The commentator attacked Rabbi Micha Halevi - and denied a quote circulated in his name: "Fake""

September 4, 2024   

The lie is denied: Media personality Yair Ettinger, a commentator on 'Kan Hades', denied on his Twitter account a quote published in his name today (Wednesday) about the election race for chief rabbis. The denial came after a news center in the Haredi sector distributed a quote in his name from a conversation on the 'Kalman Lieberman' program on Channel 2 - about Rabbi Micha Halevi's chances of being elected as Chief Rabbi. Ettinger was quoted: "In the current situation and among all the candidates, Rabbi Micha Halevi has the best chance of being elected Chief Rabbi of Israel." He was also quoted as saying that Rabbi Halevi "is a national religious rabbi who the Haredim love and is accepted by everyone. He has a strong support base among the electorate." Ettinger wrote in his denial: "I didn't say that. What did I say? "The corruption of the rabbinate, which was once done by politicians, is now being done on the spur of the moment by senior rabbis who violate written commitments." Did he say that Rabbi Halevi has a chance of being elected? He clarified: "And I also made an assessment, not a cautious one, that no rabbi who is considered national religious will be elected. But what is a small fake compared to big lies?" In fact, the commentator harshly attacked Rabbi Micha Halevi in ​​his words, who ran for the 'Rabbi Ariel Committee' and pledged not to run in the elections for the position of Chief Rabbi if he loses - and yesterday he announced that he was running for the position, contrary to his pledge.