike Islam, never did one group act of violence against enemies ever originate in a 'House of worship'. So those of corrupt intellectual perception, don't use equivalency between Islam and Judaism to promote your disdain for Faith and/or Jews, because you are just showing your shallow ignorance.

and respected all over the world. If he'd be some Joe Shmoe saying something like that nobody would give a hoot. With Rabbi Ovadia Yosef as Prime Minister Arabs wouldn't dare raise a loud voice against Israel. Down with spineless Bibi. Rabbi Ovadia for Prime Minister NOW!

that they want to throw the Jews into the sea? And they still claim that Hussein Obama is not an Arab. What hypocrisy!

Such hypocrisy by the US, the world and any talk-backers speaking ill of this. All the time Muslims, Imams etc.. curse Jews and (Christians) speaking of killing them. There is no denouncement. Both Hamas and PLO/PA still have in their charter to destroy Israel as well they both are still active in organizing terror attacks. Just over a month ago ABBAS told the Arab League that he was ready to go to all out war (i.e. murder all Jews in the land of Israel) as long as the other nations would agree since he could not do it on his own. This is no Peace process...it is a Piece process. Or as Arafat Y "SH called it in his accented English a "Piss process". Rabbi Yosef is just showing his intelligence. He isn't fooled. He knows what the Arabs in Israel want. BTW, people he cursed the "evil" 'pals' who want to destroy and murder us even though that is likely the majority he did not curse all of them. Learn to read people. That is quite heallthy rather than have "Stockholm syndrome" like the crazy radical Left.

Poor Israelis... little by little you are unifying the world against you. Even those who have sympathy towards you, like the Christians, cannot tolerate provocations like the one expressed by a freak figure. Either you condemn this sad man or you are with him. And if you are with him, there is no reason to support genocide lovers. In this case, supporting Israel was a big mistake people now are waking up to reality. Little by little.

Singling out words (free speech by the way) by a venerable Rabbi is pure hypocrisy. Arab venom is spewed constantly against the Jews (and USA) especially now its Ramadan time in the mosques of our region. I was astounded to see an actual formal reaction from the American Gov. Quite inappropriate and disproportionate response. Makes me more than every worried about the intellectual quality of this current USA leadership.

Its not a tunic ,its a dress. Rovad is a drag queen.

There is a Mullah Omar. There is an Osama Bin Laden. So why not a Rabbi Ovadia.

I couldn't agree with you more. The hypocrisy that comes from those gasbags at the State Department is absolutely stunning. I just wonder if their was an equal amount of outrage when the Israelis released Samir Kuntar, the Palestinian terrorist who murdered members of a family including a 5 year-old child by smashing her head against a rock until her brains leaked out. And speaking of Mahmoud Abbas, what was his response to the release of Samir Kuntar? He welcomed him back with open arms...and then proceeded to name a street in his honor. Being an atheist, I'm not inclined to pay much attention to the pronouncements of rabbis. But this time I'll make an exception.

I think we all agree with the Rabbi. Anyone that is not blinded by the lies of the media would agree. It’s a Jew’s responsibility to stand up and tell the truth.

Isn't this something! The State Dept, which only moves at the request of the President, feels that this poor old Rabbi should be handled. Who else had similar experiences?? Obama was a friend and student of Rev. Wright for 20 years and Rev. Wright spouted anti-semitic speeches about Jews all along, while Obama cheered him on. Why don't the State Dept. tell Obama that Rev. Wright and Louis Farrakan are hurting the peace process. Why, don't the State Dept. condemn Iran president instead of allowing him to build a nuclear bomb? The Rabbi is not building a nuclear bomb!

Another day, I listened to that freak Khamenei speaking nosenses about Israel and I thought to myself: "You cannot compare Israel to Iran. No way. Israel doesn t have craps like this. Israel is modern, tolerant, bla bla bla". How wrong I were. Israel in Iran are the same thing. Both have ridiculous religious leaders that preach destruction and death that are supported by hundreds of people as we can see in these posts. In the end, Israel is just one more freak country in the Middle East. No better, no worse. Just one freak more.

He is not the representative nor true spiritual leader of Israel. He is the one that is leading the religious astray.

The Torah does not teach what he said. The Torah says that Israel is to be a blessing to the nations (gentiles). The Torah teaches us that God created every man on earth, Jews or non-Jews. The Torah teaches that God loves mercy and obedience, more than sacrifices. Read the Torah and seek God, not be guided by false teachers, and Israel will be in a safer place.

In first term all this talk backers seem not to know who HaRav Ovadia Yossef is. It's not only that he is a big authority in Judaism (maybe the biggest alive) it's also that he made possible the Oslo accords (shame on them) because he wants peace for everybody. I don't care what Imans and PA media say, I'm not a Muslim so I shouldn't care, I'm Israeli, a proud Israeli, and I care about what WE say. Rav Yossef was quoting from the Torah, that desires death to all our enemies! Can somebody frankly say that Abu Mazen and his ilk are our friends????

This "Rabbi" speaks for himself, and thankfully, only a small number of people follow him. We have freedom of speech, so he can say what he wants. However, whether you agree or disagree, that is not what this is about. This is about leadership and judgement. He has demonstrated that he lacks any sense of good judgement, making such an ill-willed proclamation, and that defines him as a bad leader. Shame on him for making such statements, and shame on anyone else who fails to see that his "kind" (whatever religion) leads us always in the wrong direction.

when hamas is calling for the death of their own religious icons or their offsprings, mmm maybe that is y they r in this mess.

This man is not a religious man and he is not a Rabbi. His is an idiot .

Obama with his shoes on the table when talking to Netanyahu is offensive. Vice President Bidet standing Netanyahu up for dinner is offensive Secretary Clinton calling Netanyahu on Shabbat to screech at home is offensive. Obama denying the Jewish connection to Israel is offensive.