Sunday, January 13, 2013

Israeli Shas party rabbi released from hospital

Passengers ride a bus with campaign advertisement and reflection of Netanyahu poster near Tel AvivJERUSALEM (Reuters) - A 92-year-old Israeli rabbi who serves as the spiritual head of a powerful ultra-Orthodox political party was released from hospital on Sunday after treatment for a suspected minor stroke. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who has largely set the terms under which his Shas party has agreed to join a succession of governments, was taken to Jerusalem's Hadassah hospital by ambulance on Saturday after feeling weak during sabbath prayers. A hospital spokesman said Yosef was in stable condition. He was released and ordered to rest at home. ...


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