Page "Ovadia Yosef" Paragraph 97

In 2001 Yosef was quoted as calling for the annihilation of Arabs, instructing his followers that " It is forbidden to be merciful to them.

You must send missiles to them and annihilate them.

They are evil and damnable.

" Yosef later said that his sermon was misquoted, that he was referring to annihilation of Islamic terrorism and not of all Arabs.

He called for improving the living conditions of the Arab people in Israel, and said that he has deep respect for peace seeking Arabs.