Yonatan Yosef
Yonatan Yosef, is a Jerusalem rabbi,[1][better source needed] a former spokesman for Jewish settlers in Sheikh Jarrah,[2] and right-wing activist for the Judaization of East Jerusalem.[3][4][5]
In 2013, Yosef ran for Jerusalem City Council.[6][7] In 2018, he ran as a Yachad party representative in "Meuchadim" list in Jerusalem, and in the 2019 general elections, he was placed 3 in Yachad's list for the Knesset.[8] Yosef has been a member of Jerusalem City Council since 2019.[9]
In reference to Sheikh Jarrah, in the 2012 short film My Neighbourhood, Yosef stated that: "The bible says that this area and this country belong to the Jewish people." "We take house after house because we prove in the court that this area belonged to the Jewish. And because that, all this area will be a Jewish neighbourhood. Our dream is that all East Jerusalem will be like West Jerusalem, Jewish capital of Israel.”[10]
He is the son of Rabbi Ya'akov Yosef[11] and the grandson of Ovadia Yosef.[7]
References[]
- ^ Ross, Adam (18 September 2013). "King has New List". Arutz Sheva.
- ^ Hasson, Nir (24 June 2010). "The Orthodox Jews fighting the Judaization of East Jerusalem". Haaretz.
- ^ "Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, son of Shas spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef, dies at 66". Haaretz. 12 April 2013.
- ^ "Yonatan Yosef: Arabs Intend to Invade Jerusalem Homes". Arutz Sheva. 7 September 2011.
- ^ Hasson, Nir. "Right-wing Jerusalem councilman blocking Palestinian construction plans". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Jerusalem Mayor Candidates to Address English Speakers". Arutz Sheva. 27 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Rav Ovadia's Grandson Enters Jerusalem Race". Yeshiva World News. 17 September 2013.
- ^ "יחד בראשות אלי ישי". bechirot21.bechirot.gov.il (in Hebrew). Central Elections Committee (Israel). Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Strikes ahead?". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "My Neighbourhood". Just Vision. April 2012.
- ^ "Yonatan Yosef Explains his Father's Words Regarding IDF Sifrei Torah". Yeshiva World News. 14 February 2012.
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