Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsAt a Bnei Brak rally, Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi used a phrase traditionally reserved for particularly hostile figures in Jewish history to refer to IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, prompting condemnation from Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Shas partyShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNoa Shpigeland Aaron Rabinowitz02:23 PM • June 30 2026 IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ultra-Orthodox Shas party on Tuesday condemned remarks made by Rabbi Arieh Yazdi at a rally in the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak the previous day, which harshly incited against IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ShasIsrael protestUltra-OrthodoxIDFHaredim Israeli politicsGadi EisenkotNaftali BennettBenjamin NetanyahuEyal ZamirCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealIran AttackIsrael CrimeWest BankHezbollahHaQuizHaaretz PodcastRabbi's Inciting Remarks Against IDF Chief of Staff Draws Outrage From LawmakersSmotrich: Israel Ready to Build Three Settlements in Gaza 'Immediately'IDF Deepens Gaza Invasion and Displaced Palestinians Left With Nowhere to RunAs IDF Tightens Grip on Southern Syria, Locals Describe an Unbearable RealityU.S. and Iran Negotiators Head to Doha, as High-level Talks Remain UncertainRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad Lander