Israel’s Supreme Court ordered stepped-up security for its justices. The move came after several fervently Orthodox leaders lashed out at recent court rulings, calling the judges antireligious. One of those leaders, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of the fervently Orthodox Shas Party, called the justices “oppressors of Jews” during a televised interview. President Ezer Weizman visited Yosef in an attempt to head off a planned rally Sunday at which some 300,000 followers are expected to protest the court rulings.
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