Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Ovadia Yosef attacked the policies of U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders who dictate policies to Israel.
Rabbi Yosef said in his weekly Saturday night lecture, “They’re telling us not to build here, not to build there – as if we’re their servants. Servants are ruling over us. The holy Messiah will come and disperse them.” Rabbi Yosef continued, “Only Torah study will bring and draw near the Messiah. Nothing else will help. Not a high school diploma nor [knowledge of] literature.”