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Monday, November 21, 2016
IDF calls off rabbi swearing-in after court freezes appointment
The IDF has canceled a ceremony to swear in the new IDF chief rabbi, after the High Court earlier in the day said the nomination of Rabbi Eyal Karim must be frozen until he explains controversial comments he’s made.
The event had been slated for Wednesday. The army says in a statement a new date will be set in the future.
The court ruled earlier that Karim must explain comments that justified raping non-Jewish women and forbade women from serving in the military.